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Japanese verb残る (nokoru) Conjugation
残る (nokoru) means “to remain, to be left”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 残らない and 残ります, and the te-form is 残って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to remain, to be left
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 残る
- Reading
- のこる
- Romaji
- nokoru
- Masu form
- 残ります
- Nai form
- 残らない
- Te-form
- 残って
- Ta form
- 残った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 残る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 残らない |
| Polite | 残ります |
| Polite negative | 残りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 残った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 残らなかった |
| Polite | 残りました |
| Polite negative | 残りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 残って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 残らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 残っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 残っていない |
| Polite | 残っています |
| Polite negative | 残っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 残りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 残りたくない |
| Polite | 残りたいです |
| Polite negative | 残りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 残ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 残りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 残れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 残るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 残ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 残らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 残れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 残れない |
| Polite | 残れます |
| Polite negative | 残れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 残れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 残らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 残ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 残らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 残られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 残られない |
| Polite | 残られます |
| Polite negative | 残られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 残らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 残らせない |
| Polite | 残らせます |
| Polite negative | 残らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 残らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 残らされない |
| Polite | 残らされます |
| Polite negative | 残らされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 強いる (shiiru)to force, to compel, to coerce
- 禁じる (kinjiru)to forbid, to ban, to prohibit
- 苦しい (kurushii)painful, difficult, tough
- 計り知れない (hakarishirenai)unfathomable, inestimable, immeasurable
- 厳しい (kibishii)severe, strict, rigid
- 根ざす (nezasu)to come from, to have roots in
- 試す (tamesu)to try, to have a try, to test
- 伸び悩む (nobinayamu)to be sluggish
- 振り込む (furikomu)to make a payment via bank deposit transfer
- 動かす (ugokasu)to move, to shift, to stir
- 悩む (nayamu)to be worried, to be troubled
- 薄れる (usureru)to fade, to become dim
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