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Japanese verb覚える (oboeru) Conjugation
覚える (oboeru) means “to remember, to memorize”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 覚えます, 覚えない, 覚えて. 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 remember, to memorize
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 覚える
- Reading
- おぼえる
- Romaji
- oboeru
- Masu form
- 覚えます
- Nai form
- 覚えない
- Te-form
- 覚えて
- Ta form
- 覚えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 覚える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覚えない |
| Polite | 覚えます |
| Polite negative | 覚えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 覚えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覚えなかった |
| Polite | 覚えました |
| Polite negative | 覚えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 覚えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覚えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 覚えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覚えていない |
| Polite | 覚えています |
| Polite negative | 覚えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 覚えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覚えたくない |
| Polite | 覚えたいです |
| Polite negative | 覚えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 覚えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 覚えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 覚えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 覚えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 覚えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 覚えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 覚えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覚えられない |
| Polite | 覚えられます |
| Polite negative | 覚えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 覚えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覚えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 覚えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覚えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 覚えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覚えられない |
| Polite | 覚えられます |
| Polite negative | 覚えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 覚えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覚えさせない |
| Polite | 覚えさせます |
| Polite negative | 覚えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 覚えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覚えさせられない |
| Polite | 覚えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 覚えさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 開ける (akeru)to open
- 閉める (shimeru)to close, to shut
- 始まる (hajimaru)to begin
- 終わる (owaru)to end, to finish
- 教える (oshieru)to teach, to tell
- 習う (narau)to learn, to take lessons in
- 忘れる (wasureru)to forget
- 持つ (motsu)to hold, to have
- 取る (toru)to take
- あげる (ageru)to give
- もらう (morau)to receive
- くれる (kureru)to give (to me)
About these tables
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