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Japanese verb終える (oeru) Conjugation
終える (oeru) means “to finish, to get through with, to complete”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 終えます, 終えない, 終えて. 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 finish, to get through with, to complete
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 終える
- Reading
- おえる
- Romaji
- oeru
- Masu form
- 終えます
- Nai form
- 終えない
- Te-form
- 終えて
- Ta form
- 終えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 終える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 終えない |
| Polite | 終えます |
| Polite negative | 終えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 終えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 終えなかった |
| Polite | 終えました |
| Polite negative | 終えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 終えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 終えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 終えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 終えていない |
| Polite | 終えています |
| Polite negative | 終えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 終えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 終えたくない |
| Polite | 終えたいです |
| Polite negative | 終えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 終えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 終えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 終えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 終えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 終えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 終えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 終えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 終えられない |
| Polite | 終えられます |
| Polite negative | 終えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 終えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 終えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 終えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 終えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 終えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 終えられない |
| Polite | 終えられます |
| Polite negative | 終えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 終えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 終えさせない |
| Polite | 終えさせます |
| Polite negative | 終えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 終えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 終えさせられない |
| Polite | 終えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 終えさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 応じる (oujiru)to respond, to answer, to reply
- 努める (tsutomeru)to endeavor, to endeavour, to try hard
- 欠かす (kakasu)to miss, to fail
- 控える (hikaeru)to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain
- 殺す (korosu)to kill, to slay, to murder
- 失う (ushinau)to lose
- 打つ (utsu)to hit, to strike, to knock
- 放る (houru)to throw, to fling, to hurl
- 訪ねる (tazuneru)to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to
- 包む (tsutsumu)to wrap up, to pack, to bundle
- 追っかける (okkakeru)to chase, to run after, to pursue
- 務める (tsutomeru)to serve as, to act as, to fill
About these tables
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