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Japanese verb行う (okonau) Conjugation
行う (okonau) means “to perform, to do, to conduct oneself”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 行わない and 行います, and the te-form is 行って. 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 perform, to do, to conduct oneself
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 行う
- Reading
- おこなう
- Romaji
- okonau
- Masu form
- 行います
- Nai form
- 行わない
- Te-form
- 行って
- Ta form
- 行った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 行う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 行わない |
| Polite | 行います |
| Polite negative | 行いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 行った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 行わなかった |
| Polite | 行いました |
| Polite negative | 行いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 行って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 行わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 行っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 行っていない |
| Polite | 行っています |
| Polite negative | 行っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 行いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 行いたくない |
| Polite | 行いたいです |
| Polite negative | 行いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 行おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 行いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 行え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 行うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 行ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 行わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 行える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 行えない |
| Polite | 行えます |
| Polite negative | 行えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 行えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 行わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 行ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 行わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 行われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 行われない |
| Polite | 行われます |
| Polite negative | 行われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 行わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 行わせない |
| Polite | 行わせます |
| Polite negative | 行わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 行わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 行わされない |
| Polite | 行わされます |
| Polite negative | 行わされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 積極的 (sekkyokuteki)positive, assertive, active
- 大幅 (oohaba)big, large, drastic
- 反対 (hantai)opposition, resistance, antagonism
- 平和 (heiwa)peace, harmony
- 明らか (akiraka)clear, obvious, evident
- 連続 (renzoku)continuous
- 安定 (antei)stable
- 確実 (kakujitsu)certain, sure, definite
- 疑問 (gimon)doubt, question, suspicion
- 共通 (kyoutsuu)common, shared, mutual
- 緊急 (kinkyuu)urgency, emergency
- 健康 (kenkou)healthy, sound, fit
About these tables
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