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Japanese verb起こる (okoru) Conjugation
起こる (okoru) means “to occur, to happen”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 起こらない and 起こります, and the te-form is 起こって. 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 occur, to happen
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 起こる
- Reading
- おこる
- Romaji
- okoru
- Masu form
- 起こります
- Nai form
- 起こらない
- Te-form
- 起こって
- Ta form
- 起こった
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 起こる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 起こらない |
| Polite | 起こります |
| Polite negative | 起こりません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 起こった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 起こらなかった |
| Polite | 起こりました |
| Polite negative | 起こりませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 起こって |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 起こらないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 起こっている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 起こっていない |
| Polite | 起こっています |
| Polite negative | 起こっていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 起こりたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 起こりたくない |
| Polite | 起こりたいです |
| Polite negative | 起こりたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 起ころう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 起こりましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 起これ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 起こるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 起こってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 起こらないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 起これる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 起これない |
| Polite | 起これます |
| Polite negative | 起これません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 起これば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 起こらなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 起こったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 起こらなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 起こられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 起こられない |
| Polite | 起こられます |
| Polite negative | 起こられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 起こらせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 起こらせない |
| Polite | 起こらせます |
| Polite negative | 起こらせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 起こらされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 起こらされない |
| Polite | 起こらされます |
| Polite negative | 起こらされません |
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- 振り回す (furimawasu)to wield, to brandish, to flourish
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- 定める (sadameru)to decide, to determine
About these tables
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