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