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Japanese verb抑える (osaeru) Conjugation
抑える (osaeru) means “to keep within limits, to restrain, to control”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 抑えます, 抑えない, 抑えて. 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 keep within limits, to restrain, to control
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 抑える
- Reading
- おさえる
- Romaji
- osaeru
- Masu form
- 抑えます
- Nai form
- 抑えない
- Te-form
- 抑えて
- Ta form
- 抑えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 抑える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抑えない |
| Polite | 抑えます |
| Polite negative | 抑えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 抑えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抑えなかった |
| Polite | 抑えました |
| Polite negative | 抑えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 抑えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抑えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 抑えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抑えていない |
| Polite | 抑えています |
| Polite negative | 抑えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 抑えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抑えたくない |
| Polite | 抑えたいです |
| Polite negative | 抑えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 抑えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 抑えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 抑えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 抑えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 抑えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 抑えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 抑えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抑えられない |
| Polite | 抑えられます |
| Polite negative | 抑えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 抑えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抑えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 抑えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抑えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 抑えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抑えられない |
| Polite | 抑えられます |
| Polite negative | 抑えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 抑えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抑えさせない |
| Polite | 抑えさせます |
| Polite negative | 抑えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 抑えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抑えさせられない |
| Polite | 抑えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 抑えさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 経済的 (keizaiteki)economic, financial
- 適時 (tekiji)timely, opportune
- 社会的 (shakaiteki)social, societal, societary
- 安心 (anshin)peace of mind, relief, security
- 異常 (ijou)abnormal, unusual, extraordinary
- おかしい (okashii)funny, amusing, comical
- 限る (kagiru)to restrict, to limit, to confine
- 示す (shimesu)to show, to demonstrate, to tell
- 贈る (okuru)to give, to present
About these tables
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