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Japanese verb押さえる (osaeru) Conjugation
押さえる (osaeru) means “to pin down, to hold down, to press down”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 押さえます, 押さえない, 押さえて. 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 pin down, to hold down, to press down
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 押さえる
- Reading
- おさえる
- Romaji
- osaeru
- Masu form
- 押さえます
- Nai form
- 押さえない
- Te-form
- 押さえて
- Ta form
- 押さえた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 押さえる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さえない |
| Polite | 押さえます |
| Polite negative | 押さえません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 押さえた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さえなかった |
| Polite | 押さえました |
| Polite negative | 押さえませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 押さえて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さえないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 押さえている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さえていない |
| Polite | 押さえています |
| Polite negative | 押さえていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 押さえたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さえたくない |
| Polite | 押さえたいです |
| Polite negative | 押さえたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 押さえよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 押さえましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 押さえろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 押さえるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 押さえてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 押さえないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 押さえられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さえられない |
| Polite | 押さえられます |
| Polite negative | 押さえられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 押さえれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さえなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 押さえたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さえなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 押さえられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さえられない |
| Polite | 押さえられます |
| Polite negative | 押さえられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 押さえさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さえさせない |
| Polite | 押さえさせます |
| Polite negative | 押さえさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 押さえさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 押さえさせられない |
| Polite | 押さえさせられます |
| Polite negative | 押さえさせられません |
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- 感じる (kanjiru)to feel, to sense, to experience
- 寄せる (yoseru)to come near, to let someone approach
- 及ぶ (oyobu)to reach, to amount to, to befall
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