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Japanese verb教える (oshieru) Conjugation
教える (oshieru) means “to teach, to tell”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 教えます, 教えない, 教えて. 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 teach, to tell
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 教える
- Reading
- おしえる
- Romaji
- oshieru
- Masu form
- 教えます
- Nai form
- 教えない
- Te-form
- 教えて
- Ta form
- 教えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 教える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 教えない |
| Polite | 教えます |
| Polite negative | 教えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 教えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 教えなかった |
| Polite | 教えました |
| Polite negative | 教えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 教えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 教えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 教えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 教えていない |
| Polite | 教えています |
| Polite negative | 教えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 教えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 教えたくない |
| Polite | 教えたいです |
| Polite negative | 教えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 教えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 教えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 教えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 教えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 教えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 教えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 教えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 教えられない |
| Polite | 教えられます |
| Polite negative | 教えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 教えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 教えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 教えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 教えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 教えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 教えられない |
| Polite | 教えられます |
| Polite negative | 教えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 教えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 教えさせない |
| Polite | 教えさせます |
| Polite negative | 教えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 教えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 教えさせられない |
| Polite | 教えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 教えさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 立つ (tatsu)to stand
- 座る (suwaru)to sit
- 開ける (akeru)to open
- 閉める (shimeru)to close, to shut
- 始まる (hajimaru)to begin
- 終わる (owaru)to end, to finish
- 習う (narau)to learn, to take lessons in
- 覚える (oboeru)to remember, to memorize
- 忘れる (wasureru)to forget
- 持つ (motsu)to hold, to have
- 取る (toru)to take
- あげる (ageru)to give
About these tables
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