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Japanese verb恐れる (osoreru) Conjugation
恐れる (osoreru) means “to fear, to be afraid of”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 恐れます, 恐れない, 恐れて. 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 fear, to be afraid of
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 恐れる
- Reading
- おそれる
- Romaji
- osoreru
- Masu form
- 恐れます
- Nai form
- 恐れない
- Te-form
- 恐れて
- Ta form
- 恐れた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 恐れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 恐れない |
| Polite | 恐れます |
| Polite negative | 恐れません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 恐れた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 恐れなかった |
| Polite | 恐れました |
| Polite negative | 恐れませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 恐れて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 恐れないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 恐れている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 恐れていない |
| Polite | 恐れています |
| Polite negative | 恐れていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 恐れたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 恐れたくない |
| Polite | 恐れたいです |
| Polite negative | 恐れたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 恐れよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 恐れましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 恐れろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 恐れるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 恐れてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 恐れないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 恐れられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 恐れられない |
| Polite | 恐れられます |
| Polite negative | 恐れられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 恐れれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 恐れなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 恐れたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 恐れなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 恐れられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 恐れられない |
| Polite | 恐れられます |
| Polite negative | 恐れられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 恐れさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 恐れさせない |
| Polite | 恐れさせます |
| Polite negative | 恐れさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 恐れさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 恐れさせられない |
| Polite | 恐れさせられます |
| Polite negative | 恐れさせられません |
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