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Japanese verb応じる (oujiru) Conjugation
応じる (oujiru) means “to respond, to answer, to reply”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 応じます, 応じない, 応じて. 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 respond, to answer, to reply
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 応じる
- Reading
- おうじる
- Romaji
- oujiru
- Masu form
- 応じます
- Nai form
- 応じない
- Te-form
- 応じて
- Ta form
- 応じた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 応じる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 応じない |
| Polite | 応じます |
| Polite negative | 応じません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 応じた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 応じなかった |
| Polite | 応じました |
| Polite negative | 応じませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 応じて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 応じないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 応じている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 応じていない |
| Polite | 応じています |
| Polite negative | 応じていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 応じたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 応じたくない |
| Polite | 応じたいです |
| Polite negative | 応じたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 応じよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 応じましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 応じろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 応じるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 応じてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 応じないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 応じられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 応じられない |
| Polite | 応じられます |
| Polite negative | 応じられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 応じれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 応じなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 応じたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 応じなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 応じられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 応じられない |
| Polite | 応じられます |
| Polite negative | 応じられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 応じさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 応じさせない |
| Polite | 応じさせます |
| Polite negative | 応じさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 応じさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 応じさせられない |
| Polite | 応じさせられます |
| Polite negative | 応じさせられません |
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- 殺す (korosu)to kill, to slay, to murder
- 失う (ushinau)to lose
- 終える (oeru)to finish, to get through with, to complete
About these tables
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