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Japanese verb泳ぐ (oyogu) Conjugation
泳ぐ (oyogu) means “to swim”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 泳がない and 泳ぎます, and the te-form is 泳いで. 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 swim
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 泳ぐ
- Reading
- およぐ
- Romaji
- oyogu
- Masu form
- 泳ぎます
- Nai form
- 泳がない
- Te-form
- 泳いで
- Ta form
- 泳いだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 泳ぐ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 泳がない |
| Polite | 泳ぎます |
| Polite negative | 泳ぎません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 泳いだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 泳がなかった |
| Polite | 泳ぎました |
| Polite negative | 泳ぎませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 泳いで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 泳がないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 泳いでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 泳いでいない |
| Polite | 泳いでいます |
| Polite negative | 泳いでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 泳ぎたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 泳ぎたくない |
| Polite | 泳ぎたいです |
| Polite negative | 泳ぎたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 泳ごう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 泳ぎましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 泳げ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 泳ぐな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 泳いでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 泳がないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 泳げる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 泳げない |
| Polite | 泳げます |
| Polite negative | 泳げません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 泳げば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 泳がなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 泳いだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 泳がなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 泳がれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 泳がれない |
| Polite | 泳がれます |
| Polite negative | 泳がれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 泳がせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 泳がせない |
| Polite | 泳がせます |
| Polite negative | 泳がせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 泳がされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 泳がされない |
| Polite | 泳がされます |
| Polite negative | 泳がされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 起きる (okiru)to get up, to wake up
- 寝る (neru)to sleep, to go to bed
- 住む (sumu)to live (somewhere)
- 働く (hataraku)to work
- 休む (yasumu)to rest, to take a day off
- 遊ぶ (asobu)to play, to have fun
- 歩く (aruku)to walk
- 走る (hashiru)to run
- 乗る (noru)to ride, to get on
- 降りる (oriru)to get off
- 立つ (tatsu)to stand
- 座る (suwaru)to sit
About these tables
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