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