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