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Japanese verb誘う (sasou) Conjugation
誘う (sasou) means “to invite, to ask, to call”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 誘わない and 誘います, and the te-form is 誘って. 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 invite, to ask, to call
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 誘う
- Reading
- さそう
- Romaji
- sasou
- Masu form
- 誘います
- Nai form
- 誘わない
- Te-form
- 誘って
- Ta form
- 誘った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 誘う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誘わない |
| Polite | 誘います |
| Polite negative | 誘いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 誘った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誘わなかった |
| Polite | 誘いました |
| Polite negative | 誘いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 誘って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誘わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 誘っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誘っていない |
| Polite | 誘っています |
| Polite negative | 誘っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 誘いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誘いたくない |
| Polite | 誘いたいです |
| Polite negative | 誘いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 誘おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 誘いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 誘え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 誘うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 誘ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 誘わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 誘える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誘えない |
| Polite | 誘えます |
| Polite negative | 誘えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 誘えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誘わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 誘ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誘わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 誘われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誘われない |
| Polite | 誘われます |
| Polite negative | 誘われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 誘わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誘わせない |
| Polite | 誘わせます |
| Polite negative | 誘わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 誘わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誘わされない |
| Polite | 誘わされます |
| Polite negative | 誘わされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 言い渡す (iiwatasu)to announce, to tell, to sentence
- 高める (takameru)to raise, to lift, to boost
- 断る (kotowaru)to refuse, to reject, to dismiss
- 倒れる (taoreru)to fall, to collapse, to take a fall
- 当てる (ateru)to hit
- 物語る (monogataru)to tell, to give an account of, to relate
- 落ちる (ochiru)to fall, to drop, to come down
- 早める (hayameru)to bring forward, to advance, to hasten
- 分かれる (wakareru)to branch, to fork, to diverge
- 鋭い (surudoi)sharp, pointed
- 殴る (naguru)to strike, to hit, to beat
- 改める (aratameru)to change, to alter, to revise
About these tables
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