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Japanese verb迫る (semaru) Conjugation
迫る (semaru) means “to approach, to draw near, to be imminent”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 迫らない and 迫ります, and the te-form is 迫って. 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 approach, to draw near, to be imminent
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 迫る
- Reading
- せまる
- Romaji
- semaru
- Masu form
- 迫ります
- Nai form
- 迫らない
- Te-form
- 迫って
- Ta form
- 迫った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 迫る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 迫らない |
| Polite | 迫ります |
| Polite negative | 迫りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 迫った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 迫らなかった |
| Polite | 迫りました |
| Polite negative | 迫りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 迫って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 迫らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 迫っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 迫っていない |
| Polite | 迫っています |
| Polite negative | 迫っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 迫りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 迫りたくない |
| Polite | 迫りたいです |
| Polite negative | 迫りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 迫ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 迫りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 迫れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 迫るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 迫ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 迫らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 迫れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 迫れない |
| Polite | 迫れます |
| Polite negative | 迫れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 迫れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 迫らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 迫ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 迫らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 迫られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 迫られない |
| Polite | 迫られます |
| Polite negative | 迫られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 迫らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 迫らせない |
| Polite | 迫らせます |
| Polite negative | 迫らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 迫らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 迫らされない |
| Polite | 迫らされます |
| Polite negative | 迫らされません |
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- 大量 (tairyou)large quantity, massive, mass
- 単独 (tandoku)sole, single, solo
- 当然 (touzen)natural, right, proper
- 微妙 (bimyou)subtle, delicate, fine
- 変わらない (kawaranai)constant, invariant
- 変わる (kawaru)to change, to be transformed, to be altered
- 本格的 (honkakuteki)genuine, real, authentic
- 勝る (masaru)to excel, to surpass, to exceed
- 最終的 (saishuuteki)final, eventual, ultimate
About these tables
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