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Japanese verb競る (seru) Conjugation
競る (seru) means “to compete”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 競らない and 競ります, and the te-form is 競って. 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 compete
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 競る
- Reading
- せる
- Romaji
- seru
- Masu form
- 競ります
- Nai form
- 競らない
- Te-form
- 競って
- Ta form
- 競った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 競る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競らない |
| Polite | 競ります |
| Polite negative | 競りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 競った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競らなかった |
| Polite | 競りました |
| Polite negative | 競りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 競って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 競っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競っていない |
| Polite | 競っています |
| Polite negative | 競っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 競りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競りたくない |
| Polite | 競りたいです |
| Polite negative | 競りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 競ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 競りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 競れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 競るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 競ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 競らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 競れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競れない |
| Polite | 競れます |
| Polite negative | 競れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 競れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 競ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 競られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競られない |
| Polite | 競られます |
| Polite negative | 競られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 競らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競らせない |
| Polite | 競らせます |
| Polite negative | 競らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 競らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競らされない |
| Polite | 競らされます |
| Polite negative | 競らされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 越える (koeru)to cross over, to cross, to pass through
- 乗せる (noseru)to place on
- 見つかる (mitsukaru)to be found, to be discovered
- 相手取る (aitedoru)to challenge, to take on an opponent
- 辞す (jisu)to take one's leave, to excuse oneself, to leave
- 隠す (kakusu)to hide, to conceal
- 叫ぶ (sakebu)to shout, to cry, to scream
- 撃つ (utsu)to shoot, to fire
- 見直す (minaosu)to look at again
- 持ち越す (mochikosu)to carry over, to carry forward, to put off
- 受け取る (uketoru)to receive, to get, to accept
- 飾る (kazaru)to decorate, to ornament, to adorn
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