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Japanese verb絞る (shiboru) Conjugation
絞る (shiboru) means “to wring, to squeeze”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 絞らない and 絞ります, and the te-form is 絞って. 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 wring, to squeeze
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 絞る
- Reading
- しぼる
- Romaji
- shiboru
- Masu form
- 絞ります
- Nai form
- 絞らない
- Te-form
- 絞って
- Ta form
- 絞った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 絞る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 絞らない |
| Polite | 絞ります |
| Polite negative | 絞りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 絞った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 絞らなかった |
| Polite | 絞りました |
| Polite negative | 絞りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 絞って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 絞らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 絞っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 絞っていない |
| Polite | 絞っています |
| Polite negative | 絞っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 絞りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 絞りたくない |
| Polite | 絞りたいです |
| Polite negative | 絞りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 絞ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 絞りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 絞れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 絞るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 絞ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 絞らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 絞れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 絞れない |
| Polite | 絞れます |
| Polite negative | 絞れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 絞れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 絞らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 絞ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 絞らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 絞られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 絞られない |
| Polite | 絞られます |
| Polite negative | 絞られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 絞らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 絞らせない |
| Polite | 絞らせます |
| Polite negative | 絞らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 絞らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 絞らされない |
| Polite | 絞らされます |
| Polite negative | 絞らされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 縛る (shibaru)to tie, to bind, to fasten
- 飛び出す (tobidasu)to jump out, to leap out, to fly out
- 暮れる (kureru)to get dark, to grow dark
- 望む (nozomu)to desire, to want, to wish for
- 落ち込む (ochikomu)to feel down, to feel sad, to be depressed
- 生かす (ikasu)to make use of, to put to good use, to leverage
- 図る (hakaru)to plan, to attempt, to devise
- 膨れる (fukureru)to swell, to expand, to be inflated
- 見つめる (mitsumeru)to stare, to gaze, to look hard
- 競り合う (seriau)to struggle for, to compete with, to vie with
- 取りまとめる (torimatomeru)to collect, to gather, to compile
- 扱う (atsukau)to deal with, to treat, to handle
About these tables
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