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Japanese verb強いる (shiiru) Conjugation
強いる (shiiru) means “to force, to compel, to coerce”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 強います, 強いない, 強いて. 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 force, to compel, to coerce
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 強いる
- Reading
- しいる
- Romaji
- shiiru
- Masu form
- 強います
- Nai form
- 強いない
- Te-form
- 強いて
- Ta form
- 強いた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 強いる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強いない |
| Polite | 強います |
| Polite negative | 強いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 強いた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強いなかった |
| Polite | 強いました |
| Polite negative | 強いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 強いて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強いないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 強いている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強いていない |
| Polite | 強いています |
| Polite negative | 強いていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 強いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強いたくない |
| Polite | 強いたいです |
| Polite negative | 強いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 強いよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 強いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 強いろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 強いるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 強いてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 強いないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 強いられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強いられない |
| Polite | 強いられます |
| Polite negative | 強いられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 強いれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強いなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 強いたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強いなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 強いられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強いられない |
| Polite | 強いられます |
| Polite negative | 強いられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 強いさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強いさせない |
| Polite | 強いさせます |
| Polite negative | 強いさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 強いさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強いさせられない |
| Polite | 強いさせられます |
| Polite negative | 強いさせられません |
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- 禁じる (kinjiru)to forbid, to ban, to prohibit
- 苦しい (kurushii)painful, difficult, tough
- 計り知れない (hakarishirenai)unfathomable, inestimable, immeasurable
- 厳しい (kibishii)severe, strict, rigid
- 根ざす (nezasu)to come from, to have roots in
- 残る (nokoru)to remain, to be left
About these tables
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