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Japanese verb死ぬ (shinu) Conjugation
死ぬ (shinu) means “to die”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 死なない and 死にます, and the te-form is 死んで. 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 die
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 死ぬ
- Reading
- しぬ
- Romaji
- shinu
- Masu form
- 死にます
- Nai form
- 死なない
- Te-form
- 死んで
- Ta form
- 死んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 死ぬ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 死なない |
| Polite | 死にます |
| Polite negative | 死にません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 死んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 死ななかった |
| Polite | 死にました |
| Polite negative | 死にませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 死んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 死なないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 死んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 死んでいない |
| Polite | 死んでいます |
| Polite negative | 死んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 死にたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 死にたくない |
| Polite | 死にたいです |
| Polite negative | 死にたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 死のう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 死にましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 死ね |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 死ぬな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 死んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 死なないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 死ねる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 死ねない |
| Polite | 死ねます |
| Polite negative | 死ねません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 死ねば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 死ななければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 死んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 死ななかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 死なれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 死なれない |
| Polite | 死なれます |
| Polite negative | 死なれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 死なせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 死なせない |
| Polite | 死なせます |
| Polite negative | 死なせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 死なされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 死なされない |
| Polite | 死なされます |
| Polite negative | 死なされません |
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- 見せる (miseru)to show
- 呼ぶ (yobu)to call
- なる (naru)to become
- できる (dekiru)can, to be able to
- 出かける (dekakeru)to go out
- かかる (kakaru)to take (time, money)
- 売る (uru)to sell
- 送る (okuru)to send
About these tables
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