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Japanese verb親しむ (shitashimu) Conjugation
親しむ (shitashimu) means “to be intimate with, to befriend”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 親しまない and 親しみます, and the te-form is 親しんで. 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 be intimate with, to befriend
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 親しむ
- Reading
- したしむ
- Romaji
- shitashimu
- Masu form
- 親しみます
- Nai form
- 親しまない
- Te-form
- 親しんで
- Ta form
- 親しんだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 親しむ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 親しまない |
| Polite | 親しみます |
| Polite negative | 親しみません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 親しんだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 親しまなかった |
| Polite | 親しみました |
| Polite negative | 親しみませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 親しんで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 親しまないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 親しんでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 親しんでいない |
| Polite | 親しんでいます |
| Polite negative | 親しんでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 親しみたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 親しみたくない |
| Polite | 親しみたいです |
| Polite negative | 親しみたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 親しもう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 親しみましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 親しめ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 親しむな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 親しんでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 親しまないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 親しめる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 親しめない |
| Polite | 親しめます |
| Polite negative | 親しめません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 親しめば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 親しまなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 親しんだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 親しまなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 親しまれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 親しまれない |
| Polite | 親しまれます |
| Polite negative | 親しまれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 親しませる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 親しませない |
| Polite | 親しませます |
| Polite negative | 親しませません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 親しまされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 親しまされない |
| Polite | 親しまされます |
| Polite negative | 親しまされません |
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About these tables
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