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Japanese verb耐える (taeru) Conjugation
耐える (taeru) means “to bear, to stand, to endure”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 耐えます, 耐えない, 耐えて. 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 bear, to stand, to endure
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 耐える
- Reading
- たえる
- Romaji
- taeru
- Masu form
- 耐えます
- Nai form
- 耐えない
- Te-form
- 耐えて
- Ta form
- 耐えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 耐える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 耐えない |
| Polite | 耐えます |
| Polite negative | 耐えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 耐えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 耐えなかった |
| Polite | 耐えました |
| Polite negative | 耐えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 耐えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 耐えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 耐えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 耐えていない |
| Polite | 耐えています |
| Polite negative | 耐えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 耐えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 耐えたくない |
| Polite | 耐えたいです |
| Polite negative | 耐えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 耐えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 耐えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 耐えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 耐えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 耐えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 耐えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 耐えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 耐えられない |
| Polite | 耐えられます |
| Polite negative | 耐えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 耐えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 耐えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 耐えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 耐えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 耐えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 耐えられない |
| Polite | 耐えられます |
| Polite negative | 耐えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 耐えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 耐えさせない |
| Polite | 耐えさせます |
| Polite negative | 耐えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 耐えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 耐えさせられない |
| Polite | 耐えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 耐えさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 早める (hayameru)to bring forward, to advance, to hasten
- 分かれる (wakareru)to branch, to fork, to diverge
- 鋭い (surudoi)sharp, pointed
- 殴る (naguru)to strike, to hit, to beat
- 改める (aratameru)to change, to alter, to revise
- 苦い (nigai)bitter
- 好ましい (konomashii)nice, likeable, desirable
- 深める (fukameru)to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
- 切らす (kirasu)to run out of
- 切る (kiru)to cut, to cut through, to perform
- 争う (arasou)to compete, to contest, to contend
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