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Japanese verb助ける (tasukeru) Conjugation
助ける (tasukeru) means “to save, to rescue, to spare”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 助けます, 助けない, 助けて. 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 save, to rescue, to spare
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 助ける
- Reading
- たすける
- Romaji
- tasukeru
- Masu form
- 助けます
- Nai form
- 助けない
- Te-form
- 助けて
- Ta form
- 助けた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 助ける |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 助けない |
| Polite | 助けます |
| Polite negative | 助けません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 助けた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 助けなかった |
| Polite | 助けました |
| Polite negative | 助けませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 助けて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 助けないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 助けている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 助けていない |
| Polite | 助けています |
| Polite negative | 助けていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 助けたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 助けたくない |
| Polite | 助けたいです |
| Polite negative | 助けたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 助けよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 助けましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 助けろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 助けるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 助けてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 助けないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 助けられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 助けられない |
| Polite | 助けられます |
| Polite negative | 助けられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 助ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 助けなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 助けたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 助けなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 助けられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 助けられない |
| Polite | 助けられます |
| Polite negative | 助けられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 助けさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 助けさせない |
| Polite | 助けさせます |
| Polite negative | 助けさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 助けさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 助けさせられない |
| Polite | 助けさせられます |
| Polite negative | 助けさせられません |
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- 通う (kayou)to go to and from
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- 怒る (okoru)to get angry, to get mad, to lose one's temper
About these tables
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