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Japanese verb頼る (tayoru) Conjugation
頼る (tayoru) means “to rely on, to depend on, to count on”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 頼らない and 頼ります, and the te-form is 頼って. 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 rely on, to depend on, to count on
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 頼る
- Reading
- たよる
- Romaji
- tayoru
- Masu form
- 頼ります
- Nai form
- 頼らない
- Te-form
- 頼って
- Ta form
- 頼った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 頼る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 頼らない |
| Polite | 頼ります |
| Polite negative | 頼りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 頼った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 頼らなかった |
| Polite | 頼りました |
| Polite negative | 頼りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 頼って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 頼らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 頼っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 頼っていない |
| Polite | 頼っています |
| Polite negative | 頼っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 頼りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 頼りたくない |
| Polite | 頼りたいです |
| Polite negative | 頼りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 頼ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 頼りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 頼れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 頼るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 頼ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 頼らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 頼れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 頼れない |
| Polite | 頼れます |
| Polite negative | 頼れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 頼れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 頼らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 頼ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 頼らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 頼られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 頼られない |
| Polite | 頼られます |
| Polite negative | 頼られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 頼らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 頼らせない |
| Polite | 頼らせます |
| Polite negative | 頼らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 頼らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 頼らされない |
| Polite | 頼らされます |
| Polite negative | 頼らされません |
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- つぎ込む (tsugikomu)to invest in, to sink money into, to put into
- 揺る (yuru)to shake, to jolt, to rock
- 怖い (kowai)scary, frightening, eerie
- 戦う (tatakau)to make war, to wage war, to go to war
- 出会う (deau)to meet, to come across, to run across
- 引っ張る (hipparu)to pull, to draw, to pull tight
- 丸い (marui)round, circular, spherical
- 喜ばしい (yorokobashii)joyful, joyous, delightful
- 持ち帰る (mochikaeru)to take home, to carry home, to bring back home
- 追い上げる (oiageru)to gain on, to put pressure on, to close in on
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