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Japanese verb唱える (tonaeru) Conjugation
唱える (tonaeru) means “to recite, to chant”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 唱えます, 唱えない, 唱えて. 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 recite, to chant
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 唱える
- Reading
- となえる
- Romaji
- tonaeru
- Masu form
- 唱えます
- Nai form
- 唱えない
- Te-form
- 唱えて
- Ta form
- 唱えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 唱える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 唱えない |
| Polite | 唱えます |
| Polite negative | 唱えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 唱えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 唱えなかった |
| Polite | 唱えました |
| Polite negative | 唱えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 唱えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 唱えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 唱えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 唱えていない |
| Polite | 唱えています |
| Polite negative | 唱えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 唱えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 唱えたくない |
| Polite | 唱えたいです |
| Polite negative | 唱えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 唱えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 唱えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 唱えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 唱えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 唱えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 唱えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 唱えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 唱えられない |
| Polite | 唱えられます |
| Polite negative | 唱えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 唱えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 唱えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 唱えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 唱えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 唱えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 唱えられない |
| Polite | 唱えられます |
| Polite negative | 唱えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 唱えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 唱えさせない |
| Polite | 唱えさせます |
| Polite negative | 唱えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 唱えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 唱えさせられない |
| Polite | 唱えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 唱えさせられません |
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