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Japanese verb通る (tooru) Conjugation
通る (tooru) means “to go by, to go past, to go along”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 通らない and 通ります, and the te-form is 通って. 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 go by, to go past, to go along
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 通る
- Reading
- とおる
- Romaji
- tooru
- Masu form
- 通ります
- Nai form
- 通らない
- Te-form
- 通って
- Ta form
- 通った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 通る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通らない |
| Polite | 通ります |
| Polite negative | 通りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 通った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通らなかった |
| Polite | 通りました |
| Polite negative | 通りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 通って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 通っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通っていない |
| Polite | 通っています |
| Polite negative | 通っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 通りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通りたくない |
| Polite | 通りたいです |
| Polite negative | 通りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 通ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 通りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 通れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 通るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 通ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 通らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 通れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通れない |
| Polite | 通れます |
| Polite negative | 通れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 通れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 通ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 通られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通られない |
| Polite | 通られます |
| Polite negative | 通られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 通らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通らせない |
| Polite | 通らせます |
| Polite negative | 通らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 通らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通らされない |
| Polite | 通らされます |
| Polite negative | 通らされません |
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- 構う (kamau)to mind, to care about, to be concerned about
- 刻む (kizamu)to mince, to cut fine, to chop up
- 騒ぐ (sawagu)to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy
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- 破る (yaburu)to tear, to rip, to break
- 配る (kubaru)to distribute, to hand out, to deliver
- 閉ざす (tozasu)to shut, to close, to fasten
- 力強い (chikarazuyoi)powerful, strong, forceful
- 翔る (kakeru)to soar, to fly
About these tables
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