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Japanese verb忘れる (wasureru) Conjugation
忘れる (wasureru) means “to forget”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 忘れます, 忘れない, 忘れて. 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 forget
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 忘れる
- Reading
- わすれる
- Romaji
- wasureru
- Masu form
- 忘れます
- Nai form
- 忘れない
- Te-form
- 忘れて
- Ta form
- 忘れた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 忘れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 忘れない |
| Polite | 忘れます |
| Polite negative | 忘れません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 忘れた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 忘れなかった |
| Polite | 忘れました |
| Polite negative | 忘れませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 忘れて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 忘れないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 忘れている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 忘れていない |
| Polite | 忘れています |
| Polite negative | 忘れていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 忘れたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 忘れたくない |
| Polite | 忘れたいです |
| Polite negative | 忘れたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 忘れよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 忘れましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 忘れろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 忘れるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 忘れてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 忘れないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 忘れられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 忘れられない |
| Polite | 忘れられます |
| Polite negative | 忘れられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 忘れれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 忘れなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 忘れたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 忘れなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 忘れられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 忘れられない |
| Polite | 忘れられます |
| Polite negative | 忘れられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 忘れさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 忘れさせない |
| Polite | 忘れさせます |
| Polite negative | 忘れさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 忘れさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 忘れさせられない |
| Polite | 忘れさせられます |
| Polite negative | 忘れさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 閉める (shimeru)to close, to shut
- 始まる (hajimaru)to begin
- 終わる (owaru)to end, to finish
- 教える (oshieru)to teach, to tell
- 習う (narau)to learn, to take lessons in
- 覚える (oboeru)to remember, to memorize
- 持つ (motsu)to hold, to have
- 取る (toru)to take
- あげる (ageru)to give
- もらう (morau)to receive
- くれる (kureru)to give (to me)
- 着る (kiru)to wear (on the body)
About these tables
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