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Japanese verb読む (yomu) Conjugation
読む (yomu) means “to read”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 読まない and 読みます, and the te-form is 読んで. 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 read
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 読む
- Reading
- よむ
- Romaji
- yomu
- Masu form
- 読みます
- Nai form
- 読まない
- Te-form
- 読んで
- Ta form
- 読んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 読む |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 読まない |
| Polite | 読みます |
| Polite negative | 読みません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 読んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 読まなかった |
| Polite | 読みました |
| Polite negative | 読みませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 読んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 読まないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 読んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 読んでいない |
| Polite | 読んでいます |
| Polite negative | 読んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 読みたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 読みたくない |
| Polite | 読みたいです |
| Polite negative | 読みたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 読もう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 読みましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 読め |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 読むな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 読んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 読まないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 読める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 読めない |
| Polite | 読めます |
| Polite negative | 読めません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 読めば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 読まなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 読んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 読まなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 読まれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 読まれない |
| Polite | 読まれます |
| Polite negative | 読まれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 読ませる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 読ませない |
| Polite | 読ませます |
| Polite negative | 読ませません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 読まされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 読まされない |
| Polite | 読まされます |
| Polite negative | 読まされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- いる (iru)to be (people, animals)
- 食べる (taberu)to eat
- 飲む (nomu)to drink
- 見る (miru)to see, to watch
- 聞く (kiku)to hear, to listen, to ask
- 話す (hanasu)to speak, to talk
- 書く (kaku)to write
- 買う (kau)to buy
- 待つ (matsu)to wait
- 会う (au)to meet
- わかる (wakaru)to understand
- 思う (omou)to think
About these tables
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