Ichidan verb
恥じるはじる
hajiru恥じる (はじる, hajiru) — to feel ashamed — is an ichidan verb: 恥じて (te-form), 恥じた (past), 恥じない (negative), 恥じます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object.
How 恥じる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 恥じ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
恥じる
dropsstem + ending
恥じない恥じないnegative · I don't feel ashamed.
恥じます恥じますpolite present
恥じて恥じてte-form · I feel ashamed and …
恥じた恥じたpast · I felt ashamed.
恥じられる恥じられるpotential
恥じれば恥じればif
恥じよう恥じようvolitional · Let's be ashamed of it.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 恥じる はじる hajiru | |
| past N5 I felt ashamed. | 恥じた はじた hajita | |
| negative N5 I don't feel ashamed. | 恥じない はじない hajinai | |
| te-form N5 I feel ashamed and … | 恥じて はじて hajite | |
| past negative N4 I didn't feel ashamed. | 恥じなかった はじなかった hajinakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's be ashamed of it. | 恥じよう はじよう hajiyou | |
| potential N3 | 恥じられる はじられる hajirareru | |
| cond. ば N3 | 恥じれば はじれば hajireba | |
| cond. たら N3 If I feel ashamed, ... | 恥じたら はじたら hajitara | |
| passive N2 | 恥じられる はじられる hajirareru | |
| causative N2 I make someone feel ashamed. | 恥じさせる はじさせる hajisaseru | |
| imperative N1 Be ashamed of yourself! | 恥じろ はじろ hajiro |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 恥じます はじます hajimasu | |
| past N5 I felt ashamed. | 恥じました はじました hajimashita | |
| negative N5 I don't feel ashamed. | 恥じません はじません hajimasen | |
| past negative N4 I didn't feel ashamed. | 恥じませんでした はじませんでした hajimasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's be ashamed of it. | 恥じましょう はじましょう hajimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm ashamed of it. | 恥じている はじている hajiteiru | |
| ていた N4 I was feeling ashamed. | 恥じていた はじていた hajiteita | |
| ています N4 I'm ashamed of it. | 恥じています はじています hajiteimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was feeling ashamed. | 恥じていました はじていました hajiteimashita |