Ichidan verb
顧みるかえりみる
kaerimiruAlso read かえりみる: 省みる (reflect). All 2 words
顧みる (かえりみる, kaerimiru) — to look back on — is an ichidan verb: 顧みて (te-form), 顧みた (past), 顧みない (negative), 顧みます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to reflect on; to reminisce about.
How 顧みる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 顧み. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
顧みる
dropsstem + ending
顧みない顧みないnegative · I don't look back on the past.
顧みます顧みますpolite present
顧みて顧みてte-form · I look back on it and …
顧みた顧みたpast · I looked back on it.
顧みられる顧みられるpotential
顧みれば顧みればif · If I look back on it, ...
顧みよう顧みようvolitional · Let's look back on it.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 顧みる かえりみる kaerimiru | |
| past I looked back on it. | 顧みた かえりみた kaerimita | |
| negative I don't look back on the past. | 顧みない かえりみない kaeriminai | |
| te-form I look back on it and … | 顧みて かえりみて kaerimite | |
| past negative I didn't look back on it. | 顧みなかった かえりみなかった kaeriminakatta | |
| volitional Let's look back on it. | 顧みよう かえりみよう kaerimiyou | |
| potential | 顧みられる かえりみられる kaerimirareru | |
| cond. ば If I look back on it, ... | 顧みれば かえりみれば kaerimireba | |
| cond. たら When I look back on it, ... | 顧みたら かえりみたら kaerimitara | |
| passive It gets reflected on. | 顧みられる かえりみられる kaerimirareru | |
| causative | 顧みさせる かえりみさせる kaerimisaseru | |
| imperative Look back on it! | 顧みろ かえりみろ kaerimiro |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 顧みます かえりみます kaerimimasu | |
| past I looked back on it. | 顧みました かえりみました kaerimimashita | |
| negative I don't look back on the past. | 顧みません かえりみません kaerimimasen | |
| past negative I didn't look back on it. | 顧みませんでした かえりみませんでした kaerimimasendeshita | |
| volitional | 顧みましょう かえりみましょう kaerimimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm looking back on it. | 顧みている かえりみている kaerimiteiru | |
| ていた I was looking back on it. | 顧みていた かえりみていた kaerimiteita | |
| ています I'm looking back on it. | 顧みています かえりみています kaerimiteimasu | |
| ていました I was looking back on it. | 顧みていました かえりみていました kaerimiteimashita |