Ichidan verb
省みるかえりみる
kaerimiruAlso read かえりみる: 顧みる (look back). All 2 words
省みる (かえりみる, kaerimiru) — to reflect on — is an ichidan verb: 省みて (te-form), 省みた (past), 省みない (negative), 省みます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to contemplate; to examine.
How 省みる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 省み. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
省みる
dropsstem + ending
省みない省みないnegative · I don't reflect on it.
省みます省みますpolite present
省みて省みてte-form · I reflect on it and …
省みた省みたpast · I reflected on it.
省みられる省みられるpotential · I can reflect on it.
省みれば省みればif · If I reflect on it, ...
省みよう省みようvolitional · Let's reflect 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 | 省みる かえりみる kaerimiru | |
| past I reflected on it. | 省みた かえりみた kaerimita | |
| negative I don't reflect on it. | 省みない かえりみない kaeriminai | |
| te-form I reflect on it and … | 省みて かえりみて kaerimite | |
| past negative I didn't reflect on it. | 省みなかった かえりみなかった kaeriminakatta | |
| volitional Let's reflect on it. | 省みよう かえりみよう kaerimiyou | |
| potential I can reflect on it. | 省みられる かえりみられる kaerimirareru | |
| cond. ば If I reflect on it, ... | 省みれば かえりみれば kaerimireba | |
| cond. たら When I reflect on it, ... | 省みたら かえりみたら kaerimitara | |
| passive | 省みられる かえりみられる kaerimirareru | |
| causative I make someone reflect on it. | 省みさせる かえりみさせる kaerimisaseru | |
| imperative Reflect on it! | 省みろ かえりみろ kaerimiro |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 省みます かえりみます kaerimimasu | |
| past | 省みました かえりみました kaerimimashita | |
| negative I don't reflect on it. | 省みません かえりみません kaerimimasen | |
| past negative | 省みませんでした かえりみませんでした kaerimimasendeshita | |
| volitional | 省みましょう かえりみましょう kaerimimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm reflecting on it. | 省みている かえりみている kaerimiteiru | |
| ていた I was reflecting on it. | 省みていた かえりみていた kaerimiteita | |
| ています I'm reflecting on it. | 省みています かえりみています kaerimiteimasu | |
| ていました I was reflecting on it. | 省みていました かえりみていました kaerimiteimashita |