Ichidan verb
禁じるきんじる
kinjiru禁じる (きんじる, kinjiru) — to forbid — is an ichidan verb: 禁じて (te-form), 禁じた (past), 禁じない (negative), 禁じます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to ban; to prohibit.
How 禁じる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 禁じ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
禁じる
dropsstem + ending
禁じない禁じないnegative · They don't ban it.
禁じます禁じますpolite present
禁じて禁じてte-form · They ban it and …
禁じた禁じたpast · They banned it.
禁じられる禁じられるpotential · They can ban it.
禁じれば禁じればif · If they ban it, ...
禁じよう禁じようvolitional · Let's ban 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 | 禁じる きんじる kinjiru | |
| past N5 They banned it. | 禁じた きんじた kinjita | |
| negative N5 They don't ban it. | 禁じない きんじない kinjinai | |
| te-form N5 They ban it and … | 禁じて きんじて kinjite | |
| past negative N4 They didn't ban it. | 禁じなかった きんじなかった kinjinakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's ban it. | 禁じよう きんじよう kinjiyou | |
| potential N3 They can ban it. | 禁じられる きんじられる kinjirareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If they ban it, ... | 禁じれば きんじれば kinjireba | |
| cond. たら N3 When they ban it, ... | 禁じたら きんじたら kinjitara | |
| passive N2 It gets banned. | 禁じられる きんじられる kinjirareru | |
| causative N2 | 禁じさせる きんじさせる kinjisaseru | |
| imperative N1 | 禁じろ きんじろ kinjiro |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 禁じます きんじます kinjimasu | |
| past N5 They banned it. | 禁じました きんじました kinjimashita | |
| negative N5 They don't ban it. | 禁じません きんじません kinjimasen | |
| past negative N4 They didn't ban it. | 禁じませんでした きんじませんでした kinjimasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's ban it. | 禁じましょう きんじましょう kinjimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 They have banned it. | 禁じている きんじている kinjiteiru | |
| ていた N4 They had banned it. | 禁じていた きんじていた kinjiteita | |
| ています N4 They have banned it. | 禁じています きんじています kinjiteimasu | |
| ていました N4 They had banned it. | 禁じていました きんじていました kinjiteimashita |