Ichidan verb
凭れるもたれる
motareru凭れる (もたれる, motareru) — to lean against — is an ichidan verb: もたれて (te-form), もたれた (past), もたれない (negative), もたれます (polite).
It is usually written in kana: もたれる rather than 凭れる. It also means to lean on; to recline on.
How もたれる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem もたれ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
もたれる
dropsstem + ending
もたれないもたれないnegative · I don't lean against it.
もたれますもたれますpolite present
もたれてもたれてte-form · I lean against it and …
もたれたもたれたpast · I leaned against it.
もたれられるもたれられるpotential · I can lean against it.
もたれればもたれればif · If I lean against it, ...
もたれようもたれようvolitional
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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Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | もたれる 凭れる motareru | |
| past I leaned against it. | もたれた 凭れた motareta | |
| negative I don't lean against it. | もたれない 凭れない motarenai | |
| te-form I lean against it and … | もたれて 凭れて motarete | |
| past negative I didn't lean against it. | もたれなかった 凭れなかった motarenakatta | |
| volitional | もたれよう 凭れよう motareyou | |
| potential I can lean against it. | もたれられる 凭れられる motarerareru | |
| cond. ば If I lean against it, ... | もたれれば 凭れれば motarereba | |
| cond. たら When I lean against it, ... | もたれたら 凭れたら motaretara | |
| passive | もたれられる 凭れられる motarerareru | |
| causative I let someone lean against it. | もたれさせる 凭れさせる motaresaseru | |
| imperative N1 | もたれろ 凭れろ motarero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | もたれます 凭れます motaremasu | |
| past I leaned against it. | もたれました 凭れました motaremashita | |
| negative I don't lean against it. | もたれません 凭れません motaremasen | |
| past negative I didn't lean against it. | もたれませんでした 凭れませんでした motaremasendeshita | |
| volitional | もたれましょう 凭れましょう motaremashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm leaning against it. | もたれている 凭れている motareteiru | |
| ていた I was leaning against it. | もたれていた 凭れていた motareteita | |
| ています I'm leaning against it. | もたれています 凭れています motareteimasu | |
| ていました I was leaning against it. | もたれていました 凭れていました motareteimashita |