Ichidan verb
並べるならべる
naraberu並べる (ならべる, naraberu) — to line up — is an ichidan verb: 並べて (te-form), 並べた (past), 並べない (negative), 並べます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to set up; to arrange in a line.
How 並べる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 並べ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
並べる
dropsstem + ending
並べない並べないnegative · I don't line them up.
並べます並べますpolite present
並べて並べてte-form · I line them up and …
並べた並べたpast · I lined them up.
並べられる並べられるpotential · I can line them up.
並べれば並べればif · If I line them up, ...
並べよう並べようvolitional · Let's line them up.
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 | 並べる ならべる naraberu | |
| past I lined them up. | 並べた ならべた narabeta | |
| negative I don't line them up. | 並べない ならべない narabenai | |
| te-form I line them up and … | 並べて ならべて narabete | |
| past negative N4 | 並べなかった ならべなかった narabenakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's line them up. | 並べよう ならべよう narabeyou | |
| potential N3 I can line them up. | 並べられる ならべられる naraberareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I line them up, ... | 並べれば ならべれば narabereba | |
| cond. たら N3 When I line them up, ... | 並べたら ならべたら narabetara | |
| passive N2 They get lined up. | 並べられる ならべられる naraberareru | |
| causative N2 | 並べさせる ならべさせる narabesaseru | |
| imperative N1 Line them up! | 並べろ ならべろ narabero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 並べます ならべます narabemasu | |
| past I lined them up. | 並べました ならべました narabemashita | |
| negative I don't line them up. | 並べません ならべません narabemasen | |
| past negative N4 | 並べませんでした ならべませんでした narabemasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's line them up. | 並べましょう ならべましょう narabemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm lining them up. | 並べている ならべている narabeteiru | |
| ていた N4 I was lining them up. | 並べていた ならべていた narabeteita | |
| ています N4 I'm lining them up. | 並べています ならべています narabeteimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was lining them up. | 並べていました ならべていました narabeteimashita |