Godan verb (る)
贈るおくる
okuruAlso read おくる: 送る (send). All 2 words
贈る (おくる, okuru) — to give — is a godan verb ending in る: 贈って (te-form), 贈った (past), 贈らない (negative), 贈ります (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to present.
How 贈る conjugates · godan る-verb
Only the last kana changes: る becomes ら, り, れ or ろ.
Which one depends on the ending. The five are one line of the hiragana chart — same consonant, vowels あ・い・う・え・お — and everything before that kana never changes.
ら贈らないnegative
り贈りますpolite present
る贈るdictionary form
れ贈れるpotential贈ればif
ろ贈ろうvolitional
The て and た forms · る → って, った
っ贈ってte-form贈ったpast
The て and た forms are the only two that don't follow this pattern. Every う-, つ- and る-verb has the same って there.
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Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 贈る おくる okuru | |
| past I gave it as a gift. | 贈った おくった okutta | |
| negative I don't give it as a gift. | 贈らない おくらない okuranai | |
| te-form I give something as a gift and … | 贈って おくって okutte | |
| past negative I didn't give it as a gift. | 贈らなかった おくらなかった okuranakatta | |
| volitional Let's give something as a gift. | 贈ろう おくろう okurou | |
| potential I can give it as a gift. | 贈れる おくれる okureru | |
| cond. ば If I give it as a gift, ... | 贈れば おくれば okureba | |
| cond. たら When I give it as a gift, ... | 贈ったら おくったら okuttara | |
| passive N2 It is given as a gift. | 贈られる おくられる okurareru | |
| causative N2 | 贈らせる おくらせる okuraseru | |
| imperative N1 | 贈れ おくれ okure |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 贈ります おくります okurimasu | |
| past I gave it as a gift. | 贈りました おくりました okurimashita | |
| negative I don't give it as a gift. | 贈りません おくりません okurimasen | |
| past negative I didn't give it as a gift. | 贈りませんでした おくりませんでした okurimasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's give something as a gift. | 贈りましょう おくりましょう okurimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm giving it as a gift. | 贈っている おくっている okutteiru | |
| ていた I was giving it as a gift. | 贈っていた おくっていた okutteita | |
| ています I'm giving it as a gift. | 贈っています おくっています okutteimasu | |
| ていました I was giving it as a gift. | 贈っていました おくっていました okutteimashita |