Ichidan verb
論じるろんじる
ronjiru論じる (ろんじる, ronjiru) — to discuss — is an ichidan verb: 論じて (te-form), 論じた (past), 論じない (negative), 論じます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to talk about; to deal with.
How 論じる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 論じ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
論じる
dropsstem + ending
論じない論じないnegative · I don't discuss it.
論じます論じますpolite present
論じて論じてte-form · I discuss it and …
論じた論じたpast · I discussed it.
論じられる論じられるpotential · I can discuss it.
論じれば論じればif · If I discuss it, ...
論じよう論じようvolitional · Let's discuss it.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
N5 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 論じる ろんじる ronjiru | |
| past N5 I discussed it. | 論じた ろんじた ronjita | |
| negative N5 I don't discuss it. | 論じない ろんじない ronjinai | |
| te-form N5 I discuss it and … | 論じて ろんじて ronjite | |
| past negative N4 I didn't discuss it. | 論じなかった ろんじなかった ronjinakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's discuss it. | 論じよう ろんじよう ronjiyou | |
| potential N3 I can discuss it. | 論じられる ろんじられる ronjirareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I discuss it, ... | 論じれば ろんじれば ronjireba | |
| cond. たら N3 When I discuss it, ... | 論じたら ろんじたら ronjitara | |
| passive N2 It gets discussed. | 論じられる ろんじられる ronjirareru | |
| causative N2 | 論じさせる ろんじさせる ronjisaseru | |
| imperative N1 Discuss it! | 論じろ ろんじろ ronjiro |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 論じます ろんじます ronjimasu | |
| past N5 I discussed it. | 論じました ろんじました ronjimashita | |
| negative N5 I don't discuss it. | 論じません ろんじません ronjimasen | |
| past negative N4 I didn't discuss it. | 論じませんでした ろんじませんでした ronjimasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's discuss it. | 論じましょう ろんじましょう ronjimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm discussing it. | 論じている ろんじている ronjiteiru | |
| ていた N4 I was discussing it. | 論じていた ろんじていた ronjiteita | |
| ています N4 I'm discussing it. | 論じています ろんじています ronjiteimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was discussing it. | 論じていました ろんじていました ronjiteimashita |