Ichidan verb
妨げるさまたげる
samatageru妨げる (さまたげる, samatageru) — to disturb — is an ichidan verb: 妨げて (te-form), 妨げた (past), 妨げない (negative), 妨げます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to prevent; to obstruct.
How 妨げる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 妨げ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
妨げる
dropsstem + ending
妨げない妨げないnegative · It doesn't get in the way of anything.
妨げます妨げますpolite present
妨げて妨げてte-form · It gets in the way of something and …
妨げた妨げたpast · It got in the way of something.
妨げられる妨げられるpotential
妨げれば妨げればif · If it gets in the way of something, ...
妨げよう妨げよう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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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 妨げる さまたげる samatageru | |
| past It got in the way of something. | 妨げた さまたげた samatageta | |
| negative It doesn't get in the way of anything. | 妨げない さまたげない samatagenai | |
| te-form It gets in the way of something and … | 妨げて さまたげて samatagete | |
| past negative It didn't get in the way of anything. | 妨げなかった さまたげなかった samatagenakatta | |
| volitional | 妨げよう さまたげよう samatageyou | |
| potential | 妨げられる さまたげられる samatagerareru | |
| cond. ば If it gets in the way of something, ... | 妨げれば さまたげれば samatagereba | |
| cond. たら | 妨げたら さまたげたら samatagetara | |
| passive It gets hindered. | 妨げられる さまたげられる samatagerareru | |
| causative | 妨げさせる さまたげさせる samatagesaseru | |
| imperative N1 | 妨げろ さまたげろ samatagero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 妨げます さまたげます samatagemasu | |
| past It got in the way of something. | 妨げました さまたげました samatagemashita | |
| negative It doesn't get in the way of anything. | 妨げません さまたげません samatagemasen | |
| past negative It didn't get in the way of anything. | 妨げませんでした さまたげませんでした samatagemasendeshita | |
| volitional | 妨げましょう さまたげましょう samatagemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている It's getting in the way of something. | 妨げている さまたげている samatageteiru | |
| ていた It was getting in the way of something. | 妨げていた さまたげていた samatageteita | |
| ています It's getting in the way of something. | 妨げています さまたげています samatageteimasu | |
| ていました It was getting in the way of something. | 妨げていました さまたげていました samatageteimashita |