Ichidan verb
尋ねるたずねる
tazuneruAlso read たずねる: 訪ねる (visit). All 2 words
尋ねる (たずねる, tazuneru) — to ask — is an ichidan verb: 尋ねて (te-form), 尋ねた (past), 尋ねない (negative), 尋ねます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to enquire; to inquire.
How 尋ねる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 尋ね. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
尋ねる
dropsstem + ending
尋ねない尋ねないnegative · I don't ask.
尋ねます尋ねますpolite present
尋ねて尋ねてte-form · I ask someone and …
尋ねた尋ねたpast · I asked someone.
尋ねられる尋ねられるpotential
尋ねれば尋ねればif · If I ask someone, ...
尋ねよう尋ねようvolitional · Let's ask someone.
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 | 尋ねる たずねる tazuneru | |
| past I asked someone. | 尋ねた たずねた tazuneta | |
| negative I don't ask. | 尋ねない たずねない tazunenai | |
| te-form I ask someone and … | 尋ねて たずねて tazunete | |
| past negative I didn't ask. | 尋ねなかった たずねなかった tazunenakatta | |
| volitional Let's ask someone. | 尋ねよう たずねよう tazuneyou | |
| potential N3 | 尋ねられる たずねられる tazunerareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I ask someone, ... | 尋ねれば たずねれば tazunereba | |
| cond. たら N3 If I ask, ... | 尋ねたら たずねたら tazunetara | |
| passive N2 I get asked something. | 尋ねられる たずねられる tazunerareru | |
| causative N2 | 尋ねさせる たずねさせる tazunesaseru | |
| imperative N1 Ask someone! | 尋ねろ たずねろ tazunero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 尋ねます たずねます tazunemasu | |
| past I asked someone. | 尋ねました たずねました tazunemashita | |
| negative I don't ask. | 尋ねません たずねません tazunemasen | |
| past negative I didn't ask. | 尋ねませんでした たずねませんでした tazunemasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's ask someone. | 尋ねましょう たずねましょう tazunemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm asking someone. | 尋ねている たずねている tazuneteiru | |
| ていた I was asking someone. | 尋ねていた たずねていた tazuneteita | |
| ています I'm asking someone. | 尋ねています たずねています tazuneteimasu | |
| ていました I was asking someone. | 尋ねていました たずねていました tazuneteimashita |