Ichidan verb
訪ねるたずねる
tazuneruAlso read たずねる: 尋ねる (ask). All 2 words
訪ねる (たずねる, tazuneru) — to visit — is an ichidan verb: 訪ねて (te-form), 訪ねた (past), 訪ねない (negative), 訪ねます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to call on; to pay a visit to.
How 訪ねる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 訪ね. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
訪ねる
dropsstem + ending
訪ねない訪ねないnegative · I don't visit anyone.
訪ねます訪ねますpolite present
訪ねて訪ねてte-form · I visit someone and …
訪ねた訪ねたpast · I visited someone.
訪ねられる訪ねられるpotential · I can visit someone.
訪ねれば訪ねればif · If I visit someone, ...
訪ねよう訪ねようvolitional · Let's visit 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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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 訪ねる たずねる tazuneru | |
| past N5 I visited someone. | 訪ねた たずねた tazuneta | |
| negative N5 I don't visit anyone. | 訪ねない たずねない tazunenai | |
| te-form N5 I visit someone and … | 訪ねて たずねて tazunete | |
| past negative N4 | 訪ねなかった たずねなかった tazunenakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's visit someone. | 訪ねよう たずねよう tazuneyou | |
| potential N3 I can visit someone. | 訪ねられる たずねられる tazunerareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I visit someone, ... | 訪ねれば たずねれば tazunereba | |
| cond. たら N3 When I visit someone, ... | 訪ねたら たずねたら tazunetara | |
| passive N2 I get visited. | 訪ねられる たずねられる tazunerareru | |
| causative N2 | 訪ねさせる たずねさせる tazunesaseru | |
| imperative N1 | 訪ねろ たずねろ tazunero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 訪ねます たずねます tazunemasu | |
| past N5 I visited someone. | 訪ねました たずねました tazunemashita | |
| negative N5 I don't visit anyone. | 訪ねません たずねません tazunemasen | |
| past negative N4 | 訪ねませんでした たずねませんでした tazunemasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's visit someone. | 訪ねましょう たずねましょう tazunemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm visiting someone. | 訪ねている たずねている tazuneteiru | |
| ていた N4 I was visiting someone. | 訪ねていた たずねていた tazuneteita | |
| ています N4 I'm visiting someone. | 訪ねています たずねています tazuneteimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was visiting someone. | 訪ねていました たずねていました tazuneteimashita |