Ichidan verb
告げるつげる
tsugeru告げる (つげる, tsugeru) — to tell — is an ichidan verb: 告げて (te-form), 告げた (past), 告げない (negative), 告げます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to inform; to announce.
How 告げる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 告げ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
告げる
dropsstem + ending
告げない告げないnegative · I don't tell someone about it.
告げます告げますpolite present
告げて告げてte-form · I tell someone and …
告げた告げたpast · I told someone.
告げられる告げられるpotential
告げれば告げればif · If I tell someone, ...
告げよう告げようvolitional · Let's tell someone.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 告げる つげる tsugeru | |
| past I told someone. | 告げた つげた tsugeta | |
| negative I don't tell someone about it. | 告げない つげない tsugenai | |
| te-form I tell someone and … | 告げて つげて tsugete | |
| past negative I didn't tell someone about it. | 告げなかった つげなかった tsugenakatta | |
| volitional Let's tell someone. | 告げよう つげよう tsugeyou | |
| potential | 告げられる つげられる tsugerareru | |
| cond. ば If I tell someone, ... | 告げれば つげれば tsugereba | |
| cond. たら When I tell someone, ... | 告げたら つげたら tsugetara | |
| passive I get told about it. | 告げられる つげられる tsugerareru | |
| causative | 告げさせる つげさせる tsugesaseru | |
| imperative | 告げろ つげろ tsugero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 告げます つげます tsugemasu | |
| past I told someone. | 告げました つげました tsugemashita | |
| negative I don't tell someone about it. | 告げません つげません tsugemasen | |
| past negative I didn't tell someone about it. | 告げませんでした つげませんでした tsugemasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's tell someone. | 告げましょう つげましょう tsugemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm telling someone about it. | 告げている つげている tsugeteiru | |
| ていた I was telling someone about it. | 告げていた つげていた tsugeteita | |
| ています I'm telling someone about it. | 告げています つげています tsugeteimasu | |
| ていました I was telling someone about it. | 告げていました つげていました tsugeteimashita |