Ichidan verb
繋げるつなげる
tsunageru繋げる (つなげる, tsunageru) — to connect — is an ichidan verb: つなげて (te-form), つなげた (past), つなげない (negative), つなげます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It is usually written in kana: つなげる rather than 繋げる.
How つなげる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem つなげ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
つなげる
dropsstem + ending
つなげないつなげないnegative · I don't connect it.
つなげますつなげますpolite present
つなげてつなげてte-form · I connect it and …
つなげたつなげたpast · I connected it.
つなげられるつなげられるpotential · I can connect it.
つなげればつなげればif · If I connect it, ...
つなげようつなげようvolitional · Let's connect it.
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 | つなげる 繋げる tsunageru | |
| past I connected it. | つなげた 繋げた tsunageta | |
| negative I don't connect it. | つなげない 繋げない tsunagenai | |
| te-form I connect it and … | つなげて 繋げて tsunagete | |
| past negative | つなげなかった 繋げなかった tsunagenakatta | |
| volitional Let's connect it. | つなげよう 繋げよう tsunageyou | |
| potential I can connect it. | つなげられる 繋げられる tsunagerareru | |
| cond. ば If I connect it, ... | つなげれば 繋げれば tsunagereba | |
| cond. たら When I connect it, ... | つなげたら 繋げたら tsunagetara | |
| passive | つなげられる 繋げられる tsunagerareru | |
| causative | つなげさせる 繋げさせる tsunagesaseru | |
| imperative N1 Connect it! | つなげろ 繋げろ tsunagero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | つなげます 繋げます tsunagemasu | |
| past I connected it. | つなげました 繋げました tsunagemashita | |
| negative I don't connect it. | つなげません 繋げません tsunagemasen | |
| past negative | つなげませんでした 繋げませんでした tsunagemasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's connect it. | つなげましょう 繋げましょう tsunagemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm connecting it. | つなげている 繋げている tsunageteiru | |
| ていた I was connecting it. | つなげていた 繋げていた tsunageteita | |
| ています I'm connecting it. | つなげています 繋げています tsunageteimasu | |
| ていました I was connecting it. | つなげていました 繋げていました tsunageteimashita |