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Conjugation of Japanese verb 目指す - aim - mezasu

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    目指

    Reading

    めざ
    meza

    Meaning

    aim

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指す

    Reading

    めざす
    mezasu

    Meaning

    to aim / does aim / will aim

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    目指さない

    Reading

    めざさない
    mezasanai

    Meaning

    to not aim / does not aim / will not aim

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指します

    Reading

    めざします
    mezashimasu

    Meaning

    to aim / does aim / will aim

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指しません

    Reading

    めざしません
    mezashimasen

    Meaning

    to not aim / does not aim / will not aim

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指した

    Reading

    めざした
    mezashita

    Meaning

    did aim

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    目指さなかった

    Reading

    めざさなかった
    mezasanakatta

    Meaning

    did not aim

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指しました

    Reading

    めざしました
    mezashimashita

    Meaning

    did aim

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指しませんでした

    Reading

    めざしませんでした
    mezashimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not aim

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指して

    Reading

    めざして
    mezashite

    Meaning

    aim, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    目指さないで

    Reading

    めざさないで
    mezasanaide

    Meaning

    not aim, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    目指さなくて

    Reading

    めざさなくて
    mezasanakute

    Meaning

    not aim, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指しまして

    Reading

    めざしまして
    mezashimashite

    Meaning

    aim, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指しませんで

    Reading

    めざしませんで
    mezashimasende

    Meaning

    not aim, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    目指せ

    Reading

    めざせ
    mezase

    Meaning

    aim!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    目指すな

    Reading

    めざすな
    mezasuna

    Meaning

    do not aim!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指しなさい

    Reading

    めざしなさい
    mezashinasai

    Meaning

    aim!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    目指しなさるな

    Reading

    めざしなさるな
    mezashinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not aim!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    目指してください

    Reading

    めざしてください
    mezashitekudasai

    Meaning

    please aim

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お目指しください

    Reading

    おめざしください
    omezashikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly aim

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指さないでください

    Reading

    めざさないでください
    mezasanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not aim

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お目指しなさいませ

    Reading

    おめざしなさいませ
    omezashinasaimase

    Meaning

    please aim

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お目指しなさいますな

    Reading

    おめざしなさいますな
    omezashinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not aim

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指している

    Reading

    めざしている
    mezashiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing aim / is aim(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指しています

    Reading

    めざしています
    mezashiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing aim / is aim(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指していません

    Reading

    めざしていません
    mezashiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing aim / is not aim(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指していた

    Reading

    めざしていた
    mezashiteita

    Meaning

    was doing aim / was aim(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指していました

    Reading

    めざしていました
    mezashiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing aim / was aim(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指していませんでした

    Reading

    めざしていませんでした
    mezashiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing aim / was not aim(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指そう

    Reading

    めざそう
    mezasou

    Meaning

    let's aim / will aim

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    目指すまい

    Reading

    めざすまい
    mezasumai

    Meaning

    let's not aim / will not aim

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指しましょう

    Reading

    めざしましょう
    mezashimashou

    Meaning

    let's aim / will aim

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指しますまい

    Reading

    めざしますまい
    mezashimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not aim / will not aim

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指すだろう

    Reading

    めざすだろう
    mezasudarou

    Meaning

    will probably aim

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    目指さないだろう

    Reading

    めざさないだろう
    mezasanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not aim

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指すでしょう

    Reading

    めざすでしょう
    mezasudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably aim

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指さないでしょう

    Reading

    めざさないでしょう
    mezasanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not aim

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指しただろう

    Reading

    めざしただろう
    mezashitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did aim

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    目指さなかっただろう

    Reading

    めざさなかっただろう
    mezasanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not aim

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指したでしょう

    Reading

    めざしたでしょう
    mezashitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did aim

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指さなかったでしょう

    Reading

    めざさなかったでしょう
    mezasanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not aim

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指せば

    Reading

    めざせば
    mezaseba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does aim

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    目指さなければ

    Reading

    めざさなければ
    mezasanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not aim

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指したら

    Reading

    めざしたら
    mezashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did aim

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    目指さなかったら

    Reading

    めざさなかったら
    mezasanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not aim

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指しましたら

    Reading

    めざしましたら
    mezashimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did aim

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指しませんでしたら

    Reading

    めざしませんでしたら
    mezashimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not aim

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指せる

    Reading

    めざせる
    mezaseru

    Meaning

    can aim

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    目指せない

    Reading

    めざせない
    mezasenai

    Meaning

    cannot aim

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指せます

    Reading

    めざせます
    mezasemasu

    Meaning

    can aim

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指せません

    Reading

    めざせません
    mezasemasen

    Meaning

    cannot aim

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指させる

    Reading

    めざさせる
    mezasaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) aim

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    目指させない

    Reading

    めざさせない
    mezasasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) aim

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指させます

    Reading

    めざさせます
    mezasasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) aim

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指させません

    Reading

    めざさせません
    mezasasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) aim

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指される

    Reading

    めざされる
    mezasareru

    Meaning

    be aim

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    目指されない

    Reading

    めざされない
    mezasarenai

    Meaning

    not be aim

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指されます

    Reading

    めざされます
    mezasaremasu

    Meaning

    be aim

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指されません

    Reading

    めざされません
    mezasaremasen

    Meaning

    not be aim

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    目指したり

    Reading

    めざしたり
    mezashitari

    Meaning

    did things like aim

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    目指さなかったり

    Reading

    めざさなかったり
    mezasanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like aim

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    目指しましたり

    Reading

    めざしましたり
    mezashimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like aim

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    目指しませんでしたり

    Reading

    めざしませんでしたり
    mezashimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like aim

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    目指したい

    Reading

    めざたい
    mezatai

    Meaning

    want to aim

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    目指したくない

    Reading

    めざたくない
    mezatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to aim

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    目指したかった

    Reading

    めざたかった
    mezatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to aim

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    目指したくなかった

    Reading

    めざたくなかった
    mezatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to aim

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    目指したくて

    Reading

    めざたくて
    mezatakute

    Meaning

    want to aim, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    目指したくなくて

    Reading

    めざたくなくて
    mezatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to aim, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    目指したく

    Reading

    めざたく
    mezataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to aim

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    目指したければ

    Reading

    めざたければ
    mezatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to aim

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    目指したくなければ

    Reading

    めざたくなければ
    mezatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to aim

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    目指したかったら

    Reading

    めざたかったら
    mezatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to aim

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    目指したくなかったら

    Reading

    めざたくなかったら
    mezatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to aim

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    目指したさ

    Reading

    めざたさ
    mezatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to aim

Word Detail

    word

    目指す

    Meaning

    Aim

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Eye

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Finger

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