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Conjugation of Japanese verb 泣く - cry - naku

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    na

    Meaning

    cry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣く

    Reading

    なく
    naku

    Meaning

    to cry / does cry / will cry

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かない

    Reading

    なかない
    nakanai

    Meaning

    to not cry / does not cry / will not cry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣きます

    Reading

    なきます
    nakimasu

    Meaning

    to cry / does cry / will cry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣きません

    Reading

    なきません
    nakimasen

    Meaning

    to not cry / does not cry / will not cry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣いた

    Reading

    ないた
    naita

    Meaning

    did cry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かなかった

    Reading

    なかなかった
    nakanakatta

    Meaning

    did not cry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣きました

    Reading

    なきました
    nakimashita

    Meaning

    did cry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣きませんでした

    Reading

    なきませんでした
    nakimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not cry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣いて

    Reading

    ないて
    naite

    Meaning

    cry, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    泣かないで

    Reading

    なかないで
    nakanaide

    Meaning

    not cry, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    泣かなくて

    Reading

    なかなくて
    nakanakute

    Meaning

    not cry, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣きまして

    Reading

    なきまして
    nakimashite

    Meaning

    cry, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣きませんで

    Reading

    なきませんで
    nakimasende

    Meaning

    not cry, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    泣け

    Reading

    なけ
    nake

    Meaning

    cry!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    泣くな

    Reading

    なくな
    nakuna

    Meaning

    do not cry!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣きなさい

    Reading

    なきなさい
    nakinasai

    Meaning

    cry!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    泣きなさるな

    Reading

    なきなさるな
    nakinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not cry!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    泣いてください

    Reading

    ないてください
    naitekudasai

    Meaning

    please cry

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お泣きください

    Reading

    おなきください
    onakikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly cry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かないでください

    Reading

    なかないでください
    nakanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not cry

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お泣きなさいませ

    Reading

    おなきなさいませ
    onakinasaimase

    Meaning

    please cry

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お泣きなさいますな

    Reading

    おなきなさいますな
    onakinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not cry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣いている

    Reading

    ないている
    naiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing cry / is cry(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣いています

    Reading

    ないています
    naiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing cry / is cry(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣いていません

    Reading

    ないていません
    naiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing cry / is not cry(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣いていた

    Reading

    ないていた
    naiteita

    Meaning

    was doing cry / was cry(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣いていました

    Reading

    ないていました
    naiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing cry / was cry(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣いていませんでした

    Reading

    ないていませんでした
    naiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing cry / was not cry(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣こう

    Reading

    なこう
    nakou

    Meaning

    let's cry / will cry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    泣くまい

    Reading

    なくまい
    nakumai

    Meaning

    let's not cry / will not cry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣きましょう

    Reading

    なきましょう
    nakimashou

    Meaning

    let's cry / will cry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣きますまい

    Reading

    なきますまい
    nakimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not cry / will not cry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣くだろう

    Reading

    なくだろう
    nakudarou

    Meaning

    will probably cry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かないだろう

    Reading

    なかないだろう
    nakanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not cry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣くでしょう

    Reading

    なくでしょう
    nakudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably cry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かないでしょう

    Reading

    なかないでしょう
    nakanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not cry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣いただろう

    Reading

    ないただろう
    naitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did cry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かなかっただろう

    Reading

    なかなかっただろう
    nakanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not cry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣いたでしょう

    Reading

    ないたでしょう
    naitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did cry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かなかったでしょう

    Reading

    なかなかったでしょう
    nakanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not cry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣けば

    Reading

    なけば
    nakeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does cry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かなければ

    Reading

    なかなければ
    nakanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not cry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣いたら

    Reading

    ないたら
    naitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did cry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かなかったら

    Reading

    なかなかったら
    nakanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not cry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣きましたら

    Reading

    なきましたら
    nakimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did cry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣きませんでしたら

    Reading

    なきませんでしたら
    nakimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not cry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣ける

    Reading

    なける
    nakeru

    Meaning

    can cry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    泣けない

    Reading

    なけない
    nakenai

    Meaning

    cannot cry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣けます

    Reading

    なけます
    nakemasu

    Meaning

    can cry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣けません

    Reading

    なけません
    nakemasen

    Meaning

    cannot cry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣かせる

    Reading

    なかせる
    nakaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) cry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かせない

    Reading

    なかせない
    nakasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) cry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣かせます

    Reading

    なかせます
    nakasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) cry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かせません

    Reading

    なかせません
    nakasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) cry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣かれる

    Reading

    なかれる
    nakareru

    Meaning

    be cry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かれない

    Reading

    なかれない
    nakarenai

    Meaning

    not be cry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣かれます

    Reading

    なかれます
    nakaremasu

    Meaning

    be cry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かれません

    Reading

    なかれません
    nakaremasen

    Meaning

    not be cry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    泣いたり

    Reading

    ないたり
    naitari

    Meaning

    did things like cry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    泣かなかったり

    Reading

    なかなかったり
    nakanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like cry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    泣きましたり

    Reading

    なきましたり
    nakimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like cry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    泣きませんでしたり

    Reading

    なきませんでしたり
    nakimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like cry

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    泣きたい

    Reading

    なたい
    natai

    Meaning

    want to cry

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    泣きたくない

    Reading

    なたくない
    natakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to cry

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    泣きたかった

    Reading

    なたかった
    natakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to cry

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    泣きたくなかった

    Reading

    なたくなかった
    natakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to cry

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    泣きたくて

    Reading

    なたくて
    natakute

    Meaning

    want to cry, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    泣きたくなくて

    Reading

    なたくなくて
    natakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to cry, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    泣きたく

    Reading

    なたく
    nataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to cry

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    泣きたければ

    Reading

    なたければ
    natakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to cry

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    泣きたくなければ

    Reading

    なたくなければ
    natakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to cry

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    泣きたかったら

    Reading

    なたかったら
    natakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to cry

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    泣きたくなかったら

    Reading

    なたくなかったら
    natakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to cry

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    泣きたさ

    Reading

    なたさ
    natasa

    Meaning

    the desire to cry

Word Detail

    word

    泣く

    Meaning

    Cry

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Weep, Cry

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