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Conjugation of Japanese verb 掘る - dig - horu

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    ho

    Meaning

    dig

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘る

    Reading

    ほる
    horu

    Meaning

    to dig / does dig / will dig

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    掘ない

    Reading

    ほない
    honai

    Meaning

    to not dig / does not dig / will not dig

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘ます

    Reading

    ほます
    homasu

    Meaning

    to dig / does dig / will dig

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘ません

    Reading

    ほません
    homasen

    Meaning

    to not dig / does not dig / will not dig

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘た

    Reading

    ほた
    hota

    Meaning

    did dig

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    掘なかった

    Reading

    ほなかった
    honakatta

    Meaning

    did not dig

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘ました

    Reading

    ほました
    homashita

    Meaning

    did dig

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘ませんでした

    Reading

    ほませんでした
    homasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not dig

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘て

    Reading

    ほて
    hote

    Meaning

    dig, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    掘ないで

    Reading

    ほないで
    honaide

    Meaning

    not dig, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    掘なくて

    Reading

    ほなくて
    honakute

    Meaning

    not dig, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘まして

    Reading

    ほまして
    homashite

    Meaning

    dig, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘ませんで

    Reading

    ほませんで
    homasende

    Meaning

    not dig, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    掘ろ

    Reading

    ほろ
    horo

    Meaning

    dig!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    掘よ

    Reading

    ほよ
    hoyo

    Meaning

    dig! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    掘るな

    Reading

    ほるな
    horuna

    Meaning

    do not dig!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘なさい

    Reading

    ほなさい
    honasai

    Meaning

    dig!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    掘なさるな

    Reading

    ほなさるな
    honasaruna

    Meaning

    do not dig!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    掘てください

    Reading

    ほてください
    hotekudasai

    Meaning

    please dig

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お掘ください

    Reading

    おほください
    ohokudasai

    Meaning

    kindly dig

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘ないでください

    Reading

    ほないでください
    honaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not dig

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お掘なさいませ

    Reading

    おほなさいませ
    ohonasaimase

    Meaning

    please dig

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お掘なさいますな

    Reading

    おほなさいますな
    ohonasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not dig

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘ている

    Reading

    ほている
    hoteiru

    Meaning

    is doing dig / is dig(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘ています

    Reading

    ほています
    hoteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing dig / is dig(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘ていません

    Reading

    ほていません
    hoteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing dig / is not dig(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘ていた

    Reading

    ほていた
    hoteita

    Meaning

    was doing dig / was dig(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘ていました

    Reading

    ほていました
    hoteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing dig / was dig(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘ていませんでした

    Reading

    ほていませんでした
    hoteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing dig / was not dig(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘よう

    Reading

    ほよう
    hoyou

    Meaning

    let's dig / will dig

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    掘まい

    Reading

    ほまい
    homai

    Meaning

    let's not dig / will not dig

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘ましょう

    Reading

    ほましょう
    homashou

    Meaning

    let's dig / will dig

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘ますまい

    Reading

    ほますまい
    homasumai

    Meaning

    let's not dig / will not dig

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘るだろう

    Reading

    ほるだろう
    horudarou

    Meaning

    will probably dig

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    掘ないだろう

    Reading

    ほないだろう
    honaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not dig

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘るでしょう

    Reading

    ほるでしょう
    horudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably dig

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘ないでしょう

    Reading

    ほないでしょう
    honaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not dig

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘ただろう

    Reading

    ほただろう
    hotadarou

    Meaning

    probably did dig

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    掘なかっただろう

    Reading

    ほなかっただろう
    honakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not dig

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘たでしょう

    Reading

    ほたでしょう
    hotadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did dig

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘なかったでしょう

    Reading

    ほなかったでしょう
    honakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not dig

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘れば

    Reading

    ほれば
    horeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does dig

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    掘なければ

    Reading

    ほなければ
    honakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not dig

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘たら

    Reading

    ほたら
    hotara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did dig

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    掘なかったら

    Reading

    ほなかったら
    honakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not dig

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘ましたら

    Reading

    ほましたら
    homashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did dig

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘ませんでしたら

    Reading

    ほませんでしたら
    homasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not dig

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘られる

    Reading

    ほられる
    horareru

    Meaning

    can dig

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    掘られない

    Reading

    ほられない
    horarenai

    Meaning

    cannot dig

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘られます

    Reading

    ほられます
    horaremasu

    Meaning

    can dig

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘られません

    Reading

    ほられません
    horaremasen

    Meaning

    cannot dig

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘させる

    Reading

    ほさせる
    hosaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) dig

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    掘させない

    Reading

    ほさせない
    hosasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) dig

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘させます

    Reading

    ほさせます
    hosasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) dig

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘させません

    Reading

    ほさせません
    hosasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) dig

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘られる

    Reading

    ほられる
    horareru

    Meaning

    be dig

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    掘られない

    Reading

    ほられない
    horarenai

    Meaning

    not be dig

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘られます

    Reading

    ほられます
    horaremasu

    Meaning

    be dig

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘られません

    Reading

    ほられません
    horaremasen

    Meaning

    not be dig

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    掘たり

    Reading

    ほたり
    hotari

    Meaning

    did things like dig

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    掘なかったり

    Reading

    ほなかったり
    honakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like dig

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    掘ましたり

    Reading

    ほましたり
    homashitari

    Meaning

    did things like dig

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    掘ませんでしたり

    Reading

    ほませんでしたり
    homasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like dig

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    掘たい

    Reading

    ほたい
    hotai

    Meaning

    want to dig

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    掘たくない

    Reading

    ほたくない
    hotakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to dig

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    掘たかった

    Reading

    ほたかった
    hotakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to dig

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    掘たくなかった

    Reading

    ほたくなかった
    hotakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to dig

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    掘たくて

    Reading

    ほたくて
    hotakute

    Meaning

    want to dig, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    掘たくなくて

    Reading

    ほたくなくて
    hotakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to dig, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    掘たく

    Reading

    ほたく
    hotaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to dig

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    掘たければ

    Reading

    ほたければ
    hotakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to dig

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    掘たくなければ

    Reading

    ほたくなければ
    hotakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to dig

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    掘たかったら

    Reading

    ほたかったら
    hotakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to dig

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    掘たくなかったら

    Reading

    ほたくなかったら
    hotakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to dig

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    掘たさ

    Reading

    ほたさ
    hotasa

    Meaning

    the desire to dig

Word Detail

    word

    掘る

    Meaning

    Dig

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Dig

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