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Conjugation of Japanese verb 駆る - drive - karu

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    ka

    Meaning

    drive

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆る

    Reading

    かる
    karu

    Meaning

    to drive / does drive / will drive

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    駆ない

    Reading

    かない
    kanai

    Meaning

    to not drive / does not drive / will not drive

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆ます

    Reading

    かます
    kamasu

    Meaning

    to drive / does drive / will drive

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆ません

    Reading

    かません
    kamasen

    Meaning

    to not drive / does not drive / will not drive

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆た

    Reading

    かた
    kata

    Meaning

    did drive

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    駆なかった

    Reading

    かなかった
    kanakatta

    Meaning

    did not drive

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆ました

    Reading

    かました
    kamashita

    Meaning

    did drive

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆ませんでした

    Reading

    かませんでした
    kamasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not drive

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆て

    Reading

    かて
    kate

    Meaning

    drive, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    駆ないで

    Reading

    かないで
    kanaide

    Meaning

    not drive, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    駆なくて

    Reading

    かなくて
    kanakute

    Meaning

    not drive, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆まして

    Reading

    かまして
    kamashite

    Meaning

    drive, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆ませんで

    Reading

    かませんで
    kamasende

    Meaning

    not drive, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    駆ろ

    Reading

    かろ
    karo

    Meaning

    drive!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    駆よ

    Reading

    かよ
    kayo

    Meaning

    drive! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    駆るな

    Reading

    かるな
    karuna

    Meaning

    do not drive!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆なさい

    Reading

    かなさい
    kanasai

    Meaning

    drive!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    駆なさるな

    Reading

    かなさるな
    kanasaruna

    Meaning

    do not drive!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    駆てください

    Reading

    かてください
    katekudasai

    Meaning

    please drive

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お駆ください

    Reading

    おかください
    okakudasai

    Meaning

    kindly drive

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆ないでください

    Reading

    かないでください
    kanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not drive

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お駆なさいませ

    Reading

    おかなさいませ
    okanasaimase

    Meaning

    please drive

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お駆なさいますな

    Reading

    おかなさいますな
    okanasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not drive

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆ている

    Reading

    かている
    kateiru

    Meaning

    is doing drive / is drive(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆ています

    Reading

    かています
    kateimasu

    Meaning

    is doing drive / is drive(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆ていません

    Reading

    かていません
    kateimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing drive / is not drive(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆ていた

    Reading

    かていた
    kateita

    Meaning

    was doing drive / was drive(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆ていました

    Reading

    かていました
    kateimashita

    Meaning

    was doing drive / was drive(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆ていませんでした

    Reading

    かていませんでした
    kateimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing drive / was not drive(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆よう

    Reading

    かよう
    kayou

    Meaning

    let's drive / will drive

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    駆まい

    Reading

    かまい
    kamai

    Meaning

    let's not drive / will not drive

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆ましょう

    Reading

    かましょう
    kamashou

    Meaning

    let's drive / will drive

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆ますまい

    Reading

    かますまい
    kamasumai

    Meaning

    let's not drive / will not drive

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆るだろう

    Reading

    かるだろう
    karudarou

    Meaning

    will probably drive

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    駆ないだろう

    Reading

    かないだろう
    kanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not drive

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆るでしょう

    Reading

    かるでしょう
    karudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably drive

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆ないでしょう

    Reading

    かないでしょう
    kanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not drive

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆ただろう

    Reading

    かただろう
    katadarou

    Meaning

    probably did drive

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    駆なかっただろう

    Reading

    かなかっただろう
    kanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not drive

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆たでしょう

    Reading

    かたでしょう
    katadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did drive

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆なかったでしょう

    Reading

    かなかったでしょう
    kanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not drive

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆れば

    Reading

    かれば
    kareba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does drive

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    駆なければ

    Reading

    かなければ
    kanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not drive

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆たら

    Reading

    かたら
    katara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did drive

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    駆なかったら

    Reading

    かなかったら
    kanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not drive

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆ましたら

    Reading

    かましたら
    kamashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did drive

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆ませんでしたら

    Reading

    かませんでしたら
    kamasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not drive

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆られる

    Reading

    かられる
    karareru

    Meaning

    can drive

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    駆られない

    Reading

    かられない
    kararenai

    Meaning

    cannot drive

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆られます

    Reading

    かられます
    kararemasu

    Meaning

    can drive

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆られません

    Reading

    かられません
    kararemasen

    Meaning

    cannot drive

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆させる

    Reading

    かさせる
    kasaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) drive

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    駆させない

    Reading

    かさせない
    kasasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) drive

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆させます

    Reading

    かさせます
    kasasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) drive

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆させません

    Reading

    かさせません
    kasasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) drive

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆られる

    Reading

    かられる
    karareru

    Meaning

    be drive

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    駆られない

    Reading

    かられない
    kararenai

    Meaning

    not be drive

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆られます

    Reading

    かられます
    kararemasu

    Meaning

    be drive

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆られません

    Reading

    かられません
    kararemasen

    Meaning

    not be drive

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    駆たり

    Reading

    かたり
    katari

    Meaning

    did things like drive

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    駆なかったり

    Reading

    かなかったり
    kanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like drive

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    駆ましたり

    Reading

    かましたり
    kamashitari

    Meaning

    did things like drive

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    駆ませんでしたり

    Reading

    かませんでしたり
    kamasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like drive

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    駆たい

    Reading

    かたい
    katai

    Meaning

    want to drive

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    駆たくない

    Reading

    かたくない
    katakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to drive

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    駆たかった

    Reading

    かたかった
    katakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to drive

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    駆たくなかった

    Reading

    かたくなかった
    katakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to drive

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    駆たくて

    Reading

    かたくて
    katakute

    Meaning

    want to drive, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    駆たくなくて

    Reading

    かたくなくて
    katakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to drive, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    駆たく

    Reading

    かたく
    kataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to drive

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    駆たければ

    Reading

    かたければ
    katakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to drive

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    駆たくなければ

    Reading

    かたくなければ
    katakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to drive

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    駆たかったら

    Reading

    かたかったら
    katakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to drive

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    駆たくなかったら

    Reading

    かたくなかったら
    katakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to drive

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    駆たさ

    Reading

    かたさ
    katasa

    Meaning

    the desire to drive

Word Detail

    word

    駆る

    Meaning

    Drive

Kanji in this Verb

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    Meaning

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