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Conjugation of Japanese verb まねる - imitate - maneru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    まね

    Reading

    Meaning

    imitate

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねる

    Reading

    ru

    Meaning

    to imitate / does imitate / will imitate

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    まねない

    Reading

    ない
    nai

    Meaning

    to not imitate / does not imitate / will not imitate

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねます

    Reading

    ます
    masu

    Meaning

    to imitate / does imitate / will imitate

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねません

    Reading

    ません
    masen

    Meaning

    to not imitate / does not imitate / will not imitate

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねた

    Reading

    ta

    Meaning

    did imitate

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    まねなかった

    Reading

    なかった
    nakatta

    Meaning

    did not imitate

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねました

    Reading

    ました
    mashita

    Meaning

    did imitate

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねませんでした

    Reading

    ませんでした
    masendeshita

    Meaning

    did not imitate

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねて

    Reading

    te

    Meaning

    imitate, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    まねないで

    Reading

    ないで
    naide

    Meaning

    not imitate, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    まねなくて

    Reading

    なくて
    nakute

    Meaning

    not imitate, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねまして

    Reading

    まして
    mashite

    Meaning

    imitate, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねませんで

    Reading

    ませんで
    masende

    Meaning

    not imitate, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    まねろ

    Reading

    ro

    Meaning

    imitate!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    まねよ

    Reading

    yo

    Meaning

    imitate! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    まねるな

    Reading

    るな
    runa

    Meaning

    do not imitate!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねなさい

    Reading

    なさい
    nasai

    Meaning

    imitate!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    まねなさるな

    Reading

    なさるな
    nasaruna

    Meaning

    do not imitate!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    まねてください

    Reading

    てください
    tekudasai

    Meaning

    please imitate

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    おまねください

    Reading

    おください
    okudasai

    Meaning

    kindly imitate

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねないでください

    Reading

    ないでください
    naidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not imitate

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    おまねなさいませ

    Reading

    おなさいませ
    onasaimase

    Meaning

    please imitate

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    おまねなさいますな

    Reading

    おなさいますな
    onasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not imitate

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねている

    Reading

    ている
    teiru

    Meaning

    is doing imitate / is imitate(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねています

    Reading

    ています
    teimasu

    Meaning

    is doing imitate / is imitate(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねていません

    Reading

    ていません
    teimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing imitate / is not imitate(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねていた

    Reading

    ていた
    teita

    Meaning

    was doing imitate / was imitate(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねていました

    Reading

    ていました
    teimashita

    Meaning

    was doing imitate / was imitate(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねていませんでした

    Reading

    ていませんでした
    teimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing imitate / was not imitate(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねよう

    Reading

    よう
    you

    Meaning

    let's imitate / will imitate

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    まねまい

    Reading

    まい
    mai

    Meaning

    let's not imitate / will not imitate

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねましょう

    Reading

    ましょう
    mashou

    Meaning

    let's imitate / will imitate

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねますまい

    Reading

    ますまい
    masumai

    Meaning

    let's not imitate / will not imitate

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねるだろう

    Reading

    るだろう
    rudarou

    Meaning

    will probably imitate

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    まねないだろう

    Reading

    ないだろう
    naidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not imitate

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねるでしょう

    Reading

    るでしょう
    rudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably imitate

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねないでしょう

    Reading

    ないでしょう
    naideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not imitate

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねただろう

    Reading

    ただろう
    tadarou

    Meaning

    probably did imitate

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    まねなかっただろう

    Reading

    なかっただろう
    nakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not imitate

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねたでしょう

    Reading

    たでしょう
    tadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did imitate

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねなかったでしょう

    Reading

    なかったでしょう
    nakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not imitate

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねれば

    Reading

    れば
    reba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does imitate

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    まねなければ

    Reading

    なければ
    nakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not imitate

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねたら

    Reading

    たら
    tara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did imitate

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    まねなかったら

    Reading

    なかったら
    nakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not imitate

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねましたら

    Reading

    ましたら
    mashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did imitate

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねませんでしたら

    Reading

    ませんでしたら
    masendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not imitate

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねられる

    Reading

    られる
    rareru

    Meaning

    can imitate

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    まねられない

    Reading

    られない
    rarenai

    Meaning

    cannot imitate

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねられます

    Reading

    られます
    raremasu

    Meaning

    can imitate

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねられません

    Reading

    られません
    raremasen

    Meaning

    cannot imitate

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねさせる

    Reading

    させる
    saseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) imitate

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    まねさせない

    Reading

    させない
    sasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) imitate

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねさせます

    Reading

    させます
    sasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) imitate

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねさせません

    Reading

    させません
    sasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) imitate

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねられる

    Reading

    られる
    rareru

    Meaning

    be imitate

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    まねられない

    Reading

    られない
    rarenai

    Meaning

    not be imitate

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねられます

    Reading

    られます
    raremasu

    Meaning

    be imitate

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねられません

    Reading

    られません
    raremasen

    Meaning

    not be imitate

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    まねたり

    Reading

    たり
    tari

    Meaning

    did things like imitate

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    まねなかったり

    Reading

    なかったり
    nakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like imitate

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    まねましたり

    Reading

    ましたり
    mashitari

    Meaning

    did things like imitate

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    まねませんでしたり

    Reading

    ませんでしたり
    masendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like imitate

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    まねたい

    Reading

    たい
    tai

    Meaning

    want to imitate

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    まねたくない

    Reading

    たくない
    takunai

    Meaning

    do not want to imitate

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    まねたかった

    Reading

    たかった
    takatta

    Meaning

    wanted to imitate

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    まねたくなかった

    Reading

    たくなかった
    takunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to imitate

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    まねたくて

    Reading

    たくて
    takute

    Meaning

    want to imitate, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    まねたくなくて

    Reading

    たくなくて
    takunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to imitate, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    まねたく

    Reading

    たく
    taku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to imitate

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    まねたければ

    Reading

    たければ
    takereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to imitate

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    まねたくなければ

    Reading

    たくなければ
    takunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to imitate

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    まねたかったら

    Reading

    たかったら
    takattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to imitate

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    まねたくなかったら

    Reading

    たくなかったら
    takunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to imitate

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    まねたさ

    Reading

    たさ
    tasa

    Meaning

    the desire to imitate

Word Detail

    word

    まねる

    Meaning

    Imitate

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