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Conjugation of Japanese verb 劣る - inferior - otoru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    おと
    oto

    Meaning

    inferior

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣る

    Reading

    おとる
    otoru

    Meaning

    to inferior / does inferior / will inferior

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    劣ない

    Reading

    おとない
    otonai

    Meaning

    to not inferior / does not inferior / will not inferior

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣ます

    Reading

    おとます
    otomasu

    Meaning

    to inferior / does inferior / will inferior

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣ません

    Reading

    おとません
    otomasen

    Meaning

    to not inferior / does not inferior / will not inferior

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣た

    Reading

    おとた
    otota

    Meaning

    did inferior

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    劣なかった

    Reading

    おとなかった
    otonakatta

    Meaning

    did not inferior

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣ました

    Reading

    おとました
    otomashita

    Meaning

    did inferior

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣ませんでした

    Reading

    おとませんでした
    otomasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not inferior

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣て

    Reading

    おとて
    otote

    Meaning

    inferior, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    劣ないで

    Reading

    おとないで
    otonaide

    Meaning

    not inferior, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    劣なくて

    Reading

    おとなくて
    otonakute

    Meaning

    not inferior, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣まして

    Reading

    おとまして
    otomashite

    Meaning

    inferior, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣ませんで

    Reading

    おとませんで
    otomasende

    Meaning

    not inferior, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    劣ろ

    Reading

    おとろ
    otoro

    Meaning

    inferior!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    劣よ

    Reading

    おとよ
    otoyo

    Meaning

    inferior! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    劣るな

    Reading

    おとるな
    otoruna

    Meaning

    do not inferior!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣なさい

    Reading

    おとなさい
    otonasai

    Meaning

    inferior!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    劣なさるな

    Reading

    おとなさるな
    otonasaruna

    Meaning

    do not inferior!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    劣てください

    Reading

    おとてください
    ototekudasai

    Meaning

    please inferior

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お劣ください

    Reading

    おおとください
    ootokudasai

    Meaning

    kindly inferior

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣ないでください

    Reading

    おとないでください
    otonaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not inferior

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お劣なさいませ

    Reading

    おおとなさいませ
    ootonasaimase

    Meaning

    please inferior

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お劣なさいますな

    Reading

    おおとなさいますな
    ootonasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not inferior

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣ている

    Reading

    おとている
    ototeiru

    Meaning

    is doing inferior / is inferior(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣ています

    Reading

    おとています
    ototeimasu

    Meaning

    is doing inferior / is inferior(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣ていません

    Reading

    おとていません
    ototeimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing inferior / is not inferior(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣ていた

    Reading

    おとていた
    ototeita

    Meaning

    was doing inferior / was inferior(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣ていました

    Reading

    おとていました
    ototeimashita

    Meaning

    was doing inferior / was inferior(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣ていませんでした

    Reading

    おとていませんでした
    ototeimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing inferior / was not inferior(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣よう

    Reading

    おとよう
    otoyou

    Meaning

    let's inferior / will inferior

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    劣まい

    Reading

    おとまい
    otomai

    Meaning

    let's not inferior / will not inferior

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣ましょう

    Reading

    おとましょう
    otomashou

    Meaning

    let's inferior / will inferior

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣ますまい

    Reading

    おとますまい
    otomasumai

    Meaning

    let's not inferior / will not inferior

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣るだろう

    Reading

    おとるだろう
    otorudarou

    Meaning

    will probably inferior

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    劣ないだろう

    Reading

    おとないだろう
    otonaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not inferior

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣るでしょう

    Reading

    おとるでしょう
    otorudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably inferior

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣ないでしょう

    Reading

    おとないでしょう
    otonaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not inferior

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣ただろう

    Reading

    おとただろう
    ototadarou

    Meaning

    probably did inferior

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    劣なかっただろう

    Reading

    おとなかっただろう
    otonakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not inferior

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣たでしょう

    Reading

    おとたでしょう
    ototadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did inferior

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣なかったでしょう

    Reading

    おとなかったでしょう
    otonakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not inferior

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣れば

    Reading

    おとれば
    otoreba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does inferior

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    劣なければ

    Reading

    おとなければ
    otonakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not inferior

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣たら

    Reading

    おとたら
    ototara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did inferior

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    劣なかったら

    Reading

    おとなかったら
    otonakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not inferior

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣ましたら

    Reading

    おとましたら
    otomashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did inferior

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣ませんでしたら

    Reading

    おとませんでしたら
    otomasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not inferior

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣られる

    Reading

    おとられる
    otorareru

    Meaning

    can inferior

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    劣られない

    Reading

    おとられない
    otorarenai

    Meaning

    cannot inferior

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣られます

    Reading

    おとられます
    otoraremasu

    Meaning

    can inferior

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣られません

    Reading

    おとられません
    otoraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot inferior

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣させる

    Reading

    おとさせる
    otosaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) inferior

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    劣させない

    Reading

    おとさせない
    otosasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) inferior

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣させます

    Reading

    おとさせます
    otosasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) inferior

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣させません

    Reading

    おとさせません
    otosasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) inferior

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣られる

    Reading

    おとられる
    otorareru

    Meaning

    be inferior

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    劣られない

    Reading

    おとられない
    otorarenai

    Meaning

    not be inferior

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣られます

    Reading

    おとられます
    otoraremasu

    Meaning

    be inferior

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣られません

    Reading

    おとられません
    otoraremasen

    Meaning

    not be inferior

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    劣たり

    Reading

    おとたり
    ototari

    Meaning

    did things like inferior

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    劣なかったり

    Reading

    おとなかったり
    otonakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like inferior

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    劣ましたり

    Reading

    おとましたり
    otomashitari

    Meaning

    did things like inferior

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    劣ませんでしたり

    Reading

    おとませんでしたり
    otomasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like inferior

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    劣たい

    Reading

    おとたい
    ototai

    Meaning

    want to inferior

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    劣たくない

    Reading

    おとたくない
    ototakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to inferior

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    劣たかった

    Reading

    おとたかった
    ototakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to inferior

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    劣たくなかった

    Reading

    おとたくなかった
    ototakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to inferior

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    劣たくて

    Reading

    おとたくて
    ototakute

    Meaning

    want to inferior, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    劣たくなくて

    Reading

    おとたくなくて
    ototakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to inferior, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    劣たく

    Reading

    おとたく
    ototaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to inferior

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    劣たければ

    Reading

    おとたければ
    ototakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to inferior

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    劣たくなければ

    Reading

    おとたくなければ
    ototakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to inferior

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    劣たかったら

    Reading

    おとたかったら
    ototakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to inferior

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    劣たくなかったら

    Reading

    おとたくなかったら
    ototakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to inferior

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    劣たさ

    Reading

    おとたさ
    ototasa

    Meaning

    the desire to inferior

Word Detail

    word

    劣る

    Meaning

    Inferior

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Inferior, Inferiority

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