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Conjugation of Japanese verb 尋ねる - inquire, ask - tazuneru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    尋ね

    Reading

    たずね
    tazune

    Meaning

    inquire

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねる

    Reading

    たずねる
    tazuneru

    Meaning

    to inquire / does inquire / will inquire

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねない

    Reading

    たずねない
    tazunenai

    Meaning

    to not inquire / does not inquire / will not inquire

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねます

    Reading

    たずねます
    tazunemasu

    Meaning

    to inquire / does inquire / will inquire

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねません

    Reading

    たずねません
    tazunemasen

    Meaning

    to not inquire / does not inquire / will not inquire

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねた

    Reading

    たずねた
    tazuneta

    Meaning

    did inquire

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねなかった

    Reading

    たずねなかった
    tazunenakatta

    Meaning

    did not inquire

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねました

    Reading

    たずねました
    tazunemashita

    Meaning

    did inquire

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねませんでした

    Reading

    たずねませんでした
    tazunemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not inquire

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねて

    Reading

    たずねて
    tazunete

    Meaning

    inquire, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    尋ねないで

    Reading

    たずねないで
    tazunenaide

    Meaning

    not inquire, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    尋ねなくて

    Reading

    たずねなくて
    tazunenakute

    Meaning

    not inquire, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねまして

    Reading

    たずねまして
    tazunemashite

    Meaning

    inquire, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねませんで

    Reading

    たずねませんで
    tazunemasende

    Meaning

    not inquire, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    尋ねろ

    Reading

    たずねろ
    tazunero

    Meaning

    inquire!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    尋ねよ

    Reading

    たずねよ
    tazuneyo

    Meaning

    inquire! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねるな

    Reading

    たずねるな
    tazuneruna

    Meaning

    do not inquire!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねなさい

    Reading

    たずねなさい
    tazunenasai

    Meaning

    inquire!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねなさるな

    Reading

    たずねなさるな
    tazunenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not inquire!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    尋ねてください

    Reading

    たずねてください
    tazunetekudasai

    Meaning

    please inquire

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お尋ねください

    Reading

    おたずねください
    otazunekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly inquire

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねないでください

    Reading

    たずねないでください
    tazunenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not inquire

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お尋ねなさいませ

    Reading

    おたずねなさいませ
    otazunenasaimase

    Meaning

    please inquire

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お尋ねなさいますな

    Reading

    おたずねなさいますな
    otazunenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not inquire

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねている

    Reading

    たずねている
    tazuneteiru

    Meaning

    is doing inquire / is inquire(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねています

    Reading

    たずねています
    tazuneteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing inquire / is inquire(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねていません

    Reading

    たずねていません
    tazuneteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing inquire / is not inquire(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねていた

    Reading

    たずねていた
    tazuneteita

    Meaning

    was doing inquire / was inquire(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねていました

    Reading

    たずねていました
    tazuneteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing inquire / was inquire(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねていませんでした

    Reading

    たずねていませんでした
    tazuneteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing inquire / was not inquire(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねよう

    Reading

    たずねよう
    tazuneyou

    Meaning

    let's inquire / will inquire

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねまい

    Reading

    たずねまい
    tazunemai

    Meaning

    let's not inquire / will not inquire

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねましょう

    Reading

    たずねましょう
    tazunemashou

    Meaning

    let's inquire / will inquire

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねますまい

    Reading

    たずねますまい
    tazunemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not inquire / will not inquire

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねるだろう

    Reading

    たずねるだろう
    tazunerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably inquire

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねないだろう

    Reading

    たずねないだろう
    tazunenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not inquire

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねるでしょう

    Reading

    たずねるでしょう
    tazunerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably inquire

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねないでしょう

    Reading

    たずねないでしょう
    tazunenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not inquire

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねただろう

    Reading

    たずねただろう
    tazunetadarou

    Meaning

    probably did inquire

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねなかっただろう

    Reading

    たずねなかっただろう
    tazunenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not inquire

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねたでしょう

    Reading

    たずねたでしょう
    tazunetadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did inquire

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねなかったでしょう

    Reading

    たずねなかったでしょう
    tazunenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not inquire

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねれば

    Reading

    たずねれば
    tazunereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does inquire

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねなければ

    Reading

    たずねなければ
    tazunenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not inquire

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねたら

    Reading

    たずねたら
    tazunetara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did inquire

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねなかったら

    Reading

    たずねなかったら
    tazunenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not inquire

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねましたら

    Reading

    たずねましたら
    tazunemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did inquire

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねませんでしたら

    Reading

    たずねませんでしたら
    tazunemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not inquire

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねられる

    Reading

    たずねられる
    tazunerareru

    Meaning

    can inquire

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねられない

    Reading

    たずねられない
    tazunerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot inquire

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねられます

    Reading

    たずねられます
    tazuneraremasu

    Meaning

    can inquire

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねられません

    Reading

    たずねられません
    tazuneraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot inquire

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねさせる

    Reading

    たずねさせる
    tazunesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) inquire

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねさせない

    Reading

    たずねさせない
    tazunesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) inquire

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねさせます

    Reading

    たずねさせます
    tazunesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) inquire

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねさせません

    Reading

    たずねさせません
    tazunesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) inquire

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねられる

    Reading

    たずねられる
    tazunerareru

    Meaning

    be inquire

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねられない

    Reading

    たずねられない
    tazunerarenai

    Meaning

    not be inquire

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねられます

    Reading

    たずねられます
    tazuneraremasu

    Meaning

    be inquire

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねられません

    Reading

    たずねられません
    tazuneraremasen

    Meaning

    not be inquire

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    尋ねたり

    Reading

    たずねたり
    tazunetari

    Meaning

    did things like inquire

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねなかったり

    Reading

    たずねなかったり
    tazunenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like inquire

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    尋ねましたり

    Reading

    たずねましたり
    tazunemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like inquire

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねませんでしたり

    Reading

    たずねませんでしたり
    tazunemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like inquire

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    尋ねたい

    Reading

    たずねたい
    tazunetai

    Meaning

    want to inquire

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねたくない

    Reading

    たずねたくない
    tazunetakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to inquire

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    尋ねたかった

    Reading

    たずねたかった
    tazunetakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to inquire

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねたくなかった

    Reading

    たずねたくなかった
    tazunetakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to inquire

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    尋ねたくて

    Reading

    たずねたくて
    tazunetakute

    Meaning

    want to inquire, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    尋ねたくなくて

    Reading

    たずねたくなくて
    tazunetakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to inquire, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    尋ねたく

    Reading

    たずねたく
    tazunetaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to inquire

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    尋ねたければ

    Reading

    たずねたければ
    tazunetakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to inquire

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねたくなければ

    Reading

    たずねたくなければ
    tazunetakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to inquire

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    尋ねたかったら

    Reading

    たずねたかったら
    tazunetakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to inquire

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    尋ねたくなかったら

    Reading

    たずねたくなかったら
    tazunetakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to inquire

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    尋ねたさ

    Reading

    たずねたさ
    tazunetasa

    Meaning

    the desire to inquire

Word Detail

    word

    尋ねる

    Meaning

    Inquire, Ask

Kanji in this Verb

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    Meaning

    Inquire

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