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Conjugation of Japanese verb なめる - lick, underestimate - nameru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    なめ

    Reading

    Meaning

    lick

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめる

    Reading

    ru

    Meaning

    to lick / does lick / will lick

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    なめない

    Reading

    ない
    nai

    Meaning

    to not lick / does not lick / will not lick

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめます

    Reading

    ます
    masu

    Meaning

    to lick / does lick / will lick

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめません

    Reading

    ません
    masen

    Meaning

    to not lick / does not lick / will not lick

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめた

    Reading

    ta

    Meaning

    did lick

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    なめなかった

    Reading

    なかった
    nakatta

    Meaning

    did not lick

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめました

    Reading

    ました
    mashita

    Meaning

    did lick

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめませんでした

    Reading

    ませんでした
    masendeshita

    Meaning

    did not lick

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめて

    Reading

    te

    Meaning

    lick, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    なめないで

    Reading

    ないで
    naide

    Meaning

    not lick, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    なめなくて

    Reading

    なくて
    nakute

    Meaning

    not lick, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめまして

    Reading

    まして
    mashite

    Meaning

    lick, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめませんで

    Reading

    ませんで
    masende

    Meaning

    not lick, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    なめろ

    Reading

    ro

    Meaning

    lick!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    なめよ

    Reading

    yo

    Meaning

    lick! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    なめるな

    Reading

    るな
    runa

    Meaning

    do not lick!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめなさい

    Reading

    なさい
    nasai

    Meaning

    lick!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    なめなさるな

    Reading

    なさるな
    nasaruna

    Meaning

    do not lick!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    なめてください

    Reading

    てください
    tekudasai

    Meaning

    please lick

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    おなめください

    Reading

    おください
    okudasai

    Meaning

    kindly lick

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめないでください

    Reading

    ないでください
    naidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not lick

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    おなめなさいませ

    Reading

    おなさいませ
    onasaimase

    Meaning

    please lick

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    おなめなさいますな

    Reading

    おなさいますな
    onasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not lick

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめている

    Reading

    ている
    teiru

    Meaning

    is doing lick / is lick(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめています

    Reading

    ています
    teimasu

    Meaning

    is doing lick / is lick(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめていません

    Reading

    ていません
    teimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing lick / is not lick(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめていた

    Reading

    ていた
    teita

    Meaning

    was doing lick / was lick(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめていました

    Reading

    ていました
    teimashita

    Meaning

    was doing lick / was lick(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめていませんでした

    Reading

    ていませんでした
    teimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing lick / was not lick(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめよう

    Reading

    よう
    you

    Meaning

    let's lick / will lick

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    なめまい

    Reading

    まい
    mai

    Meaning

    let's not lick / will not lick

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめましょう

    Reading

    ましょう
    mashou

    Meaning

    let's lick / will lick

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめますまい

    Reading

    ますまい
    masumai

    Meaning

    let's not lick / will not lick

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめるだろう

    Reading

    るだろう
    rudarou

    Meaning

    will probably lick

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    なめないだろう

    Reading

    ないだろう
    naidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not lick

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめるでしょう

    Reading

    るでしょう
    rudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably lick

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめないでしょう

    Reading

    ないでしょう
    naideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not lick

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめただろう

    Reading

    ただろう
    tadarou

    Meaning

    probably did lick

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    なめなかっただろう

    Reading

    なかっただろう
    nakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not lick

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめたでしょう

    Reading

    たでしょう
    tadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did lick

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめなかったでしょう

    Reading

    なかったでしょう
    nakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not lick

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめれば

    Reading

    れば
    reba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does lick

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    なめなければ

    Reading

    なければ
    nakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not lick

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめたら

    Reading

    たら
    tara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did lick

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    なめなかったら

    Reading

    なかったら
    nakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not lick

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめましたら

    Reading

    ましたら
    mashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did lick

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめませんでしたら

    Reading

    ませんでしたら
    masendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not lick

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめられる

    Reading

    られる
    rareru

    Meaning

    can lick

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    なめられない

    Reading

    られない
    rarenai

    Meaning

    cannot lick

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめられます

    Reading

    られます
    raremasu

    Meaning

    can lick

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめられません

    Reading

    られません
    raremasen

    Meaning

    cannot lick

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめさせる

    Reading

    させる
    saseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) lick

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    なめさせない

    Reading

    させない
    sasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) lick

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめさせます

    Reading

    させます
    sasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) lick

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめさせません

    Reading

    させません
    sasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) lick

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめられる

    Reading

    られる
    rareru

    Meaning

    be lick

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    なめられない

    Reading

    られない
    rarenai

    Meaning

    not be lick

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめられます

    Reading

    られます
    raremasu

    Meaning

    be lick

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめられません

    Reading

    られません
    raremasen

    Meaning

    not be lick

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    なめたり

    Reading

    たり
    tari

    Meaning

    did things like lick

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    なめなかったり

    Reading

    なかったり
    nakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like lick

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    なめましたり

    Reading

    ましたり
    mashitari

    Meaning

    did things like lick

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    なめませんでしたり

    Reading

    ませんでしたり
    masendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like lick

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    なめたい

    Reading

    たい
    tai

    Meaning

    want to lick

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    なめたくない

    Reading

    たくない
    takunai

    Meaning

    do not want to lick

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    なめたかった

    Reading

    たかった
    takatta

    Meaning

    wanted to lick

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    なめたくなかった

    Reading

    たくなかった
    takunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to lick

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    なめたくて

    Reading

    たくて
    takute

    Meaning

    want to lick, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    なめたくなくて

    Reading

    たくなくて
    takunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to lick, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    なめたく

    Reading

    たく
    taku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to lick

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    なめたければ

    Reading

    たければ
    takereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to lick

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    なめたくなければ

    Reading

    たくなければ
    takunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to lick

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    なめたかったら

    Reading

    たかったら
    takattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to lick

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    なめたくなかったら

    Reading

    たくなかったら
    takunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to lick

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    なめたさ

    Reading

    たさ
    tasa

    Meaning

    the desire to lick

Word Detail

    word

    なめる

    Meaning

    Lick, Underestimate

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