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Conjugation of Japanese verb 生きる - live - ikiru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    生き

    Reading

    いき
    iki

    Meaning

    live

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きる

    Reading

    いきる
    ikiru

    Meaning

    to live / does live / will live

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    生きない

    Reading

    いきない
    ikinai

    Meaning

    to not live / does not live / will not live

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きます

    Reading

    いきます
    ikimasu

    Meaning

    to live / does live / will live

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きません

    Reading

    いきません
    ikimasen

    Meaning

    to not live / does not live / will not live

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きた

    Reading

    いきた
    ikita

    Meaning

    did live

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    生きなかった

    Reading

    いきなかった
    ikinakatta

    Meaning

    did not live

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きました

    Reading

    いきました
    ikimashita

    Meaning

    did live

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きませんでした

    Reading

    いきませんでした
    ikimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not live

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きて

    Reading

    いきて
    ikite

    Meaning

    live, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    生きないで

    Reading

    いきないで
    ikinaide

    Meaning

    not live, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    生きなくて

    Reading

    いきなくて
    ikinakute

    Meaning

    not live, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きまして

    Reading

    いきまして
    ikimashite

    Meaning

    live, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きませんで

    Reading

    いきませんで
    ikimasende

    Meaning

    not live, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    生きろ

    Reading

    いきろ
    ikiro

    Meaning

    live!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    生きよ

    Reading

    いきよ
    ikiyo

    Meaning

    live! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    生きるな

    Reading

    いきるな
    ikiruna

    Meaning

    do not live!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きなさい

    Reading

    いきなさい
    ikinasai

    Meaning

    live!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    生きなさるな

    Reading

    いきなさるな
    ikinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not live!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    生きてください

    Reading

    いきてください
    ikitekudasai

    Meaning

    please live

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お生きください

    Reading

    おいきください
    oikikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly live

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きないでください

    Reading

    いきないでください
    ikinaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not live

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お生きなさいませ

    Reading

    おいきなさいませ
    oikinasaimase

    Meaning

    please live

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お生きなさいますな

    Reading

    おいきなさいますな
    oikinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not live

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きている

    Reading

    いきている
    ikiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing live / is live(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きています

    Reading

    いきています
    ikiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing live / is live(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きていません

    Reading

    いきていません
    ikiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing live / is not live(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きていた

    Reading

    いきていた
    ikiteita

    Meaning

    was doing live / was live(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きていました

    Reading

    いきていました
    ikiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing live / was live(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きていませんでした

    Reading

    いきていませんでした
    ikiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing live / was not live(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きよう

    Reading

    いきよう
    ikiyou

    Meaning

    let's live / will live

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    生きまい

    Reading

    いきまい
    ikimai

    Meaning

    let's not live / will not live

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きましょう

    Reading

    いきましょう
    ikimashou

    Meaning

    let's live / will live

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きますまい

    Reading

    いきますまい
    ikimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not live / will not live

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きるだろう

    Reading

    いきるだろう
    ikirudarou

    Meaning

    will probably live

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    生きないだろう

    Reading

    いきないだろう
    ikinaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not live

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きるでしょう

    Reading

    いきるでしょう
    ikirudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably live

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きないでしょう

    Reading

    いきないでしょう
    ikinaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not live

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きただろう

    Reading

    いきただろう
    ikitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did live

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    生きなかっただろう

    Reading

    いきなかっただろう
    ikinakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not live

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きたでしょう

    Reading

    いきたでしょう
    ikitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did live

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きなかったでしょう

    Reading

    いきなかったでしょう
    ikinakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not live

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きれば

    Reading

    いきれば
    ikireba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does live

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    生きなければ

    Reading

    いきなければ
    ikinakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not live

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きたら

    Reading

    いきたら
    ikitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did live

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    生きなかったら

    Reading

    いきなかったら
    ikinakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not live

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きましたら

    Reading

    いきましたら
    ikimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did live

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きませんでしたら

    Reading

    いきませんでしたら
    ikimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not live

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きられる

    Reading

    いきられる
    ikirareru

    Meaning

    can live

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    生きられない

    Reading

    いきられない
    ikirarenai

    Meaning

    cannot live

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きられます

    Reading

    いきられます
    ikiraremasu

    Meaning

    can live

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きられません

    Reading

    いきられません
    ikiraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot live

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きさせる

    Reading

    いきさせる
    ikisaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) live

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    生きさせない

    Reading

    いきさせない
    ikisasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) live

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きさせます

    Reading

    いきさせます
    ikisasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) live

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きさせません

    Reading

    いきさせません
    ikisasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) live

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きられる

    Reading

    いきられる
    ikirareru

    Meaning

    be live

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    生きられない

    Reading

    いきられない
    ikirarenai

    Meaning

    not be live

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きられます

    Reading

    いきられます
    ikiraremasu

    Meaning

    be live

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きられません

    Reading

    いきられません
    ikiraremasen

    Meaning

    not be live

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    生きたり

    Reading

    いきたり
    ikitari

    Meaning

    did things like live

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    生きなかったり

    Reading

    いきなかったり
    ikinakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like live

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    生きましたり

    Reading

    いきましたり
    ikimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like live

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    生きませんでしたり

    Reading

    いきませんでしたり
    ikimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like live

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    生きたい

    Reading

    いきたい
    ikitai

    Meaning

    want to live

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    生きたくない

    Reading

    いきたくない
    ikitakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to live

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    生きたかった

    Reading

    いきたかった
    ikitakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to live

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    生きたくなかった

    Reading

    いきたくなかった
    ikitakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to live

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    生きたくて

    Reading

    いきたくて
    ikitakute

    Meaning

    want to live, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    生きたくなくて

    Reading

    いきたくなくて
    ikitakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to live, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    生きたく

    Reading

    いきたく
    ikitaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to live

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    生きたければ

    Reading

    いきたければ
    ikitakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to live

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    生きたくなければ

    Reading

    いきたくなければ
    ikitakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to live

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    生きたかったら

    Reading

    いきたかったら
    ikitakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to live

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    生きたくなかったら

    Reading

    いきたくなかったら
    ikitakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to live

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    生きたさ

    Reading

    いきたさ
    ikitasa

    Meaning

    the desire to live

Word Detail

    word

    生きる

    Meaning

    Live

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Life

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