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Conjugation of Japanese verb 要る - need - iru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    i

    Meaning

    need

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要る

    Reading

    いる
    iru

    Meaning

    to need / does need / will need

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    要ない

    Reading

    いない
    inai

    Meaning

    to not need / does not need / will not need

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要ます

    Reading

    います
    imasu

    Meaning

    to need / does need / will need

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要ません

    Reading

    いません
    imasen

    Meaning

    to not need / does not need / will not need

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要た

    Reading

    いた
    ita

    Meaning

    did need

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    要なかった

    Reading

    いなかった
    inakatta

    Meaning

    did not need

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要ました

    Reading

    いました
    imashita

    Meaning

    did need

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要ませんでした

    Reading

    いませんでした
    imasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not need

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要て

    Reading

    いて
    ite

    Meaning

    need, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    要ないで

    Reading

    いないで
    inaide

    Meaning

    not need, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    要なくて

    Reading

    いなくて
    inakute

    Meaning

    not need, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要まして

    Reading

    いまして
    imashite

    Meaning

    need, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要ませんで

    Reading

    いませんで
    imasende

    Meaning

    not need, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    要ろ

    Reading

    いろ
    iro

    Meaning

    need!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    要よ

    Reading

    いよ
    iyo

    Meaning

    need! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    要るな

    Reading

    いるな
    iruna

    Meaning

    do not need!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要なさい

    Reading

    いなさい
    inasai

    Meaning

    need!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    要なさるな

    Reading

    いなさるな
    inasaruna

    Meaning

    do not need!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    要てください

    Reading

    いてください
    itekudasai

    Meaning

    please need

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お要ください

    Reading

    おいください
    oikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly need

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要ないでください

    Reading

    いないでください
    inaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not need

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お要なさいませ

    Reading

    おいなさいませ
    oinasaimase

    Meaning

    please need

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お要なさいますな

    Reading

    おいなさいますな
    oinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not need

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要ている

    Reading

    いている
    iteiru

    Meaning

    is doing need / is need(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要ています

    Reading

    いています
    iteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing need / is need(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要ていません

    Reading

    いていません
    iteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing need / is not need(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要ていた

    Reading

    いていた
    iteita

    Meaning

    was doing need / was need(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要ていました

    Reading

    いていました
    iteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing need / was need(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要ていませんでした

    Reading

    いていませんでした
    iteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing need / was not need(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要よう

    Reading

    いよう
    iyou

    Meaning

    let's need / will need

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    要まい

    Reading

    いまい
    imai

    Meaning

    let's not need / will not need

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要ましょう

    Reading

    いましょう
    imashou

    Meaning

    let's need / will need

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要ますまい

    Reading

    いますまい
    imasumai

    Meaning

    let's not need / will not need

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要るだろう

    Reading

    いるだろう
    irudarou

    Meaning

    will probably need

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    要ないだろう

    Reading

    いないだろう
    inaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not need

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要るでしょう

    Reading

    いるでしょう
    irudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably need

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要ないでしょう

    Reading

    いないでしょう
    inaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not need

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要ただろう

    Reading

    いただろう
    itadarou

    Meaning

    probably did need

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    要なかっただろう

    Reading

    いなかっただろう
    inakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not need

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要たでしょう

    Reading

    いたでしょう
    itadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did need

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要なかったでしょう

    Reading

    いなかったでしょう
    inakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not need

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要れば

    Reading

    いれば
    ireba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does need

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    要なければ

    Reading

    いなければ
    inakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not need

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要たら

    Reading

    いたら
    itara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did need

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    要なかったら

    Reading

    いなかったら
    inakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not need

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要ましたら

    Reading

    いましたら
    imashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did need

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要ませんでしたら

    Reading

    いませんでしたら
    imasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not need

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要られる

    Reading

    いられる
    irareru

    Meaning

    can need

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    要られない

    Reading

    いられない
    irarenai

    Meaning

    cannot need

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要られます

    Reading

    いられます
    iraremasu

    Meaning

    can need

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要られません

    Reading

    いられません
    iraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot need

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要させる

    Reading

    いさせる
    isaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) need

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    要させない

    Reading

    いさせない
    isasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) need

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要させます

    Reading

    いさせます
    isasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) need

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要させません

    Reading

    いさせません
    isasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) need

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要られる

    Reading

    いられる
    irareru

    Meaning

    be need

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    要られない

    Reading

    いられない
    irarenai

    Meaning

    not be need

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要られます

    Reading

    いられます
    iraremasu

    Meaning

    be need

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要られません

    Reading

    いられません
    iraremasen

    Meaning

    not be need

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    要たり

    Reading

    いたり
    itari

    Meaning

    did things like need

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    要なかったり

    Reading

    いなかったり
    inakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like need

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    要ましたり

    Reading

    いましたり
    imashitari

    Meaning

    did things like need

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    要ませんでしたり

    Reading

    いませんでしたり
    imasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like need

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    要たい

    Reading

    いたい
    itai

    Meaning

    want to need

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    要たくない

    Reading

    いたくない
    itakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to need

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    要たかった

    Reading

    いたかった
    itakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to need

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    要たくなかった

    Reading

    いたくなかった
    itakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to need

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    要たくて

    Reading

    いたくて
    itakute

    Meaning

    want to need, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    要たくなくて

    Reading

    いたくなくて
    itakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to need, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    要たく

    Reading

    いたく
    itaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to need

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    要たければ

    Reading

    いたければ
    itakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to need

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    要たくなければ

    Reading

    いたくなければ
    itakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to need

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    要たかったら

    Reading

    いたかったら
    itakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to need

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    要たくなかったら

    Reading

    いたくなかったら
    itakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to need

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    要たさ

    Reading

    いたさ
    itasa

    Meaning

    the desire to need

Word Detail

    word

    要る

    Meaning

    Need

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Important, Need

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