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Conjugation of Japanese verb 読む - read - yomu

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    yo

    Meaning

    read

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読む

    Reading

    よむ
    yomu

    Meaning

    to read / does read / will read

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    読まない

    Reading

    よまない
    yomanai

    Meaning

    to not read / does not read / will not read

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読みます

    Reading

    よみます
    yomimasu

    Meaning

    to read / does read / will read

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読みません

    Reading

    よみません
    yomimasen

    Meaning

    to not read / does not read / will not read

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読んだ

    Reading

    よんだ
    yonda

    Meaning

    did read

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    読まなかった

    Reading

    よまなかった
    yomanakatta

    Meaning

    did not read

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読みました

    Reading

    よみました
    yomimashita

    Meaning

    did read

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読みませんでした

    Reading

    よみませんでした
    yomimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not read

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読んで

    Reading

    よんで
    yonde

    Meaning

    read, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    読まないで

    Reading

    よまないで
    yomanaide

    Meaning

    not read, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    読まなくて

    Reading

    よまなくて
    yomanakute

    Meaning

    not read, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読みまして

    Reading

    よみまして
    yomimashite

    Meaning

    read, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読みませんで

    Reading

    よみませんで
    yomimasende

    Meaning

    not read, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    読め

    Reading

    よめ
    yome

    Meaning

    read!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    読むな

    Reading

    よむな
    yomuna

    Meaning

    do not read!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読みなさい

    Reading

    よみなさい
    yominasai

    Meaning

    read!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    読みなさるな

    Reading

    よみなさるな
    yominasaruna

    Meaning

    do not read!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    読んでください

    Reading

    よんでください
    yondekudasai

    Meaning

    please read

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お読みください

    Reading

    およみください
    oyomikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly read

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読まないでください

    Reading

    よまないでください
    yomanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not read

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お読みなさいませ

    Reading

    およみなさいませ
    oyominasaimase

    Meaning

    please read

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お読みなさいますな

    Reading

    およみなさいますな
    oyominasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not read

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読んでいる

    Reading

    よんでいる
    yondeiru

    Meaning

    is doing read / is read(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読んでいます

    Reading

    よんでいます
    yondeimasu

    Meaning

    is doing read / is read(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読んでいません

    Reading

    よんでいません
    yondeimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing read / is not read(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読んでいた

    Reading

    よんでいた
    yondeita

    Meaning

    was doing read / was read(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読んでいました

    Reading

    よんでいました
    yondeimashita

    Meaning

    was doing read / was read(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読んでいませんでした

    Reading

    よんでいませんでした
    yondeimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing read / was not read(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読もう

    Reading

    よもう
    yomou

    Meaning

    let's read / will read

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    読むまい

    Reading

    よむまい
    yomumai

    Meaning

    let's not read / will not read

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読みましょう

    Reading

    よみましょう
    yomimashou

    Meaning

    let's read / will read

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読みますまい

    Reading

    よみますまい
    yomimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not read / will not read

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読むだろう

    Reading

    よむだろう
    yomudarou

    Meaning

    will probably read

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    読まないだろう

    Reading

    よまないだろう
    yomanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not read

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読むでしょう

    Reading

    よむでしょう
    yomudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably read

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読まないでしょう

    Reading

    よまないでしょう
    yomanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not read

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読んだだろう

    Reading

    よんだだろう
    yondadarou

    Meaning

    probably did read

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    読まなかっただろう

    Reading

    よまなかっただろう
    yomanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not read

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読んだでしょう

    Reading

    よんだでしょう
    yondadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did read

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読まなかったでしょう

    Reading

    よまなかったでしょう
    yomanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not read

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読めば

    Reading

    よめば
    yomeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does read

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    読まなければ

    Reading

    よまなければ
    yomanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not read

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読んだら

    Reading

    よんだら
    yondara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did read

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    読まなかったら

    Reading

    よまなかったら
    yomanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not read

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読みましたら

    Reading

    よみましたら
    yomimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did read

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読みませんでしたら

    Reading

    よみませんでしたら
    yomimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not read

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読める

    Reading

    よめる
    yomeru

    Meaning

    can read

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    読めない

    Reading

    よめない
    yomenai

    Meaning

    cannot read

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読めます

    Reading

    よめます
    yomemasu

    Meaning

    can read

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読めません

    Reading

    よめません
    yomemasen

    Meaning

    cannot read

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読ませる

    Reading

    よませる
    yomaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) read

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    読ませない

    Reading

    よませない
    yomasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) read

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読ませます

    Reading

    よませます
    yomasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) read

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読ませません

    Reading

    よませません
    yomasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) read

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読まれる

    Reading

    よまれる
    yomareru

    Meaning

    be read

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    読まれない

    Reading

    よまれない
    yomarenai

    Meaning

    not be read

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読まれます

    Reading

    よまれます
    yomaremasu

    Meaning

    be read

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読まれません

    Reading

    よまれません
    yomaremasen

    Meaning

    not be read

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    読んだり

    Reading

    よんだり
    yondari

    Meaning

    did things like read

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    読まなかったり

    Reading

    よまなかったり
    yomanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like read

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    読みましたり

    Reading

    よみましたり
    yomimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like read

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    読みませんでしたり

    Reading

    よみませんでしたり
    yomimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like read

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    読みたい

    Reading

    よたい
    yotai

    Meaning

    want to read

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    読みたくない

    Reading

    よたくない
    yotakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to read

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    読みたかった

    Reading

    よたかった
    yotakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to read

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    読みたくなかった

    Reading

    よたくなかった
    yotakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to read

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    読みたくて

    Reading

    よたくて
    yotakute

    Meaning

    want to read, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    読みたくなくて

    Reading

    よたくなくて
    yotakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to read, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    読みたく

    Reading

    よたく
    yotaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to read

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    読みたければ

    Reading

    よたければ
    yotakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to read

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    読みたくなければ

    Reading

    よたくなければ
    yotakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to read

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    読みたかったら

    Reading

    よたかったら
    yotakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to read

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    読みたくなかったら

    Reading

    よたくなかったら
    yotakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to read

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    読みたさ

    Reading

    よたさ
    yotasa

    Meaning

    the desire to read

Word Detail

    word

    読む

    Meaning

    Read

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  • kanji

    Meaning

    Read

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