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Conjugation of Japanese verb 求める - request, seek - motomeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    求め

    Reading

    もとめ
    motome

    Meaning

    request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求める

    Reading

    もとめる
    motomeru

    Meaning

    to request / does request / will request

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    求めない

    Reading

    もとめない
    motomenai

    Meaning

    to not request / does not request / will not request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求めます

    Reading

    もとめます
    motomemasu

    Meaning

    to request / does request / will request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求めません

    Reading

    もとめません
    motomemasen

    Meaning

    to not request / does not request / will not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求めた

    Reading

    もとめた
    motometa

    Meaning

    did request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    求めなかった

    Reading

    もとめなかった
    motomenakatta

    Meaning

    did not request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求めました

    Reading

    もとめました
    motomemashita

    Meaning

    did request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求めませんでした

    Reading

    もとめませんでした
    motomemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求めて

    Reading

    もとめて
    motomete

    Meaning

    request, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    求めないで

    Reading

    もとめないで
    motomenaide

    Meaning

    not request, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    求めなくて

    Reading

    もとめなくて
    motomenakute

    Meaning

    not request, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求めまして

    Reading

    もとめまして
    motomemashite

    Meaning

    request, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求めませんで

    Reading

    もとめませんで
    motomemasende

    Meaning

    not request, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    求めろ

    Reading

    もとめろ
    motomero

    Meaning

    request!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    求めよ

    Reading

    もとめよ
    motomeyo

    Meaning

    request! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    求めるな

    Reading

    もとめるな
    motomeruna

    Meaning

    do not request!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求めなさい

    Reading

    もとめなさい
    motomenasai

    Meaning

    request!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    求めなさるな

    Reading

    もとめなさるな
    motomenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not request!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    求めてください

    Reading

    もとめてください
    motometekudasai

    Meaning

    please request

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お求めください

    Reading

    おもとめください
    omotomekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求めないでください

    Reading

    もとめないでください
    motomenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not request

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お求めなさいませ

    Reading

    おもとめなさいませ
    omotomenasaimase

    Meaning

    please request

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お求めなさいますな

    Reading

    おもとめなさいますな
    omotomenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求めている

    Reading

    もとめている
    motometeiru

    Meaning

    is doing request / is request(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求めています

    Reading

    もとめています
    motometeimasu

    Meaning

    is doing request / is request(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求めていません

    Reading

    もとめていません
    motometeimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing request / is not request(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求めていた

    Reading

    もとめていた
    motometeita

    Meaning

    was doing request / was request(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求めていました

    Reading

    もとめていました
    motometeimashita

    Meaning

    was doing request / was request(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求めていませんでした

    Reading

    もとめていませんでした
    motometeimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing request / was not request(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求めよう

    Reading

    もとめよう
    motomeyou

    Meaning

    let's request / will request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    求めまい

    Reading

    もとめまい
    motomemai

    Meaning

    let's not request / will not request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求めましょう

    Reading

    もとめましょう
    motomemashou

    Meaning

    let's request / will request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求めますまい

    Reading

    もとめますまい
    motomemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not request / will not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求めるだろう

    Reading

    もとめるだろう
    motomerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    求めないだろう

    Reading

    もとめないだろう
    motomenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求めるでしょう

    Reading

    もとめるでしょう
    motomerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求めないでしょう

    Reading

    もとめないでしょう
    motomenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求めただろう

    Reading

    もとめただろう
    motometadarou

    Meaning

    probably did request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    求めなかっただろう

    Reading

    もとめなかっただろう
    motomenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求めたでしょう

    Reading

    もとめたでしょう
    motometadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求めなかったでしょう

    Reading

    もとめなかったでしょう
    motomenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求めれば

    Reading

    もとめれば
    motomereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    求めなければ

    Reading

    もとめなければ
    motomenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求めたら

    Reading

    もとめたら
    motometara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    求めなかったら

    Reading

    もとめなかったら
    motomenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求めましたら

    Reading

    もとめましたら
    motomemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求めませんでしたら

    Reading

    もとめませんでしたら
    motomemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求められる

    Reading

    もとめられる
    motomerareru

    Meaning

    can request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    求められない

    Reading

    もとめられない
    motomerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求められます

    Reading

    もとめられます
    motomeraremasu

    Meaning

    can request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求められません

    Reading

    もとめられません
    motomeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求めさせる

    Reading

    もとめさせる
    motomesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    求めさせない

    Reading

    もとめさせない
    motomesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求めさせます

    Reading

    もとめさせます
    motomesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求めさせません

    Reading

    もとめさせません
    motomesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求められる

    Reading

    もとめられる
    motomerareru

    Meaning

    be request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    求められない

    Reading

    もとめられない
    motomerarenai

    Meaning

    not be request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求められます

    Reading

    もとめられます
    motomeraremasu

    Meaning

    be request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求められません

    Reading

    もとめられません
    motomeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    求めたり

    Reading

    もとめたり
    motometari

    Meaning

    did things like request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    求めなかったり

    Reading

    もとめなかったり
    motomenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    求めましたり

    Reading

    もとめましたり
    motomemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    求めませんでしたり

    Reading

    もとめませんでしたり
    motomemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like request

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    求めたい

    Reading

    もとめたい
    motometai

    Meaning

    want to request

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    求めたくない

    Reading

    もとめたくない
    motometakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to request

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    求めたかった

    Reading

    もとめたかった
    motometakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to request

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    求めたくなかった

    Reading

    もとめたくなかった
    motometakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to request

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    求めたくて

    Reading

    もとめたくて
    motometakute

    Meaning

    want to request, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    求めたくなくて

    Reading

    もとめたくなくて
    motometakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to request, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    求めたく

    Reading

    もとめたく
    motometaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to request

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    求めたければ

    Reading

    もとめたければ
    motometakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to request

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    求めたくなければ

    Reading

    もとめたくなければ
    motometakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to request

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    求めたかったら

    Reading

    もとめたかったら
    motometakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to request

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    求めたくなかったら

    Reading

    もとめたくなかったら
    motometakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to request

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    求めたさ

    Reading

    もとめたさ
    motometasa

    Meaning

    the desire to request

Word Detail

    word

    求める

    Meaning

    Request, Seek

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Request, Seek

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