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Conjugation of Japanese verb 似る - resemble - niru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    ni

    Meaning

    resemble

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似る

    Reading

    にる
    niru

    Meaning

    to resemble / does resemble / will resemble

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    似ない

    Reading

    にない
    ninai

    Meaning

    to not resemble / does not resemble / will not resemble

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似ます

    Reading

    にます
    nimasu

    Meaning

    to resemble / does resemble / will resemble

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似ません

    Reading

    にません
    nimasen

    Meaning

    to not resemble / does not resemble / will not resemble

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似た

    Reading

    にた
    nita

    Meaning

    did resemble

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    似なかった

    Reading

    になかった
    ninakatta

    Meaning

    did not resemble

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似ました

    Reading

    にました
    nimashita

    Meaning

    did resemble

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似ませんでした

    Reading

    にませんでした
    nimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not resemble

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似て

    Reading

    にて
    nite

    Meaning

    resemble, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    似ないで

    Reading

    にないで
    ninaide

    Meaning

    not resemble, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    似なくて

    Reading

    になくて
    ninakute

    Meaning

    not resemble, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似まして

    Reading

    にまして
    nimashite

    Meaning

    resemble, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似ませんで

    Reading

    にませんで
    nimasende

    Meaning

    not resemble, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    似ろ

    Reading

    にろ
    niro

    Meaning

    resemble!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    似よ

    Reading

    によ
    niyo

    Meaning

    resemble! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    似るな

    Reading

    にるな
    niruna

    Meaning

    do not resemble!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似なさい

    Reading

    になさい
    ninasai

    Meaning

    resemble!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    似なさるな

    Reading

    になさるな
    ninasaruna

    Meaning

    do not resemble!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    似てください

    Reading

    にてください
    nitekudasai

    Meaning

    please resemble

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お似ください

    Reading

    おにください
    onikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly resemble

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似ないでください

    Reading

    にないでください
    ninaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not resemble

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お似なさいませ

    Reading

    おになさいませ
    oninasaimase

    Meaning

    please resemble

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お似なさいますな

    Reading

    おになさいますな
    oninasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not resemble

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似ている

    Reading

    にている
    niteiru

    Meaning

    is doing resemble / is resemble(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似ています

    Reading

    にています
    niteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing resemble / is resemble(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似ていません

    Reading

    にていません
    niteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing resemble / is not resemble(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似ていた

    Reading

    にていた
    niteita

    Meaning

    was doing resemble / was resemble(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似ていました

    Reading

    にていました
    niteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing resemble / was resemble(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似ていませんでした

    Reading

    にていませんでした
    niteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing resemble / was not resemble(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似よう

    Reading

    によう
    niyou

    Meaning

    let's resemble / will resemble

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    似まい

    Reading

    にまい
    nimai

    Meaning

    let's not resemble / will not resemble

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似ましょう

    Reading

    にましょう
    nimashou

    Meaning

    let's resemble / will resemble

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似ますまい

    Reading

    にますまい
    nimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not resemble / will not resemble

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似るだろう

    Reading

    にるだろう
    nirudarou

    Meaning

    will probably resemble

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    似ないだろう

    Reading

    にないだろう
    ninaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not resemble

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似るでしょう

    Reading

    にるでしょう
    nirudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably resemble

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似ないでしょう

    Reading

    にないでしょう
    ninaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not resemble

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似ただろう

    Reading

    にただろう
    nitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did resemble

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    似なかっただろう

    Reading

    になかっただろう
    ninakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not resemble

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似たでしょう

    Reading

    にたでしょう
    nitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did resemble

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似なかったでしょう

    Reading

    になかったでしょう
    ninakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not resemble

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似れば

    Reading

    にれば
    nireba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does resemble

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    似なければ

    Reading

    になければ
    ninakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not resemble

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似たら

    Reading

    にたら
    nitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did resemble

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    似なかったら

    Reading

    になかったら
    ninakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not resemble

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似ましたら

    Reading

    にましたら
    nimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did resemble

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似ませんでしたら

    Reading

    にませんでしたら
    nimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not resemble

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似られる

    Reading

    にられる
    nirareru

    Meaning

    can resemble

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    似られない

    Reading

    にられない
    nirarenai

    Meaning

    cannot resemble

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似られます

    Reading

    にられます
    niraremasu

    Meaning

    can resemble

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似られません

    Reading

    にられません
    niraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot resemble

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似させる

    Reading

    にさせる
    nisaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) resemble

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    似させない

    Reading

    にさせない
    nisasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) resemble

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似させます

    Reading

    にさせます
    nisasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) resemble

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似させません

    Reading

    にさせません
    nisasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) resemble

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似られる

    Reading

    にられる
    nirareru

    Meaning

    be resemble

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    似られない

    Reading

    にられない
    nirarenai

    Meaning

    not be resemble

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似られます

    Reading

    にられます
    niraremasu

    Meaning

    be resemble

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似られません

    Reading

    にられません
    niraremasen

    Meaning

    not be resemble

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    似たり

    Reading

    にたり
    nitari

    Meaning

    did things like resemble

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    似なかったり

    Reading

    になかったり
    ninakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like resemble

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    似ましたり

    Reading

    にましたり
    nimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like resemble

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    似ませんでしたり

    Reading

    にませんでしたり
    nimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like resemble

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    似たい

    Reading

    にたい
    nitai

    Meaning

    want to resemble

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    似たくない

    Reading

    にたくない
    nitakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to resemble

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    似たかった

    Reading

    にたかった
    nitakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to resemble

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    似たくなかった

    Reading

    にたくなかった
    nitakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to resemble

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    似たくて

    Reading

    にたくて
    nitakute

    Meaning

    want to resemble, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    似たくなくて

    Reading

    にたくなくて
    nitakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to resemble, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    似たく

    Reading

    にたく
    nitaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to resemble

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    似たければ

    Reading

    にたければ
    nitakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to resemble

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    似たくなければ

    Reading

    にたくなければ
    nitakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to resemble

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    似たかったら

    Reading

    にたかったら
    nitakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to resemble

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    似たくなかったら

    Reading

    にたくなかったら
    nitakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to resemble

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    似たさ

    Reading

    にたさ
    nitasa

    Meaning

    the desire to resemble

Word Detail

    word

    似る

    Meaning

    Resemble

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Resemble

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