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Conjugation of Japanese verb 狙う - target, aim - nerau

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    ねら
    nera

    Meaning

    target

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙う

    Reading

    ねらう
    nerau

    Meaning

    to target / does target / will target

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    狙わない

    Reading

    ねらわない
    nerawanai

    Meaning

    to not target / does not target / will not target

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙います

    Reading

    ねらいます
    neraimasu

    Meaning

    to target / does target / will target

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙いません

    Reading

    ねらいません
    neraimasen

    Meaning

    to not target / does not target / will not target

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙った

    Reading

    ねらった
    neratta

    Meaning

    did target

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    狙わなかった

    Reading

    ねらわなかった
    nerawanakatta

    Meaning

    did not target

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙いました

    Reading

    ねらいました
    neraimashita

    Meaning

    did target

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙いませんでした

    Reading

    ねらいませんでした
    neraimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not target

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙って

    Reading

    ねらって
    neratte

    Meaning

    target, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    狙わないで

    Reading

    ねらわないで
    nerawanaide

    Meaning

    not target, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    狙わなくて

    Reading

    ねらわなくて
    nerawanakute

    Meaning

    not target, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙いまして

    Reading

    ねらいまして
    neraimashite

    Meaning

    target, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙いませんで

    Reading

    ねらいませんで
    neraimasende

    Meaning

    not target, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    狙え

    Reading

    ねらえ
    nerae

    Meaning

    target!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    狙うな

    Reading

    ねらうな
    nerauna

    Meaning

    do not target!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙いなさい

    Reading

    ねらいなさい
    nerainasai

    Meaning

    target!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    狙いなさるな

    Reading

    ねらいなさるな
    nerainasaruna

    Meaning

    do not target!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    狙ってください

    Reading

    ねらってください
    nerattekudasai

    Meaning

    please target

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お狙いください

    Reading

    おねらいください
    oneraikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly target

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙わないでください

    Reading

    ねらわないでください
    nerawanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not target

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お狙いなさいませ

    Reading

    おねらいなさいませ
    onerainasaimase

    Meaning

    please target

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お狙いなさいますな

    Reading

    おねらいなさいますな
    onerainasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not target

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙っている

    Reading

    ねらっている
    neratteiru

    Meaning

    is doing target / is target(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙っています

    Reading

    ねらっています
    neratteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing target / is target(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙っていません

    Reading

    ねらっていません
    neratteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing target / is not target(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙っていた

    Reading

    ねらっていた
    neratteita

    Meaning

    was doing target / was target(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙っていました

    Reading

    ねらっていました
    neratteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing target / was target(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙っていませんでした

    Reading

    ねらっていませんでした
    neratteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing target / was not target(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙おう

    Reading

    ねらおう
    neraou

    Meaning

    let's target / will target

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    狙うまい

    Reading

    ねらうまい
    neraumai

    Meaning

    let's not target / will not target

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙いましょう

    Reading

    ねらいましょう
    neraimashou

    Meaning

    let's target / will target

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙いますまい

    Reading

    ねらいますまい
    neraimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not target / will not target

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙うだろう

    Reading

    ねらうだろう
    neraudarou

    Meaning

    will probably target

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    狙わないだろう

    Reading

    ねらわないだろう
    nerawanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not target

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙うでしょう

    Reading

    ねらうでしょう
    neraudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably target

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙わないでしょう

    Reading

    ねらわないでしょう
    nerawanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not target

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙っただろう

    Reading

    ねらっただろう
    nerattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did target

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    狙わなかっただろう

    Reading

    ねらわなかっただろう
    nerawanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not target

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙ったでしょう

    Reading

    ねらったでしょう
    nerattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did target

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    ねらわなかったでしょう
    nerawanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not target

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙えば

    Reading

    ねらえば
    neraeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does target

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    狙わなければ

    Reading

    ねらわなければ
    nerawanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not target

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙ったら

    Reading

    ねらったら
    nerattara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did target

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    狙わなかったら

    Reading

    ねらわなかったら
    nerawanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not target

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙いましたら

    Reading

    ねらいましたら
    neraimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did target

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙いませんでしたら

    Reading

    ねらいませんでしたら
    neraimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not target

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙える

    Reading

    ねらえる
    neraeru

    Meaning

    can target

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    狙えない

    Reading

    ねらえない
    neraenai

    Meaning

    cannot target

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙えます

    Reading

    ねらえます
    neraemasu

    Meaning

    can target

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙えません

    Reading

    ねらえません
    neraemasen

    Meaning

    cannot target

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙わせる

    Reading

    ねらわせる
    nerawaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) target

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    狙わせない

    Reading

    ねらわせない
    nerawasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) target

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙わせます

    Reading

    ねらわせます
    nerawasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) target

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙わせません

    Reading

    ねらわせません
    nerawasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) target

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙われる

    Reading

    ねらわれる
    nerawareru

    Meaning

    be target

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    狙われない

    Reading

    ねらわれない
    nerawarenai

    Meaning

    not be target

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙われます

    Reading

    ねらわれます
    nerawaremasu

    Meaning

    be target

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙われません

    Reading

    ねらわれません
    nerawaremasen

    Meaning

    not be target

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    狙ったり

    Reading

    ねらったり
    nerattari

    Meaning

    did things like target

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    狙わなかったり

    Reading

    ねらわなかったり
    nerawanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like target

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    狙いましたり

    Reading

    ねらいましたり
    neraimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like target

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    狙いませんでしたり

    Reading

    ねらいませんでしたり
    neraimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like target

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    狙いたい

    Reading

    ねらたい
    neratai

    Meaning

    want to target

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    狙いたくない

    Reading

    ねらたくない
    neratakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to target

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    狙いたかった

    Reading

    ねらたかった
    neratakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to target

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    狙いたくなかった

    Reading

    ねらたくなかった
    neratakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to target

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    狙いたくて

    Reading

    ねらたくて
    neratakute

    Meaning

    want to target, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    狙いたくなくて

    Reading

    ねらたくなくて
    neratakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to target, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    狙いたく

    Reading

    ねらたく
    nerataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to target

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    狙いたければ

    Reading

    ねらたければ
    neratakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to target

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    狙いたくなければ

    Reading

    ねらたくなければ
    neratakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to target

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    狙いたかったら

    Reading

    ねらたかったら
    neratakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to target

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    狙いたくなかったら

    Reading

    ねらたくなかったら
    neratakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to target

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    狙いたさ

    Reading

    ねらたさ
    neratasa

    Meaning

    the desire to target

Word Detail

    word

    狙う

    Meaning

    Target, Aim

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Aim

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