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Conjugation of Japanese verb 語る - tell - kataru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    かた
    kata

    Meaning

    tell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語る

    Reading

    かたる
    kataru

    Meaning

    to tell / does tell / will tell

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    語ない

    Reading

    かたない
    katanai

    Meaning

    to not tell / does not tell / will not tell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語ます

    Reading

    かたます
    katamasu

    Meaning

    to tell / does tell / will tell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語ません

    Reading

    かたません
    katamasen

    Meaning

    to not tell / does not tell / will not tell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語た

    Reading

    かたた
    katata

    Meaning

    did tell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    語なかった

    Reading

    かたなかった
    katanakatta

    Meaning

    did not tell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語ました

    Reading

    かたました
    katamashita

    Meaning

    did tell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語ませんでした

    Reading

    かたませんでした
    katamasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not tell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語て

    Reading

    かたて
    katate

    Meaning

    tell, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    語ないで

    Reading

    かたないで
    katanaide

    Meaning

    not tell, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    語なくて

    Reading

    かたなくて
    katanakute

    Meaning

    not tell, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語まして

    Reading

    かたまして
    katamashite

    Meaning

    tell, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語ませんで

    Reading

    かたませんで
    katamasende

    Meaning

    not tell, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    語ろ

    Reading

    かたろ
    kataro

    Meaning

    tell!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    語よ

    Reading

    かたよ
    katayo

    Meaning

    tell! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    語るな

    Reading

    かたるな
    kataruna

    Meaning

    do not tell!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語なさい

    Reading

    かたなさい
    katanasai

    Meaning

    tell!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    語なさるな

    Reading

    かたなさるな
    katanasaruna

    Meaning

    do not tell!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    語てください

    Reading

    かたてください
    katatekudasai

    Meaning

    please tell

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お語ください

    Reading

    おかたください
    okatakudasai

    Meaning

    kindly tell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語ないでください

    Reading

    かたないでください
    katanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not tell

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お語なさいませ

    Reading

    おかたなさいませ
    okatanasaimase

    Meaning

    please tell

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お語なさいますな

    Reading

    おかたなさいますな
    okatanasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not tell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語ている

    Reading

    かたている
    katateiru

    Meaning

    is doing tell / is tell(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語ています

    Reading

    かたています
    katateimasu

    Meaning

    is doing tell / is tell(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語ていません

    Reading

    かたていません
    katateimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing tell / is not tell(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語ていた

    Reading

    かたていた
    katateita

    Meaning

    was doing tell / was tell(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語ていました

    Reading

    かたていました
    katateimashita

    Meaning

    was doing tell / was tell(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語ていませんでした

    Reading

    かたていませんでした
    katateimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing tell / was not tell(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語よう

    Reading

    かたよう
    katayou

    Meaning

    let's tell / will tell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    語まい

    Reading

    かたまい
    katamai

    Meaning

    let's not tell / will not tell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語ましょう

    Reading

    かたましょう
    katamashou

    Meaning

    let's tell / will tell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語ますまい

    Reading

    かたますまい
    katamasumai

    Meaning

    let's not tell / will not tell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語るだろう

    Reading

    かたるだろう
    katarudarou

    Meaning

    will probably tell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    語ないだろう

    Reading

    かたないだろう
    katanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not tell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語るでしょう

    Reading

    かたるでしょう
    katarudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably tell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語ないでしょう

    Reading

    かたないでしょう
    katanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not tell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語ただろう

    Reading

    かたただろう
    katatadarou

    Meaning

    probably did tell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    語なかっただろう

    Reading

    かたなかっただろう
    katanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not tell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語たでしょう

    Reading

    かたたでしょう
    katatadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did tell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語なかったでしょう

    Reading

    かたなかったでしょう
    katanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not tell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語れば

    Reading

    かたれば
    katareba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does tell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    語なければ

    Reading

    かたなければ
    katanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not tell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語たら

    Reading

    かたたら
    katatara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did tell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    語なかったら

    Reading

    かたなかったら
    katanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not tell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語ましたら

    Reading

    かたましたら
    katamashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did tell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語ませんでしたら

    Reading

    かたませんでしたら
    katamasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not tell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語られる

    Reading

    かたられる
    katarareru

    Meaning

    can tell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    語られない

    Reading

    かたられない
    katararenai

    Meaning

    cannot tell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語られます

    Reading

    かたられます
    katararemasu

    Meaning

    can tell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語られません

    Reading

    かたられません
    katararemasen

    Meaning

    cannot tell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語させる

    Reading

    かたさせる
    katasaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) tell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    語させない

    Reading

    かたさせない
    katasasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) tell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語させます

    Reading

    かたさせます
    katasasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) tell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語させません

    Reading

    かたさせません
    katasasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) tell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語られる

    Reading

    かたられる
    katarareru

    Meaning

    be tell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    語られない

    Reading

    かたられない
    katararenai

    Meaning

    not be tell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語られます

    Reading

    かたられます
    katararemasu

    Meaning

    be tell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語られません

    Reading

    かたられません
    katararemasen

    Meaning

    not be tell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    語たり

    Reading

    かたたり
    katatari

    Meaning

    did things like tell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    語なかったり

    Reading

    かたなかったり
    katanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like tell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    語ましたり

    Reading

    かたましたり
    katamashitari

    Meaning

    did things like tell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    語ませんでしたり

    Reading

    かたませんでしたり
    katamasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like tell

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    語たい

    Reading

    かたたい
    katatai

    Meaning

    want to tell

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    語たくない

    Reading

    かたたくない
    katatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to tell

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    語たかった

    Reading

    かたたかった
    katatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to tell

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    語たくなかった

    Reading

    かたたくなかった
    katatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to tell

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    語たくて

    Reading

    かたたくて
    katatakute

    Meaning

    want to tell, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    語たくなくて

    Reading

    かたたくなくて
    katatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to tell, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    語たく

    Reading

    かたたく
    katataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to tell

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    語たければ

    Reading

    かたたければ
    katatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to tell

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    語たくなければ

    Reading

    かたたくなければ
    katatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to tell

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    語たかったら

    Reading

    かたたかったら
    katatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to tell

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    語たくなかったら

    Reading

    かたたくなかったら
    katatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to tell

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    語たさ

    Reading

    かたたさ
    katatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to tell

Word Detail

    word

    語る

    Meaning

    Tell

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