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Conjugation of Japanese verb 考える - think - kangaeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    考え

    Reading

    かんがえ
    kangae

    Meaning

    think

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考える

    Reading

    かんがえる
    kangaeru

    Meaning

    to think / does think / will think

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    考えない

    Reading

    かんがえない
    kangaenai

    Meaning

    to not think / does not think / will not think

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えます

    Reading

    かんがえます
    kangaemasu

    Meaning

    to think / does think / will think

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えません

    Reading

    かんがえません
    kangaemasen

    Meaning

    to not think / does not think / will not think

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えた

    Reading

    かんがえた
    kangaeta

    Meaning

    did think

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    考えなかった

    Reading

    かんがえなかった
    kangaenakatta

    Meaning

    did not think

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えました

    Reading

    かんがえました
    kangaemashita

    Meaning

    did think

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えませんでした

    Reading

    かんがえませんでした
    kangaemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not think

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えて

    Reading

    かんがえて
    kangaete

    Meaning

    think, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    考えないで

    Reading

    かんがえないで
    kangaenaide

    Meaning

    not think, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    考えなくて

    Reading

    かんがえなくて
    kangaenakute

    Meaning

    not think, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えまして

    Reading

    かんがえまして
    kangaemashite

    Meaning

    think, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えませんで

    Reading

    かんがえませんで
    kangaemasende

    Meaning

    not think, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    考えろ

    Reading

    かんがえろ
    kangaero

    Meaning

    think!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    考えよ

    Reading

    かんがえよ
    kangaeyo

    Meaning

    think! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    考えるな

    Reading

    かんがえるな
    kangaeruna

    Meaning

    do not think!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えなさい

    Reading

    かんがえなさい
    kangaenasai

    Meaning

    think!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    考えなさるな

    Reading

    かんがえなさるな
    kangaenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not think!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    考えてください

    Reading

    かんがえてください
    kangaetekudasai

    Meaning

    please think

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お考えください

    Reading

    おかんがえください
    okangaekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly think

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えないでください

    Reading

    かんがえないでください
    kangaenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not think

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お考えなさいませ

    Reading

    おかんがえなさいませ
    okangaenasaimase

    Meaning

    please think

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お考えなさいますな

    Reading

    おかんがえなさいますな
    okangaenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not think

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えている

    Reading

    かんがえている
    kangaeteiru

    Meaning

    is doing think / is think(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えています

    Reading

    かんがえています
    kangaeteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing think / is think(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えていません

    Reading

    かんがえていません
    kangaeteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing think / is not think(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えていた

    Reading

    かんがえていた
    kangaeteita

    Meaning

    was doing think / was think(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えていました

    Reading

    かんがえていました
    kangaeteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing think / was think(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えていませんでした

    Reading

    かんがえていませんでした
    kangaeteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing think / was not think(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えよう

    Reading

    かんがえよう
    kangaeyou

    Meaning

    let's think / will think

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    考えまい

    Reading

    かんがえまい
    kangaemai

    Meaning

    let's not think / will not think

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えましょう

    Reading

    かんがえましょう
    kangaemashou

    Meaning

    let's think / will think

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えますまい

    Reading

    かんがえますまい
    kangaemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not think / will not think

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えるだろう

    Reading

    かんがえるだろう
    kangaerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably think

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    考えないだろう

    Reading

    かんがえないだろう
    kangaenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not think

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えるでしょう

    Reading

    かんがえるでしょう
    kangaerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably think

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えないでしょう

    Reading

    かんがえないでしょう
    kangaenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not think

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えただろう

    Reading

    かんがえただろう
    kangaetadarou

    Meaning

    probably did think

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    考えなかっただろう

    Reading

    かんがえなかっただろう
    kangaenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not think

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えたでしょう

    Reading

    かんがえたでしょう
    kangaetadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did think

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えなかったでしょう

    Reading

    かんがえなかったでしょう
    kangaenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not think

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えれば

    Reading

    かんがえれば
    kangaereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does think

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    考えなければ

    Reading

    かんがえなければ
    kangaenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not think

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えたら

    Reading

    かんがえたら
    kangaetara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did think

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    考えなかったら

    Reading

    かんがえなかったら
    kangaenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not think

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えましたら

    Reading

    かんがえましたら
    kangaemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did think

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えませんでしたら

    Reading

    かんがえませんでしたら
    kangaemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not think

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えられる

    Reading

    かんがえられる
    kangaerareru

    Meaning

    can think

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    考えられない

    Reading

    かんがえられない
    kangaerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot think

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えられます

    Reading

    かんがえられます
    kangaeraremasu

    Meaning

    can think

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えられません

    Reading

    かんがえられません
    kangaeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot think

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えさせる

    Reading

    かんがえさせる
    kangaesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) think

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    考えさせない

    Reading

    かんがえさせない
    kangaesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) think

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えさせます

    Reading

    かんがえさせます
    kangaesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) think

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えさせません

    Reading

    かんがえさせません
    kangaesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) think

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えられる

    Reading

    かんがえられる
    kangaerareru

    Meaning

    be think

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    考えられない

    Reading

    かんがえられない
    kangaerarenai

    Meaning

    not be think

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えられます

    Reading

    かんがえられます
    kangaeraremasu

    Meaning

    be think

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えられません

    Reading

    かんがえられません
    kangaeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be think

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    考えたり

    Reading

    かんがえたり
    kangaetari

    Meaning

    did things like think

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    考えなかったり

    Reading

    かんがえなかったり
    kangaenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like think

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    考えましたり

    Reading

    かんがえましたり
    kangaemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like think

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    考えませんでしたり

    Reading

    かんがえませんでしたり
    kangaemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like think

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    考えたい

    Reading

    かんがえたい
    kangaetai

    Meaning

    want to think

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    考えたくない

    Reading

    かんがえたくない
    kangaetakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to think

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    考えたかった

    Reading

    かんがえたかった
    kangaetakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to think

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    考えたくなかった

    Reading

    かんがえたくなかった
    kangaetakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to think

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    考えたくて

    Reading

    かんがえたくて
    kangaetakute

    Meaning

    want to think, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    考えたくなくて

    Reading

    かんがえたくなくて
    kangaetakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to think, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    考えたく

    Reading

    かんがえたく
    kangaetaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to think

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    考えたければ

    Reading

    かんがえたければ
    kangaetakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to think

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    考えたくなければ

    Reading

    かんがえたくなければ
    kangaetakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to think

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    考えたかったら

    Reading

    かんがえたかったら
    kangaetakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to think

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    考えたくなかったら

    Reading

    かんがえたくなかったら
    kangaetakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to think

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    考えたさ

    Reading

    かんがえたさ
    kangaetasa

    Meaning

    the desire to think

Word Detail

    word

    考える

    Meaning

    Think

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Think, Consider

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