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JAPANESE VERB

あやまる

謝る

to apologise

  • #252 most used
  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI apologise
NegativeI don’t apologise

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI apologised
NegativeI didn’t apologise

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formapologising, and…
Doing now (て います)I am apologising
Please (て ください)please apologise

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can apologise
NegativeI can’t apologise

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to apologise
NegativeI don’t want to apologise

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s apologise

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I apologise
  2. If, when (たら) if I apologise

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) apologise (do it)
  2. Plain command apologise!
  3. Please don’t please don’t apologise

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am apologised
CausativeI make someone apologise

How to use あやまる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    わるい と おもったら、 すぐ あやまります。

    When I think I'm wrong, I apologise right away.

  2. Past

    きのう、 おくれた こと を ベン に あやまった。

    Yesterday I apologised to Ben for being late.

  3. Te-form

    ベン は なんかい も あやまって いた。

    Ben apologised over and over.

  4. Potential

    プライド が じゃま して、 すなお に あやまれません。

    My pride gets in the way and I can't apologise honestly.

  5. Want to

    けんか した ともだち に あやまりたい。

    I want to apologise to the friend I fought with.

  6. Volitional

    ぼく が わるかった。 ちゃんと あやまろう。

    It was my fault. Let me apologise properly.

  7. Conditional

    すぐ あやまれば、 ゆるして もらえる よ。

    If you apologise right away, you'll be forgiven.

  8. Commands and requests

    いま すぐ いもうと に あやまりなさい。

    Apologise to your sister right now.

  9. Passive and causative

    てんいん に なんど も あやまられて、 こまった。

    The shop assistant kept apologising and I didn't know where to look.

Good to know

  • に あやまる is to apologise to someone: ゆい に あやまった. ごめん and すみません are what you say.

Where you hear あやまる

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 2

  • そうた は すぐ あやまる。 Sota apologises straight away.
  • あおき さん に あやまりました。 I apologised to Miss Aoki.
  • あした、 みお に あやまる。 I'll apologise to Mio tomorrow.
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Sota's First Date

Intermediate Level 2 · あやまった

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).