Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI shake | ||
| NegativeI don’t shake |
JAPANESE VERB
ふるえる
震える
to shake, to tremble
- #406 most used
- Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI shook | ||
| NegativeI didn’t shake |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formshaking, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am shaking | ||
| Please (て ください)please shake |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can shake | ||
| NegativeI can’t shake |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to shake | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to shake |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s shake |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I shake
- If, when (たら) if I shake
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) shake (do it)
- Plain command shake!
- Please don’t please don’t shake
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am shaken | ||
| CausativeI make someone shake |
How to use ふるえる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
さむくて、 て が ふるえます。
It's so cold my hands are shaking.
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Past
スピーチ の まえ、 こえ が ふるえた。
Before the speech, my voice shook.
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Te-form
ベン、 あし が ふるえて いる よ。
Ben, your legs are shaking.
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Potential
て が ふるえて、 じ が かけません。
My hands are shaking and I can't write.
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Want to
ふるえる ほど さむい。 はやく いえ に かえりたい。
I'm cold enough to shiver. I want to get home quickly.
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Volitional
ふるえて いる ね。 なにか あたたかい もの を のもう。
You're shivering. Let's have something warm to drink.
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Conditional
こえ が ふるえたら、 ひとつ ふかく いき を すって。
If your voice shakes, take one deep breath.
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Commands and requests
ふるえて いる こども を、 ひとり に しないで ください。
Please don't leave a shivering child alone.
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Passive and causative
こわい はなし で、 みんな を ふるえさせた。
He made everyone tremble with a scary story.
Good to know
- ふるえる is what your body does by itself, with cold or fear; ふる is to shake something.
- Trembling isn't chosen, so where a form isn't used, the sentence shows ふるえる beside another verb.
Where you hear ふるえる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- きんちょう する と、 て が ふるえる。 When I'm nervous, my hands shake.
- けさ、 て が ふるえた。 My hands shook this morning.
- あした も ふるえる だろう ね。 They'll probably shake tomorrow too.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).