Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am apart | ||
| NegativeI am not apart |
JAPANESE VERB
はなれる
離れる
to be apart, to leave
- #284 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 was apart | ||
| NegativeI was not apart |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formbeing apart, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am being apart | ||
| Please (て ください)please be apart |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can be apart | ||
| NegativeI can’t be apart |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to be apart | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to be apart |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s be apart |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I am apart
- If, when (たら) if I am apart
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) be apart (do it)
- Plain command be apart!
- Please don’t please don’t be apart
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Passive | ||
| Causative |
How to use はなれる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
らいねん、 わたし は じっか を はなれます。
Next year I'm leaving my parents' home.
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Past
ベン は にねん まえ に カナダ を はなれた。
Ben left Canada two years ago.
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Te-form
ふたり は いま はなれて くらして います。
The two of them live apart now.
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Potential
しごと が いそがしくて、 とうきょう を はなれられない。
Work is so busy I can't leave Tokyo.
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Want to
かぞく と はなれたくない です。
I don't want to be apart from my family.
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Volitional
ひと が おおい から、 ここ から はなれよう。
It's crowded, let's get away from here.
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Conditional
まち を はなれれば、 ほし が きれい に みえます。
If you leave the city, the stars look beautiful.
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Commands and requests
けんた、 テレビ から もっと はなれなさい。
Kenta, sit further away from the TV.
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Passive and causative
かのじょ に はなれられて、 かれ は さびしそう です。
His girlfriend left him and he looks lonely.
Good to know
- What you leave takes を: とうきょう を はなれる; who you are apart from takes と: かぞく と はなれる.
Where you hear はなれる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 3
- かぞく と はなれます。 I'll be apart from my family.
- カナダ を はなれました。 I left Canada.
- らいげつ、 にほん を はなれます。 Next month, I'll leave Japan.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- かぞく と はなれる の は さびしい。 Being apart from my family is lonely.
- しぶや で マイク と はなれた。 I got separated from Mike in Shibuya.
- あした は ひと が おおい から、 はなれないで ね。 There'll be a lot of people tomorrow, so don't get separated.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).