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JAPANESE VERB

いれる

入れる

to put in

  • #66 most used
  • Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI put in
NegativeI don’t put in

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI put in
NegativeI didn’t put in

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formputting in, and…
Doing now (て います)I am putting in
Please (て ください)please put in

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can put in
NegativeI can’t put in

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to put in
NegativeI don’t want to put in

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s put in

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

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

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

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

Passive and causative

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

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am put in
CausativeI make someone put in

How to use いれる

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

  1. Present and future

    コーヒー に さとう を いれます か?

    Do you take sugar in your coffee?

  2. Past

    かぎ は かばん に いれた。

    I put the key in my bag.

  3. Te-form

    おちゃ を いれて きます ね。

    I'll go and make some tea.

  4. Potential

    この かばん に ノートパソコン が いれられます。

    A laptop fits in this bag.

  5. Want to

    スープ に もう すこし しお を いれたい。

    I want to put a little more salt in the soup.

  6. Volitional

    れいぞうこ に ビール を いれて おこう。

    Let's put the beer in the fridge for later.

  7. Conditional

    ここ に おかね を いれれば、 きっぷ が でます。

    If you put money in here, a ticket comes out.

  8. Commands and requests

    ぬれた かさ は この ふくろ に いれなさい。

    Put your wet umbrella in this bag.

  9. Passive and causative

    たのんで いない のに、 さとう を いれられました。

    Sugar was put in it even though I didn't ask.

Good to know

  • いれる is also to make tea or coffee: おちゃ を いれます.

Where you hear いれる

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

Japanese · Beginner Level 2

  • ここ に かみ を いれます。 You put the paper in here.
  • ロッカー に かばん を いれました。 I put my bag in the locker.
  • あとで れいぞうこ に みず を いれます。 I'll put the water in the fridge later.

Japanese · Intermediate Level 1

  • おふろ に タオル は いれない。 We don't put towels in the bath.
  • はりがみ に え を いれた。 I put pictures on the sign.
  • あした の あさ、 おちゃ を いれる よ。 I'll make tea tomorrow morning.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).