Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI protect | ||
| NegativeI don’t protect |
JAPANESE VERB
まもる
守る
to protect, to keep to
- #249 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI protected | ||
| NegativeI didn’t protect |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formprotecting, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am protecting | ||
| Please (て ください)please protect |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can protect | ||
| NegativeI can’t protect |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to protect | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to protect |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s protect |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I protect
- If, when (たら) if I protect
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) protect (do it)
- Plain command protect!
- Please don’t please don’t protect
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am protected | ||
| CausativeI make someone protect |
How to use まもる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
ベン は いつも じかん を まもります。
Ben is always on time.
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Past
ちいさい ころ、 あに が いつも ぼく を まもった。
When I was small, my big brother always protected me.
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Te-form
ルール を まもって、 たのしく あそんで ね。
Keep to the rules and have fun.
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Potential
この やくそく は ぜったい に まもれます。
I can definitely keep this promise.
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Want to
かぞく を まもりたい から、 ほけん に はいった。
I want to protect my family, so I took out insurance.
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Volitional
みんな で この うみ を まもろう。
Let's all protect this sea.
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Conditional
じかん を まもれば、 しんよう されます よ。
If you keep to the time, people will trust you.
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Commands and requests
おとうさん と の やくそく を まもりなさい。
Keep the promise you made your father.
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Passive and causative
ふるい まちなみ は たいせつ に まもられて いる。
The old streets are carefully protected.
Good to know
- やくそく を まもる is to keep a promise, and じかん を まもる to be on time.
Where you hear まもる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- シーサー が いえ を まもります。 The lion-dogs protect the house.
- よさん を ちゃんと まもった。 We kept to the budget properly.
- がっこう は ぼく が まもります。 I'll protect the school.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).