Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI push oneself too hard | ||
| NegativeI don’t push oneself too hard |
JAPANESE VERB
むり する
無理する
to push oneself too hard
- #226 most used
- する verb
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI pushed oneself too hard | ||
| NegativeI didn’t push oneself too hard |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formpushing oneself too hard, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am pushing oneself too hard | ||
| Please (て ください)please push oneself too hard |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can push oneself too hard | ||
| NegativeI can’t push oneself too hard |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to push oneself too hard | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to push oneself too hard |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s push oneself too hard |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I push oneself too hard
- If, when (たら) if I push oneself too hard
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) push oneself too hard (do it)
- Plain command push oneself too hard!
- Please don’t please don’t push oneself too hard
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am pushed oneself too hard | ||
| CausativeI make someone push oneself too hard |
How to use むり する
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
ベン は しごと で いつも むり します。
Ben always pushes himself too hard at work.
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Past
ひっこし で ちょっと むり した。
I overdid it a bit with the move.
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Te-form
むり して、 わらわなくて いい よ。
You don't have to force a smile.
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Potential
もう わかくない から、 むり できない。
I'm not young any more, so I can't push myself.
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Want to
からだ が だいじ だ から、 むり したくない。
My health comes first, so I don't want to overdo it.
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Volitional
こんや は すこし むり しよう。 しめきり だ から。
Tonight I'll push myself a bit. It's the deadline.
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Conditional
むり したら、 また たおれる よ。
If you overdo it, you'll collapse again.
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Commands and requests
どうか、 むり しないで ください ね。
Please, don't overdo it.
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Passive and causative
かいしゃ は しゃいん に むり させて は いけない。
A company must not overwork its employees.
Good to know
- むり しないで, don't overdo it, is what you say to someone who is ill or working too much.
Where you hear むり する
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- いそがしい と、 むり する こと が ある。 When I'm busy, I sometimes push myself too hard.
- きのう は むり した。 Yesterday I pushed myself too hard.
- あした は むり しない よ。 I won't push myself too hard tomorrow.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.