Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI dance | ||
| NegativeI don’t dance |
JAPANESE VERB
おどる
踊る
to dance
- #295 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 danced | ||
| NegativeI didn’t dance |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formdancing, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am dancing | ||
| Please (て ください)please dance |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can dance | ||
| NegativeI can’t dance |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to dance | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to dance |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s dance |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I dance
- If, when (たら) if I dance
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) dance (do it)
- Plain command dance!
- Please don’t please don’t dance
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am danced | ||
| CausativeI make someone dance |
How to use おどる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
なつまつり で ぼんおどり を おどる。
At the summer festival I dance the Bon dance.
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Past
ゆうべ、 みんな で おそく まで おどりました。
Last night we all danced till late.
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Te-form
ベン が やぐら の まわり で おどって いる。
Ben is dancing around the tower.
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Potential
わたし は サルサ が おどれます。
I can dance salsa.
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Want to
ゆい と いっしょに おどりたい。
I want to dance with Yui.
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Volitional
さあ、 みなさん、 いっしょに おどりましょう！
Come on, everyone, let's dance together!
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Conditional
おどれば、 さむさ を わすれる よ。
If you dance, you'll forget the cold.
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Commands and requests
けんた、 もっと げんき に おどりなさい。
Kenta, dance with more energy.
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Passive and causative
せんせい は せいと に ダンス を おどらせました。
The teacher had the pupils dance.
Where you hear おどる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 3
- なつまつり で は みんな おどります。 At summer festivals, everyone dances.
- はじめて ぼんおどり を おどりました。 I danced the Bon dance for the first time.
- らいねん も おどります！ I'll dance next year too!
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).