JAPANESE VERB

さわる

触る

to touch

Conjugation

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Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI touch
NegativeI don’t touch

finished actions

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI touched
NegativeI didn’t touch

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

可能形 · “can”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI can touch
NegativeI can’t touch

たい形 · “want to”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI want to touch
NegativeI don’t want to touch

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form	Polite	Plain
Let’slet’s touch

条件形 · “if” and “when”

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

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

Form	Polite	Plain
PassiveI am touched
CausativeI make someone touch

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

Present and future

このはっぱは、 さわる とかぶれます。

This leaf gives you a rash if you touch it.
Past

こどもが、あついなべに さわった。

The child touched the hot pan.
Te-form

さわって みて。すごくやわらかいよ。

Try touching it. It's really soft.
Potential

ガラスごしだから、どうぶつには さわれません。

There's glass in between, so you can't touch the animals.
Want to

このねこ、ふわふわで さわりたい。

This cat is so fluffy, I want to touch it.
Volitional

よくあらってから、あかちゃんに さわろう。

Let's wash our hands well before we touch the baby.
Conditional

さわれば、ほんものかどうかわかります。

If you touch it, you can tell whether it's real.
Commands and requests

てんじひんに さわらないで ください。

Please don't touch the exhibits.
Passive and causative

かみを さわられる のがきらいです。

I hate having my hair touched.

The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).