Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI sell | ||
| NegativeI don’t sell |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI sold | ||
| NegativeI didn’t sell |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formselling, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am selling | ||
| Please (て ください)please sell |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can sell | ||
| NegativeI can’t sell |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to sell | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to sell |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s sell |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I sell
- If, when (たら) if I sell
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) sell (do it)
- Plain command sell!
- Please don’t please don’t sell
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am sold | ||
| CausativeI make someone sell |
How to use うる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
この みせ は おさけ を うりません。
This shop doesn't sell alcohol.
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Past
ふるい くるま を ともだち に うりました。
I sold my old car to a friend.
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Te-form
えき の まえ で やきいも を うって いる。
They're selling roast sweet potatoes in front of the station.
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Potential
つかわない ふく は ネット で うれます よ。
Clothes you don't wear can be sold online.
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Want to
ひっこす まえ に、 ベッド を うりたい。
Before I move, I want to sell my bed.
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Volitional
ふるい ゲーム を まとめて うろう。
Let's sell the old games all together.
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Conditional
この え を うれば、 いくら に なる？
If I sold this painting, how much would it fetch?
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Commands and requests
いらない もの は うりなさい。
Sell what you don't need.
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Passive and causative
あの ビル は がいこく の かいしゃ に うられた。
That building was sold to a foreign company.
Good to know
- うる is to sell; うれる is for what sells well: この ほん は よく うれて います.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).