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JAPANESE VERB

よる

寄る

to drop in, to stop by

  • #306 most used
  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI drop in
NegativeI don’t drop in

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI dropped in
NegativeI didn’t drop in

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formdropping in, and…
Doing now (て います)I am dropping in
Please (て ください)please drop in

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can drop in
NegativeI can’t drop in

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to drop in
NegativeI don’t want to drop in

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s drop in

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I drop in
  2. If, when (たら) if I drop in

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) drop in (do it)
  2. Plain command drop in!
  3. Please don’t please don’t drop in

Passive and causative

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

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am dropped in
CausativeI make someone drop in

How to use よる

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

  1. Present and future

    かえり に、 スーパー に よります。

    I'll stop by the supermarket on the way home.

  2. Past

    しごと の あと、 ともだち の いえ に よった。

    After work I dropped in at a friend's.

  3. Te-form

    ちょっと コンビニ に よって も いい？

    Can we pop into the convenience store a sec?

  4. Potential

    きょう は いそがしくて、 よれません。

    I'm busy today, so I can't drop by.

  5. Want to

    かえり に ほんや に よりたい。

    On the way back I want to stop by the bookshop.

  6. Volitional

    のど が かわいた。 カフェ に よろう。

    I'm thirsty. Let's stop at a cafe.

  7. Conditional

    ちかく に よったら、 でんわ して ね。

    If you're in the neighbourhood, give me a call.

  8. Commands and requests

    かえり に、 ゆうびんきょく に よりなさい。

    Stop by the post office on the way home.

  9. Passive and causative

    かえり に、 むすこ を スーパー に よらせた。

    I had my son stop by the supermarket on the way home.

Good to know

  • よる (stop by) and よる (come closer) are one verb, 寄る, to move towards something; where you stop takes に: コンビニ に よる.

Verbs like this one

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