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JAPANESE VERB

ゆでる

茹でる

to boil

  • #419 most used
  • Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI boil
NegativeI don’t boil

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI boiled
NegativeI didn’t boil

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formboiling, and…
Doing now (て います)I am boiling
Please (て ください)please boil

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can boil
NegativeI can’t boil

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

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

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s boil

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

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

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

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

Passive and causative

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

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am boiled
CausativeI make someone boil

How to use ゆでる

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

  1. Present and future

    パスタ は なんぷん ゆでます か。

    How many minutes do you boil the pasta?

  2. Past

    あさ、 たまご を ふたつ ゆでた。

    This morning I boiled two eggs.

  3. Te-form

    ほうれんそう を ゆでて、 しょうゆ を かけます。

    Boil the spinach and pour soy sauce on it.

  4. Potential

    でんしレンジ で も ブロッコリー が ゆでられます よ。

    You can boil broccoli in the microwave too.

  5. Want to

    たまご は はんじゅく に ゆでたい。

    I want to boil the eggs soft.

  6. Volitional

    こんばん は えだまめ を ゆでよう。

    Let's boil some edamame tonight.

  7. Conditional

    さんぷん ゆでれば、 ちょうど いい かたさ です。

    If you boil it three minutes, it's just the right firmness.

  8. Commands and requests

    やさい は ながく ゆでないで ください。

    Please don't boil the vegetables for long.

  9. Passive and causative

    はじめて むすめ に たまご を ゆでさせました。

    For the first time I had my daughter boil eggs.

Good to know

  • ゆでる is to boil food in water, たまご を ゆでる; わかす is to boil the water itself, おゆ を わかす.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).