Japanese reference
並ぶ
ならぶ
to line up
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | ならぶ (narabu)line up |
| Polite, masu | ならびます (narabimasu)line up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ならばない (narabanai)do not line up |
| Polite negative | ならびません (narabimasen)do not line up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ならんだ (naranda)lined up |
| Polite past | ならびました (narabimashita)lined up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ならばなかった (narabanakatta)did not line up |
| Polite past negative | ならびませんでした (narabimasendeshita)did not line up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ならんで (narande)lining up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ならびまして (narabimashite)lining up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ならんでいる (narandeiru)be lining up |
| Polite te-iru | ならんでいます (narandeimasu)be lining up |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ならべば (narabeba)if you line up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ならびますれば (narabimasureba)if you line up (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | ならんだら (narandara)if you line up |
| Polite conditional, tara | ならびましたら (narabimashitara)if you line up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ならべる (naraberu)can line up |
| Polite potential | ならべます (narabemasu)can line up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ならぼう (narabou)let's line up! |
| Polite volitional | ならびましょう (narabimashou)let's line up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ならびたい (narabitai)want to line up |
| Polite desire, tai | ならびたいです (narabitaidesu)want to line up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ならばれる (narabareru)be affected when someone lines up |
| Polite passive | ならばれます (narabaremasu)be affected when someone lines up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ならばせる (narabaseru)make or let someone line up |
| Polite causative | ならばせます (narabasemasu)make or let someone line up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ならばせられる (narabaserareru)be made to line up |
| Polite causative-passive | ならばせられます (narabaseraremasu)be made to line up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ならぶな (narabuna)do not line up! |
| Polite negative request | ならばないでください (narabanaidekudasai)please do not line up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ならびます (narabimasu)line up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ならびません (narabimasen)do not line up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ならびました (narabimashita)lined up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ならびませんでした (narabimasendeshita)did not line up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ならんでください (narandekudasai)please line up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ならばないでください (narabanaidekudasai)please do not line up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ならびましょう (narabimashou)let's line up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ならんでもいい (narandemoii)may line up |
| Polite permission | ならんでもいいです (narandemoiidesu)may line up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ならんではいけない (narandehaikenai)must not line up |
| Polite prohibition | ならんではいけません (narandehaikemasen)must not line up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ならびなさい (narabinasai)line up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ならんでみる (narandemiru)try to line up |
| Polite try doing | ならんでみます (narandemimasu)try to line up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ならんでしまう (narandeshimau)line up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ならんでしまいます (narandeshimaimasu)line up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ならんでおく (narandeoku)line up in advance |
| Polite preparation | ならんでおきます (narandeokimasu)line up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ならんだことがある (narandakotogaaru)have the experience of: lined up |
| Polite past experience | ならんだことがあります (narandakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: lined up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ならぶと (narabuto)whenever you line up |
| Polite automatic result | ならびますと (narabimasuto)whenever you line up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ならぶなら (narabunara)if you mean to line up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ならぶだろう (narabudarou)probably line up |
| Polite probability | ならぶでしょう (narabudeshou)probably line up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ならべ (narabe)line up! |
| Polite request | ならんでください (narandekudasai)please line up |
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