Japanese reference
乗る
のる
to ride, get on
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 | のる (noru)ride |
| Polite, masu | のります (norimasu)ride |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | のらない (noranai)do not ride |
| Polite negative | のりません (norimasen)do not ride |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | のった (notta)rode |
| Polite past | のりました (norimashita)rode |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | のらなかった (noranakatta)did not ride |
| Polite past negative | のりませんでした (norimasendeshita)did not ride |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | のって (notte)riding (and then) |
| Polite te-form | のりまして (norimashite)riding (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | のっている (notteiru)be riding |
| Polite te-iru | のっています (notteimasu)be riding |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | のれば (noreba)if you ride |
| Rare literary polite conditional | のりますれば (norimasureba)if you ride (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 | のったら (nottara)if you ride |
| Polite conditional, tara | のりましたら (norimashitara)if you ride |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | のれる (noreru)can ride |
| Polite potential | のれます (noremasu)can ride |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | のろう (norou)let's ride! |
| Polite volitional | のりましょう (norimashou)let's ride! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | のりたい (noritai)want to ride |
| Polite desire, tai | のりたいです (noritaidesu)want to ride |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | のられる (norareru)be affected when someone rides |
| Polite passive | のられます (noraremasu)be affected when someone rides |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | のらせる (noraseru)make or let someone ride |
| Polite causative | のらせます (norasemasu)make or let someone ride |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | のらせられる (noraserareru)be made to ride |
| Polite causative-passive | のらせられます (noraseraremasu)be made to ride |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | のるな (noruna)do not ride! |
| Polite negative request | のらないでください (noranaidekudasai)please do not ride |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | のります (norimasu)ride |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | のりません (norimasen)do not ride |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | のりました (norimashita)rode |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | のりませんでした (norimasendeshita)did not ride |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | のってください (nottekudasai)please ride |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | のらないでください (noranaidekudasai)please do not ride |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | のりましょう (norimashou)let's ride! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | のってもいい (nottemoii)may ride |
| Polite permission | のってもいいです (nottemoiidesu)may ride |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | のってはいけない (nottehaikenai)must not ride |
| Polite prohibition | のってはいけません (nottehaikemasen)must not ride |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | のりなさい (norinasai)ride (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | のってみる (nottemiru)try to ride |
| Polite try doing | のってみます (nottemimasu)try to ride |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | のってしまう (notteshimau)ride completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | のってしまいます (notteshimaimasu)ride completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | のっておく (notteoku)ride in advance |
| Polite preparation | のっておきます (notteokimasu)ride in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | のったことがある (nottakotogaaru)have the experience of: rode |
| Polite past experience | のったことがあります (nottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: rode |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | のると (noruto)whenever you ride |
| Polite automatic result | のりますと (norimasuto)whenever you ride |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | のるなら (norunara)if you mean to ride |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | のるだろう (norudarou)probably ride |
| Polite probability | のるでしょう (norudeshou)probably ride |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | のれ (nore)ride! |
| Polite request | のってください (nottekudasai)please ride |
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