Japanese reference

優れる

すぐれる

to excel; to be superior

Regular · 17 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

優れる: Non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Dictionary form	すぐれる (sugureru)excel
Polite, masu	すぐれます (suguremasu)excel

優れる: Negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Negative, nai	すぐれない (sugurenai)do not excel
Polite negative	すぐれません (suguremasen)do not excel

優れる: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past, ta	すぐれた (sugureta)excelled
Polite past	すぐれました (suguremashita)excelled

優れる: Past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past negative	すぐれなかった (sugurenakatta)did not excel
Polite past negative	すぐれませんでした (suguremasendeshita)did not excel

優れる: Te form
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-form	すぐれて (sugurete)excelling (and then)
Polite te-form	すぐれまして (suguremashite)excelling (and then)

優れる: Te iru
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state	すぐれている (sugureteiru)excel
Polite te-iru	すぐれています (sugureteimasu)excel

優れる: Conditional, ba
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, ba	すぐれれば (sugurereba)if you excel
Rare literary polite conditional	すぐれますれば (suguremasureba)if you excel (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite

優れる: Conditional, tara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, tara	すぐれたら (suguretara)if you excel
Polite conditional, tara	すぐれましたら (suguremashitara)if you excel

優れる: Polite non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite non-past form	すぐれます (suguremasu)excel

優れる: Polite negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite negative form	すぐれません (suguremasen)do not excel

優れる: Polite past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past form	すぐれました (suguremashita)excelled

優れる: Polite past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past negative form	すぐれませんでした (suguremasendeshita)did not excel

優れる: Completion or regret
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Completion or regret	すぐれてしまう (sugureteshimau)excel completely or regrettably
Polite completion or regret	すぐれてしまいます (sugureteshimaimasu)excel completely or regrettably

優れる: Past experience
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past experience	すぐれたことがある (suguretakotogaaru)have the experience of: excelled
Polite past experience	すぐれたことがあります (suguretakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: excelled

優れる: Automatic result, to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Automatic result, to	すぐれると (sugureruto)whenever you excel
Polite automatic result	すぐれますと (suguremasuto)whenever you excel

優れる: Given that, nara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Given that, nara	すぐれるなら (sugurerunara)if you mean to excel

優れる: Probability
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Probability	すぐれるだろう (sugurerudarou)probably excel
Polite probability	すぐれるでしょう (sugurerudeshou)probably excel

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