Japanese reference
狙う
ねらう
to aim at; to target
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.
Audio requires a compatible voice in your browser.
Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | ねらう (nerau)aim at |
| Polite, masu | ねらいます (neraimasu)aim at |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ねらわない (nerawanai)do not aim at |
| Polite negative | ねらいません (neraimasen)do not aim at |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ねらった (neratta)aimed at |
| Polite past | ねらいました (neraimashita)aimed at |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ねらわなかった (nerawanakatta)did not aim at |
| Polite past negative | ねらいませんでした (neraimasendeshita)did not aim at |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ねらって (neratte)aiming at (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ねらいまして (neraimashite)aiming at (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ねらっている (neratteiru)be aiming at |
| Polite te-iru | ねらっています (neratteimasu)be aiming at |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ねらえば (neraeba)if you aim at |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ねらいますれば (neraimasureba)if you aim at (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 | ねらったら (nerattara)if you aim at |
| Polite conditional, tara | ねらいましたら (neraimashitara)if you aim at |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ねらえる (neraeru)can aim at |
| Polite potential | ねらえます (neraemasu)can aim at |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ねらおう (neraou)let's aim at! |
| Polite volitional | ねらいましょう (neraimashou)let's aim at! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ねらいたい (neraitai)want to aim at |
| Polite desire, tai | ねらいたいです (neraitaidesu)want to aim at |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ねらわれる (nerawareru)be affected when someone aims at |
| Polite passive | ねらわれます (nerawaremasu)be affected when someone aims at |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ねらわせる (nerawaseru)make or let someone aim at |
| Polite causative | ねらわせます (nerawasemasu)make or let someone aim at |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ねらわせられる (nerawaserareru)be made to aim at |
| Polite causative-passive | ねらわせられます (nerawaseraremasu)be made to aim at |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ねらうな (nerauna)do not aim at! |
| Polite negative request | ねらわないでください (nerawanaidekudasai)please do not aim at |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ねらいます (neraimasu)aim at |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ねらいません (neraimasen)do not aim at |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ねらいました (neraimashita)aimed at |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ねらいませんでした (neraimasendeshita)did not aim at |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ねらってください (nerattekudasai)please aim at |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ねらわないでください (nerawanaidekudasai)please do not aim at |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ねらいましょう (neraimashou)let's aim at! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ねらってもいい (nerattemoii)may aim at |
| Polite permission | ねらってもいいです (nerattemoiidesu)may aim at |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ねらってはいけない (nerattehaikenai)must not aim at |
| Polite prohibition | ねらってはいけません (nerattehaikemasen)must not aim at |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ねらいなさい (nerainasai)aim at (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ねらってみる (nerattemiru)try to aim at |
| Polite try doing | ねらってみます (nerattemimasu)try to aim at |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ねらってしまう (neratteshimau)aim at completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ねらってしまいます (neratteshimaimasu)aim at completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ねらっておく (neratteoku)aim at in advance |
| Polite preparation | ねらっておきます (neratteokimasu)aim at in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ねらったことがある (nerattakotogaaru)have the experience of: aimed at |
| Polite past experience | ねらったことがあります (nerattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: aimed at |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ねらうと (nerauto)whenever you aim at |
| Polite automatic result | ねらいますと (neraimasuto)whenever you aim at |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ねらうなら (neraunara)if you mean to aim at |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ねらうだろう (neraudarou)probably aim at |
| Polite probability | ねらうでしょう (neraudeshou)probably aim at |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ねらえ (nerae)aim at! |
| Polite request | ねらってください (nerattekudasai)please aim at |
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Japanese entries.