劣る

おとるotoru

be inferior

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ru.

Conjugated like なる, やる, 知る, 採る, 転がる, 教わる

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The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative劣りますおとりますotorimasu
    2. negative劣りませんおとりませんotorimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative劣りましたおとりましたotorimashita
    2. negative劣りませんでしたおとりませんでしたotorimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 劣っておとってototte
    2. request劣ってくださいおとってくださいototte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 劣りましょうおとりましょうotorimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative劣りたいおとりたいotoritai
    2. negative劣りたくないおとりたくないotoritakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative劣るおとるotoru
    2. negative劣らないおとらないotoranai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative劣ったおとったototta
    2. negative劣らなかったおとらなかったotoranakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain劣っているおとっているototte iru
    2. polite劣っていますおとっていますototte imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain劣れるおとれるotoreru
    2. polite劣れますおとれますotoremasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 劣ったらおとったらotottara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain劣られるおとられるotorareru
    2. polite劣られますおとられますotoraremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 劣ろうおとろうotorō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order劣れおとれotore
    2. ban劣るなおとるなotoru na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative劣ればおとればotoreba
    2. negative劣らなければおとらなければotoranakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain劣らせるおとらせるotoraseru
    2. polite劣らせますおとらせますotorasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain劣らせられるおとらせられるotoraserareru
    2. polite劣らせられますおとらせられますotoraseraremasu