守る

まもるmamoru

protect

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ru.

Conjugated like なる, やる, 知る, 戻る, 関わる, 限る

Newbie

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守りますまもりますmamorimasu
    2. negative守りませんまもりませんmamorimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative守りましたまもりましたmamorimashita
    2. negative守りませんでしたまもりませんでしたmamorimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 守ってまもってmamotte
    2. request守ってくださいまもってくださいmamotte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 守りましょうまもりましょうmamorimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative守りたいまもりたいmamoritai
    2. negative守りたくないまもりたくないmamoritakunai
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守るまもるmamoru
    2. negative守らないまもらないmamoranai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative守ったまもったmamotta
    2. negative守らなかったまもらなかったmamoranakatta

  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守っているまもっているmamotte iru
    2. polite守っていますまもっていますmamotte imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain守れるまもれるmamoreru
    2. polite守れますまもれますmamoremasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 守ったらまもったらmamottara

  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守られるまもられるmamorareru
    2. polite守られますまもられますmamoraremasu
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. 守ろうまもろうmamorō

  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守れまもれmamore
    2. ban守るなまもるなmamoru 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守ればまもればmamoreba
    2. negative守らなければまもらなければmamoranakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain守らせるまもらせるmamoraseru
    2. polite守らせますまもらせますmamorasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain守らせられるまもらせられるmamoraserareru
    2. polite守らせられますまもらせられますmamoraseraremasu