振る舞う

ふるまうfurumau

behave

Godan verb, group 1, ending -u.

Conjugated like 言う, 思う, 使う, 逆らう, 伺う, 酔っ払う

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振る舞いますふるまいますfurumaimasu
    2. negative振る舞いませんふるまいませんfurumaimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative振る舞いましたふるまいましたfurumaimashita
    2. negative振る舞いませんでしたふるまいませんでしたfurumaimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 振る舞ってふるまってfurumatte
    2. request振る舞ってくださいふるまってくださいfurumatte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 振る舞いましょうふるまいましょうfurumaimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative振る舞いたいふるまいたいfurumaitai
    2. negative振る舞いたくないふるまいたくないfurumaitakunai
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振る舞うふるまうfurumau
    2. negative振る舞わないふるまわないfurumawanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative振る舞ったふるまったfurumatta
    2. negative振る舞わなかったふるまわなかったfurumawanakatta

  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振る舞っているふるまっているfurumatte iru
    2. polite振る舞っていますふるまっていますfurumatte imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain振る舞えるふるまえるfurumaeru
    2. polite振る舞えますふるまえますfurumaemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 振る舞ったらふるまったらfurumattara

  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振る舞われるふるまわれるfurumawareru
    2. polite振る舞われますふるまわれますfurumawaremasu
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. 振る舞おうふるまおうfurumaō

  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振る舞えふるまえfurumae
    2. ban振る舞うなふるまうなfurumau 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振る舞えばふるまえばfurumaeba
    2. negative振る舞わなければふるまわなければfurumawanakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain振る舞わせるふるまわせるfurumawaseru
    2. polite振る舞わせますふるまわせますfurumawasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain振る舞わせられるふるまわせられるfurumawaserareru
    2. polite振る舞わせられますふるまわせられますfurumawaseraremasu