握る

にぎるnigiru

shape by hand

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ru.

Conjugated like なる, やる, 知る, 盛り上がる, 光る, 謝る

  • Godan, not ichidan

    It ends in -iru or -eru, but it is a godan verb: 握ります, 握らない.

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握りますにぎりますnigirimasu
    2. negative握りませんにぎりませんnigirimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative握りましたにぎりましたnigirimashita
    2. negative握りませんでしたにぎりませんでしたnigirimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 握ってにぎってnigitte
    2. request握ってくださいにぎってくださいnigitte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 握りましょうにぎりましょうnigirimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative握りたいにぎりたいnigiritai
    2. negative握りたくないにぎりたくないnigiritakunai
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握るにぎるnigiru
    2. negative握らないにぎらないnigiranai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative握ったにぎったnigitta
    2. negative握らなかったにぎらなかったnigiranakatta

  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握っているにぎっているnigitte iru
    2. polite握っていますにぎっていますnigitte imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain握れるにぎれるnigireru
    2. polite握れますにぎれますnigiremasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 握ったらにぎったらnigittara

  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握られるにぎられるnigirareru
    2. polite握られますにぎられますnigiraremasu
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. 握ろうにぎろうnigirō

  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握れにぎれnigire
    2. ban握るなにぎるなnigiru 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握ればにぎればnigireba
    2. negative握らなければにぎらなければnigiranakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain握らせるにぎらせるnigiraseru
    2. polite握らせますにぎらせますnigirasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain握らせられるにぎらせられるnigiraserareru
    2. polite握らせられますにぎらせられますnigiraseraremasu