I Love Kanji謝る (ayamaru)
謝る (あやまる, ayamaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to apologize (apologise)”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- あやまる
- Romaji
- ayamaru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to apologize (apologise) · godan verb, transitive, intransitive
- to refuse; to decline · godan verb, transitive, intransitive · dated
- to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by); to be at a loss; to be stumped (by) · godan verb, intransitive · dated
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 謝る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 謝る | あやまる ayamaru |
| Polite (~masu) | 謝ります | あやまります ayamarimasu |
| Negative | 謝らない | あやまらない ayamaranai |
| Polite negative | 謝りません | あやまりません ayamarimasen |
| Past | 謝った | あやまった ayamatta |
| Polite past | 謝りました | あやまりました ayamarimashita |
| Negative past | 謝らなかった | あやまらなかった ayamaranakatta |
| Te-form | 謝って | あやまって ayamatte |
| Potential | 謝れる | あやまれる ayamareru |
| Passive | 謝られる | あやまられる ayamarareru |
| Causative | 謝らせる | あやまらせる ayamaraseru |
| Volitional | 謝ろう | あやまろう ayamarou |
| Imperative | 謝れ | あやまれ ayamare |
| Conditional (~ba) | 謝れば | あやまれば ayamareba |
Kanji in 謝る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 謝る.
Source: JMdict entry 1323010 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.