浴びる
あびる
to bathe, to shower
Abiru (浴びる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to bathe, to shower". Its polite form is 浴びます (abimasu), its te form is 浴びて (abite), its past form is 浴びた (abita), and its negative form is 浴びない (abinai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N5
Abiru (浴びる) conjugation quick reference
浴びる means "to bathe, to shower". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Abiru example sentences
毎朝シャワーを浴びます。
I take a shower every morning.
きのうの夜、おふろを浴びました。
I took a bath last night.
今日はシャワーを浴びません。
I won’t take a shower today.
How to use Abiru: grammar notes
•Use を with 浴びる to mark what you're bathing in—like シャワーを浴びます means "I take a shower."
•Don't say *シャワーが浴びます*—use を instead of が because you're doing the action to the shower, not the other way around.
•You can also use 浴びる with sunlight or water—like 日光（にっこう）を浴びます for "I bask in the sun."
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Abiru
シャワーを浴びる
to take a shower
日光を浴びる
to soak up the sun / to be exposed to sunlight
注目を浴びる
to receive attention / to be in the spotlight
Abiru (浴びる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 浴びる | abiru |
| Masu Form | 浴びます | abimasu |
| Te Form | 浴びて | abite |
| Past Form | 浴びた | abita |
| Negative Form | 浴びない | abinai |
| Past Negative | 浴びなかった | abinakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 浴びます | abimasu |
| Polite Past | 浴びました | abimashita |
| Polite Negative | 浴びません | abimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 浴びませんでした | abimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 浴びられる | abirareru |
| Passive Form | 浴びられる | abirareru |
| Causative Form | 浴びさせる | abisaseru |
| Causative Passive | 浴びさせられる | abisaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 浴びよう | abiyou |
| Imperative Form | 浴びろ | abiro |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 浴びれば | abireba |
| Conditional (たら) | 浴びたら | abitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 浴びている | abiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 浴びたい | abitai |
| Prohibition | 浴びるな | abiruna |