入れる
いれる
to put in
Ireru (入れる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to put in". Its polite form is 入れます (iremasu), its te form is 入れて (irete), its past form is 入れた (ireta), and its negative form is 入れない (irenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N5
Ireru (入れる) conjugation quick reference
入れる means "to put in". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Ireru example sentences
コーヒーを入れます。
I put in coffee.
牛乳を入れません。
I don’t put in milk.
水を入れました。
I put in water.
How to use Ireru: grammar notes
•Use を to mark what you're putting in — for example, コーヒーを入れます means “I put in coffee.”
•Use に to show where you're putting something — like カップにミルクを入れます (“I put milk in the cup”).
•Don’t confuse 入れる (to put in) with 入る (to go in); 入れる is when you’re doing the action, like putting something into a bag.
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Ireru
コーヒーを入れる
to make coffee / to pour coffee
財布にお金を入れる
to put money into a wallet
冷蔵庫に入れる
to put in the refrigerator
Ireru (入れる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 入れる | ireru |
| Masu Form | 入れます | iremasu |
| Te Form | 入れて | irete |
| Past Form | 入れた | ireta |
| Negative Form | 入れない | irenai |
| Past Negative | 入れなかった | irenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 入れます | iremasu |
| Polite Past | 入れました | iremashita |
| Polite Negative | 入れません | iremasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 入れませんでした | iremasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 入れられる | irerareru |
| Passive Form | 入れられる | irerareru |
| Causative Form | 入れさせる | iresaseru |
| Causative Passive | 入れさせられる | iresaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 入れよう | ireyou |
| Imperative Form | 入れろ | irero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 入れれば | irereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 入れたら | iretara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 入れている | ireteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 入れたい | iretai |
| Prohibition | 入れるな | ireruna |