かぶる
かぶる
to wear, to put on (e.g., a hat on the head)
Kaburu (かぶる) is a godan verb meaning "to wear, to put on (e.g., a hat on the head)". Its polite form is かぶります (kaburimasu), its te form is かぶって (kabutte), its past form is かぶった (kabutta), and its negative form is かぶらない (kaburanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Kaburu (かぶる) conjugation quick reference
かぶる means "to wear, to put on (e.g., a hat on the head)". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Kaburu example sentences
帽子をかぶります。
I wear a hat.
昨日、赤いぼうしをかぶりました。
I wore a red hat yesterday.
今日はぼうしをかぶりません。
I’m not wearing a hat today.
How to use Kaburu: grammar notes
•Use かぶる when putting something on your head, like a hat or helmet — for example, 帽子をかぶります (I wear a hat).
•Always use the particle を before かぶる to mark what you're wearing — saying "帽子がかぶる" is incorrect.
•かぶる is for putting something on your head, so don’t use it for clothes like shirts or pants — use きる for tops and はく for bottoms.
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Kaburu
帽子をかぶる
to wear a hat
ヘルメットをかぶる
to put on a helmet
フードをかぶる
to put on a hood
Kaburu (かぶる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | かぶる | kaburu |
| Masu Form | かぶります | kaburimasu |
| Te Form | かぶって | kabutte |
| Past Form | かぶった | kabutta |
| Negative Form | かぶらない | kaburanai |
| Past Negative | かぶらなかった | kaburanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | かぶります | kaburimasu |
| Polite Past | かぶりました | kaburimashita |
| Polite Negative | かぶりません | kaburimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | かぶりませんでした | kaburimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | かぶれる | kabureru |
| Passive Form | かぶられる | kaburareru |
| Causative Form | かぶらせる | kaburaseru |
| Causative Passive | かぶらされる | kaburasareru |
| Volitional Form | かぶろう | kaburou |
| Imperative Form | かぶれ | kabure |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | かぶれば | kabureba |
| Conditional (たら) | かぶったら | kabuttara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | かぶっている | kabutteiru |
| Desire (たい) | かぶりたい | kaburitai |
| Prohibition | かぶるな | kaburuna |