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飾る

かざる

to decorate, to adorn

Kazaru (飾る) is a godan verb meaning "to decorate, to adorn". Its polite form is 飾ります (kazarimasu), its te form is 飾って (kazatte), its past form is 飾った (kazatta), and its negative form is 飾らない (kazaranai).

Godan verbJLPT N4

Kazaru (飾る) conjugation quick reference

飾る means "to decorate, to adorn". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.

Kazaru masu form

飾ります
kazarimasu

Kazaru te form

飾って
kazatte

Kazaru past form

飾った
kazatta

Kazaru nai form

飾らない
kazaranai

Kazaru potential form

飾れる
kazareru

Kazaru passive form

飾られる
kazarareru

Kazaru causative form

飾らせる
kazaraseru

Kazaru volitional form

飾ろう
kazarou

Kazaru example sentences

クリスマスのために部屋を飾ります。
I will decorate the room for Christmas.
昨日、彼女はケーキを飾りました。
She decorated the cake yesterday.
彼は家を飾らない。
He doesn't decorate the house.

How to use Kazaru: grammar notes

•Use を with 飾る to mark the thing you're decorating — for example, 部屋を飾る (decorate the room).
•When saying what you’re decorating with, use で — like 花で部屋を飾る (decorate the room with flowers).
•Don’t confuse the object and the material — saying 花を部屋で飾る is incorrect if you mean you're using flowers to decorate the room.
•JLPT N4 level

Common phrases with Kazaru

部屋を飾る
To decorate the room
壁に絵を飾る
To hang (decorate with) a picture on the wall
花でテーブルを飾る
To decorate the table with flowers

Kazaru (飾る) conjugation table

FormJapaneseRomaji
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form飾るkazaru
Masu Form飾りますkazarimasu
Te Form飾ってkazatte
Past Form飾ったkazatta
Negative Form飾らないkazaranai
Past Negative飾らなかったkazaranakatta
Polite Forms
Polite Present飾りますkazarimasu
Polite Past飾りましたkazarimashita
Polite Negative飾りませんkazarimasen
Polite Past Negative飾りませんでしたkazarimasendeshita
Advanced Forms
Potential Form飾れるkazareru
Passive Form飾られるkazarareru
Causative Form飾らせるkazaraseru
Causative Passive飾らされるkazarasareru
Volitional Form飾ろうkazarou
Imperative Form飾れkazare
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)飾ればkazareba
Conditional (たら)飾ったらkazattara
Other Forms
Progressive Form飾っているkazatteiru
Desire (たい)飾りたいkazaritai
Prohibition飾るなkazaruna

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