触る
さわる
to touch, to feel
Sawaru (触る) is a godan verb meaning "to touch, to feel". Its polite form is 触ります (sawarimasu), its te form is 触って (sawatte), its past form is 触った (sawatta), and its negative form is 触らない (sawaranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Sawaru (触る) conjugation quick reference
触る means "to touch, to feel". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Sawaru example sentences
この絵に触らないでください。
Please don't touch this painting.
子どもが犬に触った。
The child touched the dog.
熱いからストーブに触らない。
I won't touch the heater because it's hot.
How to use Sawaru: grammar notes
•Use the particle に after the thing you're touching — for example, 猫に触る (to touch the cat).
•Don't use を with 触る — even though you're "touching" something, に is the correct particle.
•For polite speech, use 触ります (sawarimasu) — like ドアに触らないでください (Please don’t touch the door).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Sawaru
手を触れないでください
Please don’t touch (with your hands)
勝手に触らないで
Don’t touch without permission
目に触る
To be offensive to the eye / To be unpleasant to look at
Sawaru (触る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 触る | sawaru |
| Masu Form | 触ります | sawarimasu |
| Te Form | 触って | sawatte |
| Past Form | 触った | sawatta |
| Negative Form | 触らない | sawaranai |
| Past Negative | 触らなかった | sawaranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 触ります | sawarimasu |
| Polite Past | 触りました | sawarimashita |
| Polite Negative | 触りません | sawarimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 触りませんでした | sawarimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 触れる | sawareru |
| Passive Form | 触られる | sawarareru |
| Causative Form | 触らせる | sawaraseru |
| Causative Passive | 触らされる | sawarasareru |
| Volitional Form | 触ろう | sawarou |
| Imperative Form | 触れ | saware |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 触れば | sawareba |
| Conditional (たら) | 触ったら | sawattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 触っている | sawatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 触りたい | sawaritai |
| Prohibition | 触るな | sawaruna |