訪ねる
たずねる
to visit
Tazuneru (訪ねる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to visit". Its polite form is 訪ねます (tazunemasu), its te form is 訪ねて (tazunete), its past form is 訪ねた (tazuneta), and its negative form is 訪ねない (tazunenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Tazuneru (訪ねる) conjugation quick reference
訪ねる means "to visit". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tazuneru example sentences
今日、友達の家を訪ねるつもりです。
I plan to visit my friend's house today.
昨日、祖父母を訪ねました。
I visited my grandparents yesterday.
週末、美術館を訪ねなかった。
I didn't visit the art museum over the weekend.
How to use Tazuneru: grammar notes
•When using the verb 訪ねる (to visit), remember to always pair it with the particle を or に, for example, '友達を訪ねる' means 'to visit a friend' and '東京に訪ねる' means 'to visit Tokyo'.
•If you want to say you're going to visit someone, you can use the verb 訪ねる in its future tense, like '明日、友達を訪ねます' which means 'I will visit my friend tomorrow'.
•If you have visited someone in the past, remember to change 訪ねる to its past tense, 訪ねた, like in '昨日、祖母を訪ねた' which means 'I visited my grandmother yesterday'.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Tazuneru
彼の家を訪ねる
To visit his house
故郷を訪ねる
To visit one's hometown
友達に訪ねる
To visit a friend
Tazuneru (訪ねる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 訪ねる | tazuneru |
| Masu Form | 訪ねます | tazunemasu |
| Te Form | 訪ねて | tazunete |
| Past Form | 訪ねた | tazuneta |
| Negative Form | 訪ねない | tazunenai |
| Past Negative | 訪ねなかった | tazunenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 訪ねます | tazunemasu |
| Polite Past | 訪ねました | tazunemashita |
| Polite Negative | 訪ねません | tazunemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 訪ねませんでした | tazunemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 訪ねられる | tazunerareru |
| Passive Form | 訪ねられる | tazunerareru |
| Causative Form | 訪ねさせる | tazunesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 訪ねさせられる | tazunesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 訪ねよう | tazuneyou |
| Imperative Form | 訪ねろ | tazunero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 訪ねれば | tazunereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 訪ねたら | tazunetara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 訪ねている | tazuneteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 訪ねたい | tazunetai |
| Prohibition | 訪ねるな | tazuneruna |