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植える

うえる

to plant

Ueru (植える) is an ichidan verb meaning "to plant". Its polite form is 植えます (uemasu), its te form is 植えて (uete), its past form is 植えた (ueta), and its negative form is 植えない (uenai).

Ichidan verbJLPT N4

Ueru (植える) conjugation quick reference

植える means "to plant". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.

Ueru masu form

植えます
uemasu

Ueru te form

植えて
uete

Ueru past form

植えた
ueta

Ueru nai form

植えない
uenai

Ueru potential form

植えられる
uerareru

Ueru passive form

植えられる
uerareru

Ueru causative form

植えさせる
uesaseru

Ueru volitional form

植えよう
ueyou

Ueru example sentences

花を植えます。
I will plant flowers.
昨日、木を植えました。
I planted a tree yesterday.
野菜を植えません。
I will not plant vegetables.

How to use Ueru: grammar notes

•When using 植える, use the particle を to mark what you’re planting — for example, 花を植える (to plant flowers).
•To say where you’re planting something, use the particle に — like 庭に木を植える (to plant a tree in the garden).
•Don’t confuse 植える (to plant) with 生える (to grow) — you 植える a seed, and then it 生える on its own.
•JLPT N4 level

Common phrases with Ueru

木を植える
to plant a tree
花を植える
to plant flowers
庭に植える
to plant in the garden

Ueru (植える) conjugation table

FormJapaneseRomaji
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form植えるueru
Masu Form植えますuemasu
Te Form植えてuete
Past Form植えたueta
Negative Form植えないuenai
Past Negative植えなかったuenakatta
Polite Forms
Polite Present植えますuemasu
Polite Past植えましたuemashita
Polite Negative植えませんuemasen
Polite Past Negative植えませんでしたuemasendeshita
Advanced Forms
Potential Form植えられるuerareru
Passive Form植えられるuerareru
Causative Form植えさせるuesaseru
Causative Passive植えさせられるuesaserareru
Volitional Form植えようueyou
Imperative Form植えろuero
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)植えればuereba
Conditional (たら)植えたらuetara
Other Forms
Progressive Form植えているueteiru
Desire (たい)植えたいuetai
Prohibition植えるなueruna

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