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生まれる

うまれる

to be born

Umareru (生まれる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to be born". Its polite form is 生まれます (umaremasu), its te form is 生まれて (umarete), its past form is 生まれた (umareta), and its negative form is 生まれない (umarenai).

Ichidan verbJLPT N5

Umareru (生まれる) conjugation quick reference

生まれる means "to be born". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.

Umareru dictionary form

生まれる
umareru

Umareru masu form

生まれます
umaremasu

Umareru te form

生まれて
umarete

Umareru past form

生まれた
umareta

Umareru nai form

生まれない
umarenai

Umareru potential form

生まれられる
umarerareru

Umareru passive form

生まれられる
umarerareru

Umareru causative form

生まれさせる
umaresaseru

Umareru volitional form

生まれよう
umareyou

Umareru example sentences

赤ちゃんが生まれます。
A baby will be born.
昨日、いぬが生まれました。
A puppy was born yesterday.
まだ子どもは生まれません。
A child is not born yet.

How to use Umareru: grammar notes

•Use 「が」 with the person or animal being born: 赤ちゃんが生まれました (The baby was born).
•Use 「で」 to show the place of birth: 東京で生まれました (I was born in Tokyo).
•Don’t confuse 生まれる (to be born) with 生む (to give birth)—they look similar but mean different things!
•JLPT N5 level

Common phrases with Umareru

日本で生まれる
Be born in Japan
子どもが生まれる
A child is born
アイデアが生まれる
An idea is born

Umareru (生まれる) conjugation table

FormJapaneseRomaji
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form生まれるumareru
Masu Form生まれますumaremasu
Te Form生まれてumarete
Past Form生まれたumareta
Negative Form生まれないumarenai
Past Negative生まれなかったumarenakatta
Polite Forms
Polite Present生まれますumaremasu
Polite Past生まれましたumaremashita
Polite Negative生まれませんumaremasen
Polite Past Negative生まれませんでしたumaremasendeshita
Advanced Forms
Potential Form生まれられるumarerareru
Passive Form生まれられるumarerareru
Causative Form生まれさせるumaresaseru
Causative Passive生まれさせられるumaresaserareru
Volitional Form生まれようumareyou
Imperative Form生まれろumarero
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)生まれればumarereba
Conditional (たら)生まれたらumaretara
Other Forms
Progressive Form生まれているumareteiru
Desire (たい)生まれたいumaretai
Prohibition生まれるなumareruna

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