売る
うる
to sell (v.t.)
Uru (売る) is a godan verb meaning "to sell (v.t.)". Its polite form is 売ります (urimasu), its te form is 売って (utte), its past form is 売った (utta), and its negative form is 売らない (uranai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Uru (売る) conjugation quick reference
売る means "to sell (v.t.)". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Uru example sentences
本を売ります。
I will sell a book.
かばんを売りません。
I will not sell the bag.
くつを売りました。
I sold shoes.
How to use Uru: grammar notes
•Use を after the thing you're selling — for example, くるまを売る means "sell a car."
•To say who you’re selling to, use に — 友だちに売る means "sell to a friend."
•Don’t forget that 売る is an action you do to something, so never say “売るが” — use “を” for what’s being sold.
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Uru
店で売る（みせでうる）
to sell at a store
安く売る（やすくうる）
to sell cheaply
売りに出す（うりにだす）
to put up for sale
Uru (売る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 売る | uru |
| Masu Form | 売ります | urimasu |
| Te Form | 売って | utte |
| Past Form | 売った | utta |
| Negative Form | 売らない | uranai |
| Past Negative | 売らなかった | uranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 売ります | urimasu |
| Polite Past | 売りました | urimashita |
| Polite Negative | 売りません | urimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 売りませんでした | urimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 売れる | ureru |
| Passive Form | 売られる | urareru |
| Causative Form | 売らせる | uraseru |
| Causative Passive | 売らされる | urasareru |
| Volitional Form | 売ろう | urou |
| Imperative Form | 売れ | ure |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 売れば | ureba |
| Conditional (たら) | 売ったら | uttara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 売っている | utteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 売りたい | uritai |
| Prohibition | 売るな | uruna |