寄る
よる
to stop by
Yoru (寄る) is a godan verb meaning "to stop by". Its polite form is 寄ります (yorimasu), its te form is 寄って (yotte), its past form is 寄った (yotta), and its negative form is 寄らない (yoranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Yoru (寄る) conjugation quick reference
寄る means "to stop by". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Yoru example sentences
明日学校に寄って、本を返します。
I will stop by the school tomorrow to return the book.
彼は昨日私の家に寄りました。
He stopped by my house yesterday.
すみません、今日は忙しくて、店に寄れません。
I'm sorry, I'm busy today and I can't stop by the store.
How to use Yoru: grammar notes
•寄る usually uses the particle に to show the place you're stopping by, like コンビニに寄る (stop by the convenience store).
•Be careful not to use を after the place—say スーパーに寄った, not スーパーを寄った.
•You can add ちょっと before 寄る to sound more natural when casually saying “just stopping by,” like 銀行にちょっと寄ります.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Yoru
コンビニに寄る
to stop by a convenience store
友達の家に寄る
to drop by a friend’s house
帰りにスーパーに寄る
to stop by the supermarket on the way home
Yoru (寄る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 寄る | yoru |
| Masu Form | 寄ります | yorimasu |
| Te Form | 寄って | yotte |
| Past Form | 寄った | yotta |
| Negative Form | 寄らない | yoranai |
| Past Negative | 寄らなかった | yoranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 寄ります | yorimasu |
| Polite Past | 寄りました | yorimashita |
| Polite Negative | 寄りません | yorimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 寄りませんでした | yorimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 寄れる | yoreru |
| Passive Form | 寄られる | yorareru |
| Causative Form | 寄らせる | yoraseru |
| Causative Passive | 寄らされる | yorasareru |
| Volitional Form | 寄ろう | yorou |
| Imperative Form | 寄れ | yore |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 寄れば | yoreba |
| Conditional (たら) | 寄ったら | yottara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 寄っている | yotteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 寄りたい | yoritai |
| Prohibition | 寄るな | yoruna |