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けれ

kere

JLPT N3 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of けれる — to kick.

  • to refuse, to reject
  • to stamp (on the ground), to firmly press one's feet (against something)
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けれる けれ

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

けれる is a ichidan verb (ru-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite けれます
Polite negative けれません
Polite past けれました
Polite past negative けれませんでした
Let us ~ けれましょう
Masu-stem ← this oneけれ
Want to ~ けれたい
While ~ing けれながら
Te-form けれて
Plain past けれた
Tara-conditional けれたら
Progressive けれている
Plain negative けれない
Plain past negative けれなかった
Negative te-form けれなくて
Potential けれられる
Ba-conditional けれれば
Imperative けれろ
Volitional けれよう
Passive けれられる
Causative けれさせる
Causative-passive けれさせられる

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In real sentences

I must take medicine.

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Until spring comes, we must endure the winter cold.

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I have to work on Sundays too.

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Other forms and spellings

けれれけれりゃけれよけれろけれようけれよっけれよふけれるけれんケレル
negative stem of けれる