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たれ

tare

auxiliary verb 仮定形

is the conditional stem of たる — dull, lifeless, boring.

  • Indian split pulse (lentils, peas or beans), Indian pulse stew, dal, daal
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How it’s built

たる たれ

Conditional stem (). Add ば to say “if”: 書け → 書けば (if you write).

たる is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

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

Every form of

Polite たります
Polite negative たりません
Polite past たりました
Polite past negative たりませんでした
Let us ~ たりましょう
Masu-stem たり
Want to ~ たりたい
While ~ing たりながら
Te-form たって
Plain past たった
Tara-conditional たったら
Progressive たっている
Plain negative たらない
Plain past negative たらなかった
Negative te-form たらなくて
Potential たれる
Ba-conditional たれば
Imperative ← this oneたれ
Volitional たろう
Passive たられる
Causative たらせる
Causative-passive たらされる

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In real sentences

This dish is a recipe I learned from my mother.

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Only by following the trash rules can a clean town be maintained.

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I caught a cold from being beaten by this rain.

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Other forms and spellings

だれたりゃだりゃたろだろたろうたろったろふだろうだろっだろふたんだんたるだるたり
conditional stem of たる