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だれ

dare

auxiliary verb 仮定形

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

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

だる だれ

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

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

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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

た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 だる