Nihoner

ねら

nera

JLPT N1 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of ねる — to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame).

  • to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out
  • to train, to drill, to exercise
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How it’s built

ねる ねら

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.

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

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

Every form of

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

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In real sentences

The neighbor's husband asked me for directions, so I guided him.

Nihoner sentence bank

Other forms and spellings

ねれねりゃねよねろねようねよっねよふねるねろっねッネル
negative stem of ねる