似る
にる · niru
To resemble, to look like, to be like, to be alike, to be similar, to take after
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 似ますにます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 似ませんにません |
| Polite past (ました) | 似ましたにました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 似ませんでしたにませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 似ましょうにましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 似に |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 似たいにたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 似ながらにながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 似てにて |
| Plain past (た形) | 似たにた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 似たらにたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 似ているにている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 似ないにない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 似なかったになかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 似なくてになくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 似られるにられる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 似ればにれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 似ろにろ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 似ようによう |
| Passive (受身形) | 似られるにられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 似させるにさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 似させられるにさせられる |
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What does 似る mean?
To resemble, to look like, to be like, to be alike, to be similar, to take after.
How do you pronounce 似る?
にる (niru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 似る?
JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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