守る
まもる · mamoru
To protect, to guard, to defend
- to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
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falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
ペットの健康を守るのは、飼い主の責任だ。
ぺっとのけんこうをまもるのは、かいぬしのせきにんだ。
Protecting a pet's health is the owner's responsibility.
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 守りますまもります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 守りませんまもりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 守りましたまもりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 守りませんでしたまもりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 守りましょうまもりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 守りまもり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 守りたいまもりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 守りながらまもりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 守ってまもって |
| Plain past (た形) | 守ったまもった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 守ったらまもったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 守っているまもっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 守らないまもらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 守らなかったまもらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 守らなくてまもらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 守れるまもれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 守ればまもれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 守れまもれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 守ろうまもろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 守られるまもられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 守らせるまもらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 守らされるまもらされる |
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What does 守る mean?
To protect, to guard, to defend. It can also mean: to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow.
How do you pronounce 守る?
まもる (mamoru). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 守る?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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