祭る
まつる · matsuru
To deify, to enshrine
- to pray, to worship
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 祭りますまつります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 祭りませんまつりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 祭りましたまつりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 祭りませんでしたまつりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 祭りましょうまつりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 祭りまつり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 祭りたいまつりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 祭りながらまつりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 祭ってまつって |
| Plain past (た形) | 祭ったまつった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 祭ったらまつったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 祭っているまつっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 祭らないまつらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 祭らなかったまつらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 祭らなくてまつらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 祭れるまつれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 祭ればまつれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 祭れまつれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 祭ろうまつろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 祭られるまつられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 祭らせるまつらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 祭らされるまつらされる |
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What does 祭る mean?
To deify, to enshrine. It can also mean: to pray, to worship.
How do you pronounce 祭る?
まつる (matsuru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 祭る?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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