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似る

to resemble

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Conjugation of 似る

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: look like
私/俺
Present informal tense
似る
niru
I resemble
Present informal negative tense
似ない
ninai
I don't resemble
Present formal tense
似ます
nimasu
I resemble
Present formal negative tense
似ません
nimasen
I do not resemble
私/俺
Past informal tense
似た
nita
I resembled
Past informal negative tense
似なかった
ninakatta
I didn't resemble
Past formal tense
似ました
nimashita
I resemble
Past formal negative tense
似ませんでした
nimasen deshita
I did not resemble
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
似よ
niyo
resemble
Imperative negative mood
似るな
niru na
don't resemble
Imperative formal mood
似てください
nite kudasai
please resemble
Imperative formal negative mood
似ないでください
ninai dekudasai
please do not resemble
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
似て
nite
resemble
Passive stem
似られる
nirareru
resembled
Hypothetical tense
似れ
nire
if I resembled
Hypothetical conditional stem
似れば
nireba
resembled
私/俺
Volitional stem
似よう
niyō
will resemble
Potential stem
似られる
nirareru
resembled
Continuative stem
似
ni
resembling
Causative stem
似させる
nisaseru
allow to resemble
私/俺
Imperfective stem
似
ni
resemble

Examples of 似る

ジェシカとアッシュリー、そして、 似て、あなたは年間中にここに行ったことがありません。

And Jessica and Ashley, it is like you haven't been here all year long.

"その きっさきに よく にた そなたの よこがお"

Beautiful and haunting but cold - Like the blade of a knife so sharp, so sweet Nobody knows your heart

赤色のボタンを“許可”に

Let me set the parameters.

お前は"無重力の罠"に 掛かったんだ

You got yourself caught in the zero gravity trap?

４９℃に　なる事もある

Sometimes it can be 120° F.

ご辞退す る に 忍びないの です が

If I decline the honor of being in attendance to you, believe me...

お前の "ため" に 働く気などないわ

I will never work for you!