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勝る

to excel

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Conjugation of 勝る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: rival, surpass
私/俺
Present informal tense
勝る
masaru
I excel
Present informal negative tense
勝らない
masaranai
I don't excel
Present formal tense
勝ります
masarimasu
I excel
Present formal negative tense
勝りません
masarimasen
I do not excel
私/俺
Past informal tense
勝った
masatta
I excelled
Past informal negative tense
勝らなかった
masaranakatta
I didn't excel
Past formal tense
勝りました
masarimashita
I excel
Past formal negative tense
勝りませんでした
masarimasen deshita
I did not excel
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
勝れ
masare
excel
Imperative negative mood
勝るな
masaru na
don't excel
Imperative formal mood
勝ってください
masatte kudasai
please excel
Imperative formal negative mood
勝らないでください
masaranai dekudasai
please do not excel
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
勝って
masatte
excel
Passive stem
勝られる
masarareru
excelled
Hypothetical tense
勝れ
masare
if I excelled
Hypothetical conditional stem
勝れば
masareba
excelled
私/俺
Volitional stem
勝ろう
masarō
will excel
Potential stem
勝れる
masareru
excelled
Continuative stem
勝り
masari
excelling
Causative stem
勝らせる
masaraseru
allow to excel
私/俺
Imperfective stem
勝ら
masara
excel

Examples of 勝る

"Veni vidi vici" 来た　見た　勝った(byシーザー)

He said, "Veni, vidi, vici". I came, I saw, I won.

ああ　勝った

But I won ev'ry one!

来た、見た、勝った。

I came, I saw, I conquered.

勝った！

He did it!