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区別

to distinguish

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Conjugation of 区別

This verb can also mean the following: tell one thing from another, classify
私/俺
Present informal tense
区別
kubetsu suru
I distinguish
Present informal negative tense
区別しない
kubetsu shinai
I don't distinguish
Present formal tense
区別します
kubetsu shimasu
I distinguish
Present formal negative tense
区別しません
kubetsen
I do not distinguish
私/俺
Past informal tense
区別した
kubetsu shita
I distinguished
Past informal negative tense
区別しなかった
kubetsu shinakatta
I didn't distinguish
Past formal tense
区別しました
kubetshita
I distinguish
Past formal negative tense
区別しませんでした
kubetsen deshita
I did not distinguish
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
区別せよ
kubetsu seyo
distinguish
Imperative negative mood
区別な
kubetsu suru na
don't distinguish
Imperative formal mood
区別してください
kubetsu shite kudasai
please distinguish
Imperative formal negative mood
区別しないでください
kubetsu shinai dekudasai
please do not distinguish
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
区別して
kubetsu shite
distinguish
Passive stem
区別される
kubetsu sareru
distinguished
Hypothetical tense
区別すれ
kubetsu sure
if I distinguished
Hypothetical conditional stem
区別すれば
kubetsu sureba
distinguished
私/俺
Volitional stem
区別しよう
kubetsu shiyō
will distinguish
Potential stem
区別できる
kubetsu dekiru
distinguished
Continuative stem
区別し
kubetsu shi
distinguishing
Causative stem
区別させる
kubetsu saseru
allow to distinguish
私/俺
Imperfective stem
区別し
kubetsu shi
distinguish

Examples of 区別

いい癖と悪い癖を 区別しない

Oh, I don't distinguish between good and bad habits.