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弄ぶ

to play with

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Conjugation of 弄ぶ

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: toy with
私/俺
Present informal tense
弄ぶ
moteasobu
I play with
Present informal negative tense
弄ばない
moteasobanai
I don't play with
Present formal tense
弄びます
moteasobimasu
I play with
Present formal negative tense
弄びません
moteasobimasen
I do not play with
私/俺
Past informal tense
弄んだ
moteasonda
I played with
Past informal negative tense
弄ばなかった
moteasobanakatta
I didn't play with
Past formal tense
弄びました
moteasobimashita
I play with
Past formal negative tense
弄びませんでした
moteasobimasen deshita
I did not play with
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
弄べ
moteasobe
play with
Imperative negative mood
弄ぶな
moteasobu na
don't play with
Imperative formal mood
弄んでください
moteasonde kudasai
please play with
Imperative formal negative mood
弄ばないでください
moteasobanai dekudasai
please do not play with
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
弄んで
moteasonde
play with
Passive stem
弄ばれる
moteasobareru
played with
Hypothetical tense
弄べ
moteasobe
if I played with
Hypothetical conditional stem
弄べば
moteasobeba
played with
私/俺
Volitional stem
弄ぼう
moteasobō
will play with
Potential stem
弄べる
moteasoberu
played with
Continuative stem
弄び
moteasobi
playing with
Causative stem
弄ばせる
moteasobaseru
allow to play with
私/俺
Imperfective stem
弄ば
moteasoba
play with

Examples of 弄ぶ

‐弄んだ？ ‐そうだ

- I don't see them ordering hostile takeovers.

僕を　もてあそんだ

'Cause now I'm leaving

ジュリアと弟の命を もてあそび レベルRに人々を 置きざりに 規制がないから　できた

You played with his life, with Julia's life, with the rest of those poor people on Level R. You put this place here so you wouldn't be regulated, so you could play God with people's lives!