Cooljugator Logo Get a Japanese Tutor

拠る

to depend on

Looking for learning resources? Study with our courses! Get a full Japanese course →

Conjugation of 拠る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: rely on
私/俺
Present informal tense
拠る
yoru
I depend on
Present informal negative tense
拠らない
yoranai
I don't depend on
Present formal tense
拠ります
yorimasu
I depend on
Present formal negative tense
拠りません
yorimasen
I do not depend on
私/俺
Past informal tense
拠った
yotta
I depended on
Past informal negative tense
拠らなかった
yoranakatta
I didn't depend on
Past formal tense
拠りました
yorimashita
I depend on
Past formal negative tense
拠りませんでした
yorimasen deshita
I did not depend on
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
拠れ
yore
depend on
Imperative negative mood
拠るな
yoru na
don't depend on
Imperative formal mood
拠ってください
yotte kudasai
please depend on
Imperative formal negative mood
拠らないでください
yoranai dekudasai
please do not depend on
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
拠って
yotte
depend on
Passive stem
拠られる
yorareru
depended on
Hypothetical tense
拠れ
yore
if I depended on
Hypothetical conditional stem
拠れば
yoreba
depended on
私/俺
Volitional stem
拠ろう
yorō
will depend on
Potential stem
拠れる
yoreru
depended on
Continuative stem
拠り
yori
depending on
Causative stem
拠らせる
yoraseru
allow to depend on
私/俺
Imperfective stem
拠ら
yora
depend on

Examples of 拠る

彼は 十分実際に証明してみせた よって 私は ホームズ氏とワトソンさんの ニューヨーク市警との コンサルタント契約を終了すべきだと

As such, my recommendation to the commissioner will be that Mr. Holmes and Ms. Watson be terminated as consultants to the NYPD.

今のところ12人いる よって 我々は分担して捜査する

Now, there are 12 names, so we have our work cut out for us.

よって、わしのコレクションの1つに加わった - なんてこと! - ひどすぎるわ!

He failed to guess correctly and so now he's become part of my collection.

これにはノークスも同意見だ よって、決定だ

I talk to Nokes daily, so I'm running point here.

よって、あの列車における 死は悲劇であったが

It gives us access to a parallel reality.

"魔性の女に操られた 分析官"より?

What better than "lab tech seduced by femme fatale?"

"it began to rain 雨が降り始めた more heavily より 激しく

"it began to rain more heavily.

この"道化"より ましな事を期待するよ

Well, I hope you're better than this clown.

And in the end ついには Vogel rots away his life in some jungle ヴォーゲルは 彼の 残りの人生 どこか ジャングルで 腐らせる always looking いつも 気にする over his shoulder waiting for a bullet 彼の 肩越しに 弾丸が 来る事 Who's to say ? 誰か言う Maybe that's a worse fate Maybe that's もしかしたら より 悪い運命

And in the end, Vogel rots away his life in some jungle, always looking over his shoulder, waiting for a bullet.

"永遠に君のもの"より

Yours eternally. R.F.