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掘る

to dig

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Conjugation of 掘る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: excavate
私/俺
Present informal tense
掘る
horu
I dig
Present informal negative tense
掘らない
horanai
I don't dig
Present formal tense
掘ります
horimasu
I dig
Present formal negative tense
掘りません
horimasen
I do not dig
私/俺
Past informal tense
掘った
hotta
I dug
Past informal negative tense
掘らなかった
horanakatta
I didn't dig
Past formal tense
掘りました
horimashita
I dig
Past formal negative tense
掘りませんでした
horimasen deshita
I did not dig
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
掘れ
hore
dig
Imperative negative mood
掘るな
horu na
don't dig
Imperative formal mood
掘ってください
hotte kudasai
please dig
Imperative formal negative mood
掘らないでください
horanai dekudasai
please do not dig
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
掘って
hotte
dig
Passive stem
掘られる
horareru
dug
Hypothetical tense
掘れ
hore
if I dug
Hypothetical conditional stem
掘れば
horeba
dug
私/俺
Volitional stem
掘ろう
horō
will dig
Potential stem
掘れる
horeru
dug
Continuative stem
掘り
hori
digging
Causative stem
掘らせる
horaseru
allow to dig
私/俺
Imperfective stem
掘ら
hora
dig

Examples of 掘る

また、掘った 今度は、一人でだ

I dug again, this time alone.

二人で 掘って 見つけたいの？

You and your old man digging for coins?

掘れ！

Now, you wanted to help dig?

掘れ

Says this is it right here.

ほれ　ここに

Here you go.

ほれ 金吾

Kingo.

ほれ　座りな あんたのも持ってきた

Here, sit down. I brought a pair for you.

甘いものとか　ほれ

Get yourself another habit.

ほれ　トイレットペーパーだ

Toilet is out there on the left. Here.

ほら 開けろ

Go ahead. Open it.

うん、ベイブ ほら･･･

- Yeah, but babe look, look.

ほら　行け

Now, get your sorry rookie butts in the back of that truck, now!

もっと. ほら. よし!

Got good light. Keep it close together.

ほら

Come on!