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握る

to grasp

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Conjugation of 握る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: grip, seize
私/俺
Present informal tense
握る
nigiru
I grasp
Present informal negative tense
握らない
nigiranai
I don't grasp
Present formal tense
握ります
nigirimasu
I grasp
Present formal negative tense
握りません
nigirimasen
I do not grasp
私/俺
Past informal tense
握った
nigitta
I grasped
Past informal negative tense
握らなかった
nigiranakatta
I didn't grasp
Past formal tense
握りました
nigirimashita
I grasp
Past formal negative tense
握りませんでした
nigirimasen deshita
I did not grasp
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
握れ
nigire
grasp
Imperative negative mood
握るな
nigiru na
don't grasp
Imperative formal mood
握ってください
nigitte kudasai
please grasp
Imperative formal negative mood
握らないでください
nigiranai dekudasai
please do not grasp
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
握って
nigitte
grasp
Passive stem
握られる
nigirareru
grasped
Hypothetical tense
握れ
nigire
if I grasped
Hypothetical conditional stem
握れば
nigireba
grasped
私/俺
Volitional stem
握ろう
nigirō
will grasp
Potential stem
握れる
nigireru
grasped
Continuative stem
握り
nigiri
grasping
Causative stem
握らせる
nigiraseru
allow to grasp
私/俺
Imperfective stem
握ら
nigira
grasp

Examples of 握る

ジャックここよ、握って！

- Hold on, Jack! Here, Jack, give me your hand.

ほら　握って

OK, stop it. I need you to take this.

握って 我慢比べをする

Us kids would grab onto it and see who could hold on the longest.

握れ

Touch it. Touch it.

握れる？

Shake on it?