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目指す

to aim for

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Conjugation of 目指す

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: head towards, go towards, head
私/俺
Present informal tense
目指す
mezasu
I aim for
Present informal negative tense
目指さない
mezasanai
I don't aim for
Present formal tense
目指します
mezashimasu
I aim for
Present formal negative tense
目指しません
mezashimasen
I do not aim for
私/俺
Past informal tense
目指した
mezashita
I aimed for
Past informal negative tense
目指さなかった
mezasanakatta
I didn't aim for
Past formal tense
目指しました
mezashimashita
I aim for
Past formal negative tense
目指しませんでした
mezashimasen deshita
I did not aim for
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
目指せ
mezase
aim for
Imperative negative mood
目指すな
mezasu na
don't aim for
Imperative formal mood
目指してください
mezashite kudasai
please aim for
Imperative formal negative mood
目指さないでください
mezasanai dekudasai
please do not aim for
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
目指して
mezashite
aim for
Passive stem
目指される
mezasareru
aimed for
Hypothetical tense
目指せ
mezase
if I aimed for
Hypothetical conditional stem
目指せば
mezaseba
aimed for
私/俺
Volitional stem
目指そう
mezasō
will aim for
Potential stem
目指せる
mezaseru
aimed for
Continuative stem
目指し
mezashi
aiming for
Causative stem
目指させる
mezasaseru
allow to aim for
私/俺
Imperfective stem
目指さ
mezasa
aim for

Examples of 目指す

俺は腕立て伏せだ！ 目指せ　健康な体！

Nothing. But before we go, I wanna take one more dump.

目指せ　健康な体！

Wanna know what's weird?