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頼る

to rely

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Conjugation of 頼る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: count on, depend
私/俺
Present informal tense
頼る
tayoru
I rely
Present informal negative tense
頼らない
tayoranai
I don't rely
Present formal tense
頼ります
tayorimasu
I rely
Present formal negative tense
頼りません
tayorimasen
I do not rely
私/俺
Past informal tense
頼った
tayotta
I relied
Past informal negative tense
頼らなかった
tayoranakatta
I didn't rely
Past formal tense
頼りました
tayorimashita
I rely
Past formal negative tense
頼りませんでした
tayorimasen deshita
I did not rely
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
頼れ
tayore
rely
Imperative negative mood
頼るな
tayoru na
don't rely
Imperative formal mood
頼ってください
tayotte kudasai
please rely
Imperative formal negative mood
頼らないでください
tayoranai dekudasai
please do not rely
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
頼って
tayotte
rely
Passive stem
頼られる
tayorareru
relied
Hypothetical tense
頼れ
tayore
if I relied
Hypothetical conditional stem
頼れば
tayoreba
relied
私/俺
Volitional stem
頼ろう
tayorō
will rely
Potential stem
頼れる
tayoreru
relied
Continuative stem
頼り
tayori
relying
Causative stem
頼らせる
tayoraseru
allow to rely
私/俺
Imperfective stem
頼ら
tayora
rely

Examples of 頼る

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