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似にる (niru)

to be similar

  • JLPT N4
  • Ichidan verb
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  • #1104 most frequent

Meaning

似る (にる, niru) is a JLPT N4 verb meaning “to be similar”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

女おんなの子こは話はなし方かたまで母親ははおやに似にるわね。

Girls resemble their mothers even in speech.

彼かれは祖父そふ似にだ。

He resembles his grandfather.

彼かれは父親ちちおや似にだ。

He takes after his father.

彼女かのじょは父親ちちおや似にだ。

She takes after her father.

Conjugation table

似る (にる) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary似る にるniru
Negative似ない にないninai
Past似た にたnita
Past negative似なかった になかったninakatta
Polite (ます)似ます にますnimasu
Polite negative似ません にませんnimasen
Polite past似ました にましたnimashita
Polite past negative似ませんでした にませんでしたnimasendeshita
Te-form似て にてnite
Conditional (ば)似れば にればnireba
Conditional (たら)似たら にたらnitara
Potential似られる にられるnirareru
Passive似られる にられるnirareru
Causative似させる にさせるnisaseru
Causative-passive似させられる にさせられるnisaserareru
Volitional似よう にようniyou
Volitional polite似ましょう にましょうnimashou
Imperative似ろ にろniro
Desire (たい)似たい にたいnitai

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