JLPT N4 vocabulary
守る: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
まもる2Nakadaka · falls inside
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to protect, to guard, to defend
- to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 守る | 守 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 守 | 守 |
| Polite presentます形 | 守 | 守 |
| Polite pastました形 | 守 | 守 |
| Te-formて形 | 守 | 守 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 守 | 守 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 守 | 守 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 守 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 守 | 守 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 守 | 守る |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 守 | 守 |
| Passive受身形 | 守 | 守 |
| Make / let使役形 | 守 | 守 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 守 | 守 |
Example sentences
門限は守れと厳しく言われる。
I'm sternly told to observe my curfew.
残念ながら、彼の約束は守られたためしがないんです。
Unfortunately, he has never kept his promise.