JLPT N4 vocabulary
遅れる: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
おくれる0Heiban · flat
Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Meaning
- to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue
- to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times)
- to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death
- to be slow (of a clock or watch)
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 遅れる | 遅れ |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 遅れ | 遅れ |
| Polite presentます形 | 遅れ | 遅れ |
| Polite pastました形 | 遅れ | 遅れ |
| Te-formて形 | 遅れ | 遅れ |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 遅れ | 遅れ |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 遅れ | 遅れ |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 遅れ | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 遅れ | 遅れ |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 遅れ | 遅れる |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 遅れ | 遅れ |
| Passive受身形 | 遅れ | 遅れ |
| Make / let使役形 | 遅れ | 遅れ |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 遅れ | 遅れ |