JLPT N5 vocabulary
困る: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
こまる2Nakadaka · falls inside
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to be troubled, have difficulty, be in a fix, be at a loss, be stumped, be embarrassed
- to be bothered, inconvenienced, annoyed
- to be badly off, hard up, in straitened circumstances

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 困る | 困 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 困 | 困 |
| Polite presentます形 | 困 | 困 |
| Polite pastました形 | 困 | 困 |
| Te-formて形 | 困 | 困 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 困 | 困 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 困 | 困 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 困 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 困 | 困 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 困 | 困る |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 困 | 困 |
| Passive受身形 | 困 | 困 |
| Make / let使役形 | 困 | 困 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 困 | 困 |
Example sentences
困っている人がいたら助けるといいです。
If there's someone in trouble it's good to help them.
彼女は私が困っていると見ると助けてくれました。
She helped me as soon as she realized I was in trouble.