参る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 参る | 参らない |
| Polite | 参ります | 参りません |
| Past polite | 参りました | 参りませんでした |
| Past | 参った | 参らなかった |
| Te-form | 参って | 参らないで |
| Desire | 参りたい | 参りたくない |
| Potential | 参れる | 参れない |
| Passive | 参られる | 参られない |
| Causative | 参らせる | 参らせない |
| Causative passive | 参らせられるalso 参らされる | 参らせられないalso 参らされない |
| Volitional | 参ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 参りましょう | |
| Imperative | 参れ | 参るな |
| Conditional | 参れば | 参らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 参ったら | 参らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Humble (kenjougo) verb for going, coming, or calling on someone. Used to show respect to the listener by lowering the speaker's action. Usually written in kana.
明日、お宅に参ります。
I will come to your house tomorrow.
I'll be right there.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Euphemistic or indirect expression for being defeated, collapsing, or dying. Often used in sports, business, or to soften the impact of failure or death.
I was completely defeated in the match.
I feel like I'm going to collapse from the heat.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Expresses being troubled, annoyed, or at a loss. Often used when someone's behavior or a situation causes frustration or bewilderment.
His selfishness really gets to me.
That question stumped me.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be madly in love
Indicates being head over heels in love, often to the point of being helpless or foolish. Colloquial and somewhat old-fashioned.
I'm completely smitten with her.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Used for visiting a shrine or grave, often in compound nouns like 墓参り (grave visit). Can be used as a standalone verb, but less common than お参りする.
See also: 墓参り
During Obon, we visit our ancestors' graves.
Today I have come to our company's exhibition.
This heat has really done me in.
I always end up exasperated by his selfishness.
I fell completely for her smile.
Every year I visit the local guardian shrine.
I'll be right there, so please wait just a moment.
困る is the general word for being troubled or at a loss, while 参る in this sense adds a stronger nuance of exasperation or being worn down by something.
参上する is a more formal, somewhat old-fashioned humble word for arriving at someone's presence, while 参る is the everyday humble equivalent.
参る is a colloquial way to say one is worn out or defeated by a nuisance, while 閉口 is a more neutral, written-register term for the same feeling.
参る (in its colloquial sense) means to be worn down by something troublesome or exhausting, while バテる focuses specifically on physical fatigue from heat or overwork.
参る is a casual, colloquial way to say one is worn down or exasperated by something, while 弱る is more neutral and covers physical, emotional, and situational weakening.
いらっしゃる is the honorific (尊敬語) verb for someone else's coming or going, while 参る is the humble (謙譲語) verb used for the speaker's own coming or going.
参る is the humble (謙譲語) verb used when speaking modestly about one's own arrival, while 着く is the neutral, plain verb for arriving.
参る is the humble verb used when speaking modestly of one's own coming or going, while お越し respectfully refers to the listener's or another person's visit.
参る is the humble form used when the speaker themselves comes or goes, while 見える is the honorific form used for someone else's arrival.
thanksgiving shrine visit; visiting a shrine to give thanks · settling scores; revenge visit
miyamairi; newborn's first shrine visit · visiting a shrine
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to Ise Grand Shrine · Ise pilgrim
first shrine visit of the New Year
visitation grave; memorial grave
winter shrine visit
temple visit; visiting a temple
monthly shrine or temple visit
early-morning visit to a temple or shrine
thanksgiving shrine visit
visiting a shrine; shrine visit
visiting a shrine naked in winter
newborn's first shrine visit; miyamairi · visiting a shrine