真似る (まねる, maneru) Japanese meaning: mimic | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000真似る · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 真似る | 真似ない |
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| Polite | 真似ます | 真似ません |
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| Past polite | 真似ました | 真似ませんでした |
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| Past | 真似た | 真似なかった |
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| Te-form | 真似て | 真似ないで |
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| Desire | 真似たい | 真似たくない |
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| Potential | 真似られるalso 真似れる | 真似られないalso 真似れない |
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| Passive | 真似られる | 真似られない |
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| Causative | 真似させる | 真似させない |
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| Causative passive | 真似させられる | 真似させられない |
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| Volitional | 真似よう | |
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| Polite volitional | 真似ましょう | |
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| Imperative | 真似ろ | 真似るな |
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| Conditional | 真似れば | 真似なければ |
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| Tara conditional | 真似たら | 真似なかったら |
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し
方
を
真似
る
の
が
上手
だ
。
He is good at imitating the teacher's way of speaking.
My younger brother always copies me.
Usage patterns
〈人〉の〈事〉を真似るto imitate someone's way of doing something (speech, gestures, style)
My younger brother always imitates the way his older brother talks.
〈動物〉の鳴き声を真似るto imitate an animal's cry or sound
The child skillfully imitated a cat's meow.
〈人〉の真似をして〈動詞〉to do something in imitation of someone else
I swung the bat in imitation of a famous player.
Expressions
馬鹿な真似tomfoolery; monkey business; stupid act
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking
