訪れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 訪れる | 訪れない |
| Polite | 訪れます | 訪れません |
| Past polite | 訪れました | 訪れませんでした |
| Past | 訪れた | 訪れなかった |
| Te-form | 訪れて | 訪れないで |
| Desire | 訪れたい | 訪れたくない |
| Potential | 訪れられるalso 訪れれる | 訪れられないalso 訪れれない |
| Passive | 訪れられる | 訪れられない |
| Causative | 訪れさせる | 訪れさせない |
| Causative passive | 訪れさせられる | 訪れさせられない |
| Volitional | 訪れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 訪れましょう | |
| Imperative | 訪れろ | 訪れるな |
| Conditional | 訪れれば | 訪れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 訪れたら | 訪れなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Transitive use for visiting a person, place, or institution. Slightly formal; 行く is more casual for everyday errands.
I plan to visit a friend in Kyoto next month.
Many tourists visit this temple.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); come; appear
Intransitive use for abstract arrivals: seasons, opportunities, crises, or changes. The subject is the thing that comes, not the person going.
Spring has arrived in the town.
Finally, an opportunity came.
Many tourists visit this town every year.
The long winter finally ended and spring arrived.
He visited his old teacher for the first time in a while.
In life, unexpected turning points sometimes come.
訪れる is more formal and often used for visiting a place or for abstract things like seasons arriving, whereas やって来る is casual and used in everyday speech.
訪れる is a more formal, literary verb for visiting a place, whereas 足を運ぶ is a common idiomatic phrase used in everyday conversation.
訪れる is the common word for visiting a place, while 踏む emphasizes the physical act of setting foot there, often with a sense of significance, as in 異国の土を踏む.
訪れる focuses on the act of visiting a place or person, while 出向く emphasizes the deliberate movement to a destination for a task.
訪れる is a more formal word for visiting a place or person, while 顔を出す conveys a casual, often brief drop-in.