念ねんじる

nenjiru

Ichidan Verb

1. to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for)

Transitive

Ichidan Verb

2. to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

Transitive

59 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

念ねんじた

nenjita

The past form

1. Wished; Prayed

Verb

#189860

念ねんじて

nenjite

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Wishing; Praying

Verb

#190160

念ねんじない

nenjinai

The negative form

1. Not to wish for; Not to think of

Verb

#185039

念ねんじなかった

nenjinakatta

The past negative form

1. Did not wish.; Did not think.

Verb

#191930

念ねんじました

nenjimashita

The polite past form

1. Prayed; Wished

Verb

#188433

念ねんじます

nenjimasu

The polite form

1. To wish; To think

Verb

#184229

念ねんじません

nenjimasen

The polite negative form

1. Do not wish.; Do not pray.

Verb

#185427

念ねんじませんでした

nenjimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Did not wish.; Did not pray.

Verb

#184516

Common 24 items

念ねんじたい

nenjitai

Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")

1. Want to think; Wish to think

Verb

#182822

念ねんじたくない

nenjitakunai

Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")

1. Don't want to think.; Don't want to wish for.

Verb

#190601

念ねんじたばかり

nenjitabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just wished.; Just thought.

Verb

#190814

念ねんじちゃう

nenjichau

The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret

1. Wish; Hope

Verb

#183033

念ねんじちゃダメ

nenjicha dame

A casual prohibition ("not allowed to...")

1. Don't wish.; Don't think.

Verb

#187709

念ねんじていない

nenjite inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not wishing for; Not praying for

Verb

#189634

念ねんじている

nenjite iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Wishing; Praying

Verb

#190053

念ねんじてはいけない

nenjitewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not think.; Must not wish.

Adjective

#191566

念ねんじてもいい

nenjitemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. May wish.; May hope.

Adjective

#191862

念ねんじとく

nenjitoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. To keep in mind; To remember

Verb

#190605

念ねんじないで

nenjinaide

A plain negative request ("don't...")

1. Don't wish.; Don't pray.

Verb

#184304

念ねんじなきゃ

nenjinakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Must think.; Have to think.

Verb

#192299

念ねんじなくてもいい

nenjinakutemo iu

Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")

1. Don't have to wish.; Don't need to think.

Adjective

#184625

念ねんじなければならない

nenjinakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must think.; Must wish.

Adjective

#190158

念ねんじよう

nenjiyō

Informal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's wish.; Let's think.

Verb

#186752

念ねんじられない

nenjirarenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Cannot wish for; Cannot imagine

Verb

#187532

念ねんじられる

nenjirareru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Be wished for; Be invoked

2. To be wished for; To be prayed for

Verb

#186729

念ねんじるところ

nenjiru tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to think; About to intend

Verb

#190594

念ねんじるみたい

nenjiru mitai

Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")

1. Seems like [it] reads; Looks like [it] recites

Verb

#189042

念ねんじています

nenjite imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Wishing; Praying

Verb

#187906

念ねんじないでください

nenjinaide kudasai

A polite negative request ("please don't...")

1. Don't wish for.; Don't think of.

Verb

#182442

念ねんじなさい

nenjinasai

A polite command form (e.g., parent to child)

1. Think.; Consider.

Verb

#191475

念ねんじましょう

nenjimashō

Formal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's wish.; Let's hope.

Verb

#186291

念ねんじられます

nenjiraremasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can be thought of.; Is able to think/wish.

Verb

#184336

Advanced 27 items

念ねんじがち

nenjigachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Prone to thinking; Tending to imagine

Verb

#191821

念ねんじきる

nenjikiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. To wish fully; To fulfill a wish

Verb

#189071

念ねんじさせられる

nenjisaserareru

The causative-passive form (is made to be done)

1. To be made to wish; To be forced to think

Verb

#187575

念ねんじさせる

nenjisaseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. To have someone wish; To make someone wish

Verb

#187245

念ねんじそうだ

nenjisōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. Seems to be thinking/wishing; Looks like is thinking/wishing

Verb

#188686

念ねんじたそうだ

nenjita sōda

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")

1. Heard it was wished for.; Heard it was prayed for.

Verb

#191596

念ねんじただろう

nenjitadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Would have wished.; Probably wished.

Verb

#183612

念ねんじたところ

nenjita tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. As wished.; As intended.

Verb

#191456

念ねんじたら

nenjitara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when I wish; If/when I think

Verb

#191139

念ねんじたらしい

nenjitarashii

Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")

1. Seemed to have wished for; Appeared to have prayed for

Verb

#191506

念ねんじっぱなし

nenjippanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Wishing endlessly; Lost in thought

Verb

#187723

念ねんじてくれ

nenjite kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Pray for me.; Wish for me.

Verb

#185274

念ねんじてちょうだい

nenjite chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Please wish for me.; Pray for me.

Verb

#186676

念ねんじないでくれ

nenjinaide kure

A masculine negative request

1. Don't wish for it.; Don't think about it.

Verb

#182914

念ねんじなければいけない

nenjinakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must think; Have to think

Adjective

#184981

念ねんじぬく

nenjinuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. Persevere to the end; Carry through to completion

Verb

#188413

念ねんじるそうだ

nenjiru sōda

Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")

1. They say...; It is said...

Verb

#184742

念ねんじると

nenjiruto

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when one thinks; If/when one wishes

Verb

#191680

念ねんじるな

nenjiruna

A strong, direct prohibition ("don't!")

1. Do not think.; Do not wish.

Verb

#192248

念ねんじるなら

nenjirunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If one recites; When one recites

Verb

#189165

念ねんじるようだ

nenjiru yōda

A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")

1. Seems; Looks like

Verb

#183548

念ねんじるらしい

nenjirurashii

Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")

1. Seems like...; Apparently...

Verb

#183465

念ねんじれば

nenjireba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when one wishes; If/when one prays

Verb

#190334

念ねんじろ

nenjiro

A strong, direct command

1. Wish.; Command.

Verb

#185907

念ねんじてくださいませ

nenjite kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please think of [it/them].; Please remember [it/them].

Verb

#188347

念ねんじてはならない

nenjitewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Must not think of.; Do not desire.

Adjective

#188652

念ねんじてもよろしい

nenjitemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. May I wish?; May I pray?

Adjective

#190691

Word Pronunciation

59 Variants Available