Japanese reference
あげる
to give
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | あげる (ageru)give |
| Polite, masu | あげます (agemasu)give |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あげない (agenai)do not give |
| Polite negative | あげません (agemasen)do not give |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あげた (ageta)gave |
| Polite past | あげました (agemashita)gave |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あげなかった (agenakatta)did not give |
| Polite past negative | あげませんでした (agemasendeshita)did not give |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あげて (agete)giving (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あげまして (agemashite)giving (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あげている (ageteiru)be giving |
| Polite te-iru | あげています (ageteimasu)be giving |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あげれば (agereba)if you give |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あげますれば (agemasureba)if you give (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | あげたら (agetara)if you give |
| Polite conditional, tara | あげましたら (agemashitara)if you give |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あげられる (agerareru)can give |
| Polite potential | あげられます (ageraremasu)can give |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あげよう (ageyou)let's give! |
| Polite volitional | あげましょう (agemashou)let's give! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あげたい (agetai)want to give |
| Polite desire, tai | あげたいです (agetaidesu)want to give |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あげられる (agerareru)be given |
| Polite passive | あげられます (ageraremasu)be given |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あげさせる (agesaseru)make or let someone give |
| Polite causative | あげさせます (agesasemasu)make or let someone give |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あげさせられる (agesaserareru)be made to give |
| Polite causative-passive | あげさせられます (agesaseraremasu)be made to give |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あげるな (ageruna)do not give! |
| Polite negative request | あげないでください (agenaidekudasai)please do not give |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あげます (agemasu)give |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あげません (agemasen)do not give |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あげました (agemashita)gave |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あげませんでした (agemasendeshita)did not give |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あげてください (agetekudasai)please give |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あげないでください (agenaidekudasai)please do not give |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あげましょう (agemashou)let's give! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あげてもいい (agetemoii)may give |
| Polite permission | あげてもいいです (agetemoiidesu)may give |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あげてはいけない (agetehaikenai)must not give |
| Polite prohibition | あげてはいけません (agetehaikemasen)must not give |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あげなさい (agenasai)give (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あげてみる (agetemiru)try to give |
| Polite try doing | あげてみます (agetemimasu)try to give |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あげてしまう (ageteshimau)give completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あげてしまいます (ageteshimaimasu)give completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あげておく (ageteoku)give in advance |
| Polite preparation | あげておきます (ageteokimasu)give in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あげたことがある (agetakotogaaru)have the experience of: gave |
| Polite past experience | あげたことがあります (agetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: gave |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あげると (ageruto)whenever you give |
| Polite automatic result | あげますと (agemasuto)whenever you give |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あげるなら (agerunara)if you mean to give |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あげるだろう (agerudarou)probably give |
| Polite probability | あげるでしょう (agerudeshou)probably give |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あげろ (agero)give! |
| Polite request | あげてください (agetekudasai)please give |
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