Japanese reference
あふれる
to overflow
Regular · 18 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 | あふれる (afureru)something overflows |
| Polite, masu | あふれます (afuremasu)something overflows |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あふれない (afurenai)something does not overflow |
| Polite negative | あふれません (afuremasen)something does not overflow |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あふれた (afureta)something overflowed |
| Polite past | あふれました (afuremashita)something overflowed |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あふれなかった (afurenakatta)something did not overflow |
| Polite past negative | あふれませんでした (afuremasendeshita)something did not overflow |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あふれて (afurete)overflowing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あふれまして (afuremashite)overflowing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あふれている (afureteiru)something is overflowing |
| Polite te-iru | あふれています (afureteimasu)something is overflowing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あふれれば (afurereba)if something overflows |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あふれますれば (afuremasureba)if something overflows (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 | あふれたら (afuretara)if something overflows |
| Polite conditional, tara | あふれましたら (afuremashitara)if something overflows |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あふれさせる (afuresaseru)cause something to overflow |
| Polite causative | あふれさせます (afuresasemasu)cause something to overflow |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あふれます (afuremasu)something overflows |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あふれません (afuremasen)something does not overflow |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あふれました (afuremashita)something overflowed |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あふれませんでした (afuremasendeshita)something did not overflow |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あふれてしまう (afureteshimau)something overflows completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あふれてしまいます (afureteshimaimasu)something overflows completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あふれたことがある (afuretakotogaaru)have the experience of: something overflowed |
| Polite past experience | あふれたことがあります (afuretakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something overflowed |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あふれると (afureruto)whenever you something overflows |
| Polite automatic result | あふれますと (afuremasuto)whenever you something overflows |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あふれるなら (afurerunara)if you mean to something overflows |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あふれるだろう (afurerudarou)probably something overflows |
| Polite probability | あふれるでしょう (afurerudeshou)probably something overflows |
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