Japanese reference
いちゃつく
to canoodle; act lovey dovey
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 | いちゃつく (ichatsuku)canoodle |
| Polite, masu | いちゃつきます (ichatsukimasu)canoodle |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | いちゃつかない (ichatsukanai)do not canoodle |
| Polite negative | いちゃつきません (ichatsukimasen)do not canoodle |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | いちゃついた (ichatsuita)canoodled |
| Polite past | いちゃつきました (ichatsukimashita)canoodled |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | いちゃつかなかった (ichatsukanakatta)did not canoodle |
| Polite past negative | いちゃつきませんでした (ichatsukimasendeshita)did not canoodle |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | いちゃついて (ichatsuite)canoodling (and then) |
| Polite te-form | いちゃつきまして (ichatsukimashite)canoodling (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | いちゃついている (ichatsuiteiru)be canoodling |
| Polite te-iru | いちゃついています (ichatsuiteimasu)be canoodling |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | いちゃつけば (ichatsukeba)if you canoodle |
| Rare literary polite conditional | いちゃつきますれば (ichatsukimasureba)if you canoodle (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 | いちゃついたら (ichatsuitara)if you canoodle |
| Polite conditional, tara | いちゃつきましたら (ichatsukimashitara)if you canoodle |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | いちゃつける (ichatsukeru)can canoodle |
| Polite potential | いちゃつけます (ichatsukemasu)can canoodle |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | いちゃつこう (ichatsukou)let's canoodle! |
| Polite volitional | いちゃつきましょう (ichatsukimashou)let's canoodle! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | いちゃつきたい (ichatsukitai)want to canoodle |
| Polite desire, tai | いちゃつきたいです (ichatsukitaidesu)want to canoodle |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | いちゃつかれる (ichatsukareru)be affected when someone canoodles |
| Polite passive | いちゃつかれます (ichatsukaremasu)be affected when someone canoodles |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | いちゃつかせる (ichatsukaseru)make or let someone canoodle |
| Polite causative | いちゃつかせます (ichatsukasemasu)make or let someone canoodle |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | いちゃつかせられる (ichatsukaserareru)be made to canoodle |
| Polite causative-passive | いちゃつかせられます (ichatsukaseraremasu)be made to canoodle |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | いちゃつくな (ichatsukuna)do not canoodle! |
| Polite negative request | いちゃつかないでください (ichatsukanaidekudasai)please do not canoodle |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | いちゃつきます (ichatsukimasu)canoodle |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | いちゃつきません (ichatsukimasen)do not canoodle |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | いちゃつきました (ichatsukimashita)canoodled |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | いちゃつきませんでした (ichatsukimasendeshita)did not canoodle |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | いちゃついてください (ichatsuitekudasai)please canoodle |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | いちゃつかないでください (ichatsukanaidekudasai)please do not canoodle |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | いちゃつきましょう (ichatsukimashou)let's canoodle! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | いちゃついてもいい (ichatsuitemoii)may canoodle |
| Polite permission | いちゃついてもいいです (ichatsuitemoiidesu)may canoodle |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | いちゃついてはいけない (ichatsuitehaikenai)must not canoodle |
| Polite prohibition | いちゃついてはいけません (ichatsuitehaikemasen)must not canoodle |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | いちゃつきなさい (ichatsukinasai)canoodle (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | いちゃついてみる (ichatsuitemiru)try to canoodle |
| Polite try doing | いちゃついてみます (ichatsuitemimasu)try to canoodle |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | いちゃついてしまう (ichatsuiteshimau)canoodle completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | いちゃついてしまいます (ichatsuiteshimaimasu)canoodle completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | いちゃついておく (ichatsuiteoku)canoodle in advance |
| Polite preparation | いちゃついておきます (ichatsuiteokimasu)canoodle in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | いちゃついたことがある (ichatsuitakotogaaru)have the experience of: canoodled |
| Polite past experience | いちゃついたことがあります (ichatsuitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: canoodled |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | いちゃつくと (ichatsukuto)whenever you canoodle |
| Polite automatic result | いちゃつきますと (ichatsukimasuto)whenever you canoodle |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | いちゃつくなら (ichatsukunara)if you mean to canoodle |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | いちゃつくだろう (ichatsukudarou)probably canoodle |
| Polite probability | いちゃつくでしょう (ichatsukudeshou)probably canoodle |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | いちゃつけ (ichatsuke)canoodle! |
| Polite request | いちゃついてください (ichatsuitekudasai)please canoodle |
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