Japanese reference
おごる
to treat someone, pay for them
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 | おごる (ogoru)treat someone |
| Polite, masu | おごります (ogorimasu)treat someone |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おごらない (ogoranai)do not treat someone |
| Polite negative | おごりません (ogorimasen)do not treat someone |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おごった (ogotta)treated someone |
| Polite past | おごりました (ogorimashita)treated someone |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おごらなかった (ogoranakatta)did not treat someone |
| Polite past negative | おごりませんでした (ogorimasendeshita)did not treat someone |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おごって (ogotte)treating someone (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おごりまして (ogorimashite)treating someone (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おごっている (ogotteiru)be treating someone |
| Polite te-iru | おごっています (ogotteimasu)be treating someone |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おごれば (ogoreba)if you treat someone |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おごりますれば (ogorimasureba)if you treat someone (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 | おごったら (ogottara)if you treat someone |
| Polite conditional, tara | おごりましたら (ogorimashitara)if you treat someone |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おごれる (ogoreru)can treat someone |
| Polite potential | おごれます (ogoremasu)can treat someone |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | おごろう (ogorou)let's treat someone! |
| Polite volitional | おごりましょう (ogorimashou)let's treat someone! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おごりたい (ogoritai)want to treat someone |
| Polite desire, tai | おごりたいです (ogoritaidesu)want to treat someone |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おごられる (ogorareru)be affected when someone treats someone |
| Polite passive | おごられます (ogoraremasu)be affected when someone treats someone |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おごらせる (ogoraseru)make or let someone treat someone |
| Polite causative | おごらせます (ogorasemasu)make or let someone treat someone |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おごらせられる (ogoraserareru)be made to treat someone |
| Polite causative-passive | おごらせられます (ogoraseraremasu)be made to treat someone |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おごるな (ogoruna)do not treat someone! |
| Polite negative request | おごらないでください (ogoranaidekudasai)please do not treat someone |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おごります (ogorimasu)treat someone |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おごりません (ogorimasen)do not treat someone |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おごりました (ogorimashita)treated someone |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おごりませんでした (ogorimasendeshita)did not treat someone |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おごってください (ogottekudasai)please treat someone |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おごらないでください (ogoranaidekudasai)please do not treat someone |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | おごりましょう (ogorimashou)let's treat someone! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おごってもいい (ogottemoii)may treat someone |
| Polite permission | おごってもいいです (ogottemoiidesu)may treat someone |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おごってはいけない (ogottehaikenai)must not treat someone |
| Polite prohibition | おごってはいけません (ogottehaikemasen)must not treat someone |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おごりなさい (ogorinasai)treat someone (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おごってみる (ogottemiru)try to treat someone |
| Polite try doing | おごってみます (ogottemimasu)try to treat someone |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おごってしまう (ogotteshimau)treat someone completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おごってしまいます (ogotteshimaimasu)treat someone completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おごっておく (ogotteoku)treat someone in advance |
| Polite preparation | おごっておきます (ogotteokimasu)treat someone in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おごったことがある (ogottakotogaaru)have the experience of: treated someone |
| Polite past experience | おごったことがあります (ogottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: treated someone |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おごると (ogoruto)whenever you treat someone |
| Polite automatic result | おごりますと (ogorimasuto)whenever you treat someone |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おごるなら (ogorunara)if you mean to treat someone |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おごるだろう (ogorudarou)probably treat someone |
| Polite probability | おごるでしょう (ogorudeshou)probably treat someone |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おごれ (ogore)treat someone! |
| Polite request | おごってください (ogottekudasai)please treat someone |
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