Japanese reference
おっしゃる
to say (honorific)
Irregular · 29 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 | おっしゃる (ossharu)say |
| Polite, masu | おっしゃいます (osshaimasu)say |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おっしゃらない (ossharanai)do not say |
| Polite negative | おっしゃいません (osshaimasen)do not say |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おっしゃった (osshatta)said |
| Polite past | おっしゃいました (osshaimashita)said |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おっしゃらなかった (ossharanakatta)did not say |
| Polite past negative | おっしゃいませんでした (osshaimasendeshita)did not say |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おっしゃって (osshatte)saying (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おっしゃいまして (osshaimashite)saying (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おっしゃっている (osshatteiru)be saying |
| Polite te-iru | おっしゃっています (osshatteimasu)be saying |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おっしゃれば (osshareba)if you say |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おっしゃいますれば (osshaimasureba)if you say (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 | おっしゃったら (osshattara)if you say |
| Polite conditional, tara | おっしゃいましたら (osshaimashitara)if you say |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おっしゃれる (osshareru)can say |
| Polite potential | おっしゃれます (ossharemasu)can say |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おっしゃりたい (ossharitai)want to say |
| Polite desire, tai | おっしゃりたいです (ossharitaidesu)want to say |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おっしゃられる (ossharareru)be affected when someone says |
| Polite passive | おっしゃられます (osshararemasu)be affected when someone says |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おっしゃらせる (ossharaseru)make or let someone say |
| Polite causative | おっしゃらせます (ossharasemasu)make or let someone say |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おっしゃらせられる (ossharaserareru)be made to say |
| Polite causative-passive | おっしゃらせられます (ossharaseraremasu)be made to say |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おっしゃるな (ossharuna)do not say! |
| Polite negative request | おっしゃらないでください (ossharanaidekudasai)please do not say |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おっしゃいます (osshaimasu)say |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おっしゃいません (osshaimasen)do not say |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おっしゃいました (osshaimashita)said |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おっしゃいませんでした (osshaimasendeshita)did not say |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おっしゃってください (osshattekudasai)please say |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おっしゃらないでください (ossharanaidekudasai)please do not say |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おっしゃってもいい (osshattemoii)may say |
| Polite permission | おっしゃってもいいです (osshattemoiidesu)may say |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おっしゃってはいけない (osshattehaikenai)must not say |
| Polite prohibition | おっしゃってはいけません (osshattehaikemasen)must not say |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おっしゃってみる (osshattemiru)try to say |
| Polite try doing | おっしゃってみます (osshattemimasu)try to say |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おっしゃってしまう (osshatteshimau)say completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おっしゃってしまいます (osshatteshimaimasu)say completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おっしゃっておく (osshatteoku)say in advance |
| Polite preparation | おっしゃっておきます (osshatteokimasu)say in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おっしゃったことがある (osshattakotogaaru)have the experience of: said |
| Polite past experience | おっしゃったことがあります (osshattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: said |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おっしゃると (ossharuto)whenever you say |
| Polite automatic result | おっしゃいますと (osshaimasuto)whenever you say |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おっしゃるなら (ossharunara)if you mean to say |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おっしゃるだろう (ossharudarou)probably say |
| Polite probability | おっしゃるでしょう (ossharudeshou)probably say |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おっしゃい (osshai)say! |
| Polite request | おっしゃってください (osshattekudasai)please say |
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