Japanese reference
ささやく
to whisper
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 | ささやく (sasayaku)whisper |
| Polite, masu | ささやきます (sasayakimasu)whisper |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ささやかない (sasayakanai)do not whisper |
| Polite negative | ささやきません (sasayakimasen)do not whisper |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ささやいた (sasayaita)whispered |
| Polite past | ささやきました (sasayakimashita)whispered |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ささやかなかった (sasayakanakatta)did not whisper |
| Polite past negative | ささやきませんでした (sasayakimasendeshita)did not whisper |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ささやいて (sasayaite)whispering (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ささやきまして (sasayakimashite)whispering (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ささやいている (sasayaiteiru)be whispering |
| Polite te-iru | ささやいています (sasayaiteimasu)be whispering |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ささやけば (sasayakeba)if you whisper |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ささやきますれば (sasayakimasureba)if you whisper (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 | ささやいたら (sasayaitara)if you whisper |
| Polite conditional, tara | ささやきましたら (sasayakimashitara)if you whisper |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ささやける (sasayakeru)can whisper |
| Polite potential | ささやけます (sasayakemasu)can whisper |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ささやこう (sasayakou)let's whisper! |
| Polite volitional | ささやきましょう (sasayakimashou)let's whisper! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ささやきたい (sasayakitai)want to whisper |
| Polite desire, tai | ささやきたいです (sasayakitaidesu)want to whisper |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ささやかれる (sasayakareru)be affected when someone whispers |
| Polite passive | ささやかれます (sasayakaremasu)be affected when someone whispers |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ささやかせる (sasayakaseru)make or let someone whisper |
| Polite causative | ささやかせます (sasayakasemasu)make or let someone whisper |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ささやかせられる (sasayakaserareru)be made to whisper |
| Polite causative-passive | ささやかせられます (sasayakaseraremasu)be made to whisper |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ささやくな (sasayakuna)do not whisper! |
| Polite negative request | ささやかないでください (sasayakanaidekudasai)please do not whisper |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ささやきます (sasayakimasu)whisper |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ささやきません (sasayakimasen)do not whisper |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ささやきました (sasayakimashita)whispered |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ささやきませんでした (sasayakimasendeshita)did not whisper |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ささやいてください (sasayaitekudasai)please whisper |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ささやかないでください (sasayakanaidekudasai)please do not whisper |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ささやきましょう (sasayakimashou)let's whisper! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ささやいてもいい (sasayaitemoii)may whisper |
| Polite permission | ささやいてもいいです (sasayaitemoiidesu)may whisper |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ささやいてはいけない (sasayaitehaikenai)must not whisper |
| Polite prohibition | ささやいてはいけません (sasayaitehaikemasen)must not whisper |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ささやきなさい (sasayakinasai)whisper (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ささやいてみる (sasayaitemiru)try to whisper |
| Polite try doing | ささやいてみます (sasayaitemimasu)try to whisper |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ささやいてしまう (sasayaiteshimau)whisper completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ささやいてしまいます (sasayaiteshimaimasu)whisper completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ささやいておく (sasayaiteoku)whisper in advance |
| Polite preparation | ささやいておきます (sasayaiteokimasu)whisper in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ささやいたことがある (sasayaitakotogaaru)have the experience of: whispered |
| Polite past experience | ささやいたことがあります (sasayaitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: whispered |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ささやくと (sasayakuto)whenever you whisper |
| Polite automatic result | ささやきますと (sasayakimasuto)whenever you whisper |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ささやくなら (sasayakunara)if you mean to whisper |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ささやくだろう (sasayakudarou)probably whisper |
| Polite probability | ささやくでしょう (sasayakudeshou)probably whisper |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ささやけ (sasayake)whisper! |
| Polite request | ささやいてください (sasayaitekudasai)please whisper |
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