Japanese reference
そわそわする
to feel restless or fidgety (often from anticipation)
Irregular · 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 | そわそわする (sowasowasuru)feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite, masu | そわそわします (sowasowashimasu)feel restless or fidgety |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | そわそわしない (sowasowashinai)do not feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite negative | そわそわしません (sowasowashimasen)do not feel restless or fidgety |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | そわそわした (sowasowashita)felt restless or fidgety |
| Polite past | そわそわしました (sowasowashimashita)felt restless or fidgety |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | そわそわしなかった (sowasowashinakatta)did not feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite past negative | そわそわしませんでした (sowasowashimasendeshita)did not feel restless or fidgety |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | そわそわして (sowasowashite)feeling restless or fidgety (and then) |
| Polite te-form | そわそわしまして (sowasowashimashite)feeling restless or fidgety (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | そわそわしている (sowasowashiteiru)be feeling restless or fidgety |
| Polite te-iru | そわそわしています (sowasowashiteimasu)be feeling restless or fidgety |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | そわそわすれば (sowasowasureba)if you feel restless or fidgety |
| Rare literary polite conditional | そわそわしますれば (sowasowashimasureba)if you feel restless or fidgety (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 | そわそわしたら (sowasowashitara)if you feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite conditional, tara | そわそわしましたら (sowasowashimashitara)if you feel restless or fidgety |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | そわそわできる (sowasowadekiru)can feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite potential | そわそわできます (sowasowadekimasu)can feel restless or fidgety |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | そわそわしよう (sowasowashiyou)let's feel restless or fidgety! |
| Polite volitional | そわそわしましょう (sowasowashimashou)let's feel restless or fidgety! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | そわそわしたい (sowasowashitai)want to feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite desire, tai | そわそわしたいです (sowasowashitaidesu)want to feel restless or fidgety |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | そわそわされる (sowasowasareru)be affected when someone feels restless or fidgety |
| Polite passive | そわそわされます (sowasowasaremasu)be affected when someone feels restless or fidgety |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | そわそわさせる (sowasowasaseru)make or let someone feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite causative | そわそわさせます (sowasowasasemasu)make or let someone feel restless or fidgety |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | そわそわさせられる (sowasowasaserareru)be made to feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite causative-passive | そわそわさせられます (sowasowasaseraremasu)be made to feel restless or fidgety |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | そわそわするな (sowasowasuruna)do not feel restless or fidgety! |
| Polite negative request | そわそわしないでください (sowasowashinaidekudasai)please do not feel restless or fidgety |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | そわそわします (sowasowashimasu)feel restless or fidgety |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | そわそわしません (sowasowashimasen)do not feel restless or fidgety |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | そわそわしました (sowasowashimashita)felt restless or fidgety |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | そわそわしませんでした (sowasowashimasendeshita)did not feel restless or fidgety |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | そわそわしてください (sowasowashitekudasai)please feel restless or fidgety |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | そわそわしないでください (sowasowashinaidekudasai)please do not feel restless or fidgety |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | そわそわしましょう (sowasowashimashou)let's feel restless or fidgety! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | そわそわしてもいい (sowasowashitemoii)may feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite permission | そわそわしてもいいです (sowasowashitemoiidesu)may feel restless or fidgety |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | そわそわしてはいけない (sowasowashitehaikenai)must not feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite prohibition | そわそわしてはいけません (sowasowashitehaikemasen)must not feel restless or fidgety |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | そわそわしなさい (sowasowashinasai)feel restless or fidgety (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | そわそわしてみる (sowasowashitemiru)try to feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite try doing | そわそわしてみます (sowasowashitemimasu)try to feel restless or fidgety |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | そわそわしてしまう (sowasowashiteshimau)feel restless or fidgety completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | そわそわしてしまいます (sowasowashiteshimaimasu)feel restless or fidgety completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | そわそわしておく (sowasowashiteoku)feel restless or fidgety in advance |
| Polite preparation | そわそわしておきます (sowasowashiteokimasu)feel restless or fidgety in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | そわそわしたことがある (sowasowashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: felt restless or fidgety |
| Polite past experience | そわそわしたことがあります (sowasowashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: felt restless or fidgety |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | そわそわすると (sowasowasuruto)whenever you feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite automatic result | そわそわしますと (sowasowashimasuto)whenever you feel restless or fidgety |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | そわそわするなら (sowasowasurunara)if you mean to feel restless or fidgety |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | そわそわするだろう (sowasowasurudarou)probably feel restless or fidgety |
| Polite probability | そわそわするでしょう (sowasowasurudeshou)probably feel restless or fidgety |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | そわそわしろ (sowasowashiro)feel restless or fidgety! |
| Polite request | そわそわしてください (sowasowashitekudasai)please feel restless or fidgety |
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