Japanese reference
つながる
to be connected
Regular · 18 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 | つながる (tsunagaru)something is connected |
| Polite, masu | つながります (tsunagarimasu)something is connected |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | つながらない (tsunagaranai)something is not connected |
| Polite negative | つながりません (tsunagarimasen)something is not connected |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | つながった (tsunagatta)something was connected |
| Polite past | つながりました (tsunagarimashita)something was connected |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | つながらなかった (tsunagaranakatta)something was not connected |
| Polite past negative | つながりませんでした (tsunagarimasendeshita)something was not connected |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | つながって (tsunagatte)being connected (and then) |
| Polite te-form | つながりまして (tsunagarimashite)being connected (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | つながっている (tsunagatteiru)something is connected |
| Polite te-iru | つながっています (tsunagatteimasu)something is connected |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | つながれば (tsunagareba)if something is connected |
| Rare literary polite conditional | つながりますれば (tsunagarimasureba)if something is connected (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 | つながったら (tsunagattara)if something is connected |
| Polite conditional, tara | つながりましたら (tsunagarimashitara)if something is connected |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | つながらせる (tsunagaraseru)cause something to be connected |
| Polite causative | つながらせます (tsunagarasemasu)cause something to be connected |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | つながります (tsunagarimasu)something is connected |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | つながりません (tsunagarimasen)something is not connected |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | つながりました (tsunagarimashita)something was connected |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | つながりませんでした (tsunagarimasendeshita)something was not connected |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | つながってしまう (tsunagatteshimau)something is connected completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | つながってしまいます (tsunagatteshimaimasu)something is connected completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | つながったことがある (tsunagattakotogaaru)have the experience of: something was connected |
| Polite past experience | つながったことがあります (tsunagattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something was connected |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | つながると (tsunagaruto)whenever you something is connected |
| Polite automatic result | つながりますと (tsunagarimasuto)whenever you something is connected |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | つながるなら (tsunagarunara)if you mean to something is connected |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | つながるだろう (tsunagarudarou)probably something is connected |
| Polite probability | つながるでしょう (tsunagarudeshou)probably something is connected |
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