Japanese reference
つなぐ
to connect; to tie
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 | つなぐ (tsunagu)connect |
| Polite, masu | つなぎます (tsunagimasu)connect |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | つながない (tsunaganai)do not connect |
| Polite negative | つなぎません (tsunagimasen)do not connect |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | つないだ (tsunaida)connected |
| Polite past | つなぎました (tsunagimashita)connected |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | つながなかった (tsunaganakatta)did not connect |
| Polite past negative | つなぎませんでした (tsunagimasendeshita)did not connect |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | つないで (tsunaide)connecting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | つなぎまして (tsunagimashite)connecting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | つないでいる (tsunaideiru)be connecting |
| Polite te-iru | つないでいます (tsunaideimasu)be connecting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | つなげば (tsunageba)if you connect |
| Rare literary polite conditional | つなぎますれば (tsunagimasureba)if you connect (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 | つないだら (tsunaidara)if you connect |
| Polite conditional, tara | つなぎましたら (tsunagimashitara)if you connect |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | つなげる (tsunageru)can connect |
| Polite potential | つなげます (tsunagemasu)can connect |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | つなごう (tsunagou)let's connect! |
| Polite volitional | つなぎましょう (tsunagimashou)let's connect! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | つなぎたい (tsunagitai)want to connect |
| Polite desire, tai | つなぎたいです (tsunagitaidesu)want to connect |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | つながれる (tsunagareru)be connected |
| Polite passive | つながれます (tsunagaremasu)be connected |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | つながせる (tsunagaseru)make or let someone connect |
| Polite causative | つながせます (tsunagasemasu)make or let someone connect |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | つながせられる (tsunagaserareru)be made to connect |
| Polite causative-passive | つながせられます (tsunagaseraremasu)be made to connect |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | つなぐな (tsunaguna)do not connect! |
| Polite negative request | つながないでください (tsunaganaidekudasai)please do not connect |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | つなぎます (tsunagimasu)connect |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | つなぎません (tsunagimasen)do not connect |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | つなぎました (tsunagimashita)connected |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | つなぎませんでした (tsunagimasendeshita)did not connect |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | つないでください (tsunaidekudasai)please connect |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | つながないでください (tsunaganaidekudasai)please do not connect |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | つなぎましょう (tsunagimashou)let's connect! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | つないでもいい (tsunaidemoii)may connect |
| Polite permission | つないでもいいです (tsunaidemoiidesu)may connect |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | つないではいけない (tsunaidehaikenai)must not connect |
| Polite prohibition | つないではいけません (tsunaidehaikemasen)must not connect |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | つなぎなさい (tsunaginasai)connect (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | つないでみる (tsunaidemiru)try to connect |
| Polite try doing | つないでみます (tsunaidemimasu)try to connect |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | つないでしまう (tsunaideshimau)connect completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | つないでしまいます (tsunaideshimaimasu)connect completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | つないでおく (tsunaideoku)connect in advance |
| Polite preparation | つないでおきます (tsunaideokimasu)connect in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | つないだことがある (tsunaidakotogaaru)have the experience of: connected |
| Polite past experience | つないだことがあります (tsunaidakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: connected |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | つなぐと (tsunaguto)whenever you connect |
| Polite automatic result | つなぎますと (tsunagimasuto)whenever you connect |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | つなぐなら (tsunagunara)if you mean to connect |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | つなぐだろう (tsunagudarou)probably connect |
| Polite probability | つなぐでしょう (tsunagudeshou)probably connect |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | つなげ (tsunage)connect! |
| Polite request | つないでください (tsunaidekudasai)please connect |
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