Japanese reference
みなす
to regard as; to deem
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 | みなす (minasu)regard as |
| Polite, masu | みなします (minashimasu)regard as |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | みなさない (minasanai)do not regard as |
| Polite negative | みなしません (minashimasen)do not regard as |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | みなした (minashita)regarded as |
| Polite past | みなしました (minashimashita)regarded as |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | みなさなかった (minasanakatta)did not regard as |
| Polite past negative | みなしませんでした (minashimasendeshita)did not regard as |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | みなして (minashite)regarding as (and then) |
| Polite te-form | みなしまして (minashimashite)regarding as (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | みなしている (minashiteiru)be regarding as |
| Polite te-iru | みなしています (minashiteimasu)be regarding as |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | みなせば (minaseba)if you regard as |
| Rare literary polite conditional | みなしますれば (minashimasureba)if you regard as (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 | みなしたら (minashitara)if you regard as |
| Polite conditional, tara | みなしましたら (minashimashitara)if you regard as |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | みなせる (minaseru)can regard as |
| Polite potential | みなせます (minasemasu)can regard as |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | みなそう (minasou)let's regard as! |
| Polite volitional | みなしましょう (minashimashou)let's regard as! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | みなしたい (minashitai)want to regard as |
| Polite desire, tai | みなしたいです (minashitaidesu)want to regard as |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | みなされる (minasareru)be affected when someone regards as |
| Polite passive | みなされます (minasaremasu)be affected when someone regards as |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | みなさせる (minasaseru)make or let someone regard as |
| Polite causative | みなさせます (minasasemasu)make or let someone regard as |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | みなさせられる (minasaserareru)be made to regard as |
| Polite causative-passive | みなさせられます (minasaseraremasu)be made to regard as |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | みなすな (minasuna)do not regard as! |
| Polite negative request | みなさないでください (minasanaidekudasai)please do not regard as |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | みなします (minashimasu)regard as |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | みなしません (minashimasen)do not regard as |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | みなしました (minashimashita)regarded as |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | みなしませんでした (minashimasendeshita)did not regard as |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | みなしてください (minashitekudasai)please regard as |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | みなさないでください (minasanaidekudasai)please do not regard as |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | みなしましょう (minashimashou)let's regard as! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | みなしてもいい (minashitemoii)may regard as |
| Polite permission | みなしてもいいです (minashitemoiidesu)may regard as |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | みなしてはいけない (minashitehaikenai)must not regard as |
| Polite prohibition | みなしてはいけません (minashitehaikemasen)must not regard as |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | みなしなさい (minashinasai)regard as (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | みなしてみる (minashitemiru)try to regard as |
| Polite try doing | みなしてみます (minashitemimasu)try to regard as |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | みなしてしまう (minashiteshimau)regard as completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | みなしてしまいます (minashiteshimaimasu)regard as completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | みなしておく (minashiteoku)regard as in advance |
| Polite preparation | みなしておきます (minashiteokimasu)regard as in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | みなしたことがある (minashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: regarded as |
| Polite past experience | みなしたことがあります (minashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: regarded as |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | みなすと (minasuto)whenever you regard as |
| Polite automatic result | みなしますと (minashimasuto)whenever you regard as |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | みなすなら (minasunara)if you mean to regard as |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | みなすだろう (minasudarou)probably regard as |
| Polite probability | みなすでしょう (minasudeshou)probably regard as |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | みなせ (minase)regard as! |
| Polite request | みなしてください (minashitekudasai)please regard as |
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