Japanese reference
むく
to peel
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 | むく (muku)peel |
| Polite, masu | むきます (mukimasu)peel |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | むかない (mukanai)do not peel |
| Polite negative | むきません (mukimasen)do not peel |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | むいた (muita)peeled |
| Polite past | むきました (mukimashita)peeled |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | むかなかった (mukanakatta)did not peel |
| Polite past negative | むきませんでした (mukimasendeshita)did not peel |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | むいて (muite)peeling (and then) |
| Polite te-form | むきまして (mukimashite)peeling (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | むいている (muiteiru)be peeling |
| Polite te-iru | むいています (muiteimasu)be peeling |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | むけば (mukeba)if you peel |
| Rare literary polite conditional | むきますれば (mukimasureba)if you peel (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 | むいたら (muitara)if you peel |
| Polite conditional, tara | むきましたら (mukimashitara)if you peel |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | むける (mukeru)can peel |
| Polite potential | むけます (mukemasu)can peel |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | むこう (mukou)let's peel! |
| Polite volitional | むきましょう (mukimashou)let's peel! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | むきたい (mukitai)want to peel |
| Polite desire, tai | むきたいです (mukitaidesu)want to peel |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | むかれる (mukareru)be peeled |
| Polite passive | むかれます (mukaremasu)be peeled |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | むかせる (mukaseru)make or let someone peel |
| Polite causative | むかせます (mukasemasu)make or let someone peel |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | むかせられる (mukaserareru)be made to peel |
| Polite causative-passive | むかせられます (mukaseraremasu)be made to peel |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | むくな (mukuna)do not peel! |
| Polite negative request | むかないでください (mukanaidekudasai)please do not peel |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | むきます (mukimasu)peel |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | むきません (mukimasen)do not peel |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | むきました (mukimashita)peeled |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | むきませんでした (mukimasendeshita)did not peel |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | むいてください (muitekudasai)please peel |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | むかないでください (mukanaidekudasai)please do not peel |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | むきましょう (mukimashou)let's peel! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | むいてもいい (muitemoii)may peel |
| Polite permission | むいてもいいです (muitemoiidesu)may peel |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | むいてはいけない (muitehaikenai)must not peel |
| Polite prohibition | むいてはいけません (muitehaikemasen)must not peel |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | むきなさい (mukinasai)peel (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | むいてみる (muitemiru)try to peel |
| Polite try doing | むいてみます (muitemimasu)try to peel |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | むいてしまう (muiteshimau)peel completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | むいてしまいます (muiteshimaimasu)peel completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | むいておく (muiteoku)peel in advance |
| Polite preparation | むいておきます (muiteokimasu)peel in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | むいたことがある (muitakotogaaru)have the experience of: peeled |
| Polite past experience | むいたことがあります (muitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: peeled |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | むくと (mukuto)whenever you peel |
| Polite automatic result | むきますと (mukimasuto)whenever you peel |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | むくなら (mukunara)if you mean to peel |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | むくだろう (mukudarou)probably peel |
| Polite probability | むくでしょう (mukudeshou)probably peel |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | むけ (muke)peel! |
| Polite request | むいてください (muitekudasai)please peel |
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