Japanese reference
もたらす
to bring about
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 | もたらす (motarasu)bring about |
| Polite, masu | もたらします (motarashimasu)bring about |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | もたらさない (motarasanai)do not bring about |
| Polite negative | もたらしません (motarashimasen)do not bring about |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | もたらした (motarashita)brought about |
| Polite past | もたらしました (motarashimashita)brought about |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | もたらさなかった (motarasanakatta)did not bring about |
| Polite past negative | もたらしませんでした (motarashimasendeshita)did not bring about |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | もたらして (motarashite)bringing about (and then) |
| Polite te-form | もたらしまして (motarashimashite)bringing about (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | もたらしている (motarashiteiru)be bringing about |
| Polite te-iru | もたらしています (motarashiteimasu)be bringing about |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | もたらせば (motaraseba)if you bring about |
| Rare literary polite conditional | もたらしますれば (motarashimasureba)if you bring about (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 | もたらしたら (motarashitara)if you bring about |
| Polite conditional, tara | もたらしましたら (motarashimashitara)if you bring about |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | もたらせる (motaraseru)can bring about |
| Polite potential | もたらせます (motarasemasu)can bring about |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | もたらそう (motarasou)let's bring about! |
| Polite volitional | もたらしましょう (motarashimashou)let's bring about! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | もたらしたい (motarashitai)want to bring about |
| Polite desire, tai | もたらしたいです (motarashitaidesu)want to bring about |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | もたらされる (motarasareru)be affected when someone brings about |
| Polite passive | もたらされます (motarasaremasu)be affected when someone brings about |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | もたらさせる (motarasaseru)make or let someone bring about |
| Polite causative | もたらさせます (motarasasemasu)make or let someone bring about |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | もたらさせられる (motarasaserareru)be made to bring about |
| Polite causative-passive | もたらさせられます (motarasaseraremasu)be made to bring about |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | もたらすな (motarasuna)do not bring about! |
| Polite negative request | もたらさないでください (motarasanaidekudasai)please do not bring about |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | もたらします (motarashimasu)bring about |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | もたらしません (motarashimasen)do not bring about |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | もたらしました (motarashimashita)brought about |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | もたらしませんでした (motarashimasendeshita)did not bring about |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | もたらしてください (motarashitekudasai)please bring about |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | もたらさないでください (motarasanaidekudasai)please do not bring about |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | もたらしましょう (motarashimashou)let's bring about! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | もたらしてもいい (motarashitemoii)may bring about |
| Polite permission | もたらしてもいいです (motarashitemoiidesu)may bring about |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | もたらしてはいけない (motarashitehaikenai)must not bring about |
| Polite prohibition | もたらしてはいけません (motarashitehaikemasen)must not bring about |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | もたらしなさい (motarashinasai)bring about (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | もたらしてみる (motarashitemiru)try to bring about |
| Polite try doing | もたらしてみます (motarashitemimasu)try to bring about |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | もたらしてしまう (motarashiteshimau)bring about completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | もたらしてしまいます (motarashiteshimaimasu)bring about completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | もたらしておく (motarashiteoku)bring about in advance |
| Polite preparation | もたらしておきます (motarashiteokimasu)bring about in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | もたらしたことがある (motarashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: brought about |
| Polite past experience | もたらしたことがあります (motarashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: brought about |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | もたらすと (motarasuto)whenever you bring about |
| Polite automatic result | もたらしますと (motarashimasuto)whenever you bring about |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | もたらすなら (motarasunara)if you mean to bring about |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | もたらすだろう (motarasudarou)probably bring about |
| Polite probability | もたらすでしょう (motarasudeshou)probably bring about |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | もたらせ (motarase)bring about! |
| Polite request | もたらしてください (motarashitekudasai)please bring about |
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