Japanese reference
アプローチする
あぷろーちする
to make a romantic approach; make a move
Irregular · 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 | あぷろーちする (apuroochisuru)make a romantic approach |
| Polite, masu | あぷろーちします (apuroochishimasu)make a romantic approach |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あぷろーちしない (apuroochishinai)do not make a romantic approach |
| Polite negative | あぷろーちしません (apuroochishimasen)do not make a romantic approach |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あぷろーちした (apuroochishita)made a romantic approach |
| Polite past | あぷろーちしました (apuroochishimashita)made a romantic approach |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あぷろーちしなかった (apuroochishinakatta)did not make a romantic approach |
| Polite past negative | あぷろーちしませんでした (apuroochishimasendeshita)did not make a romantic approach |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あぷろーちして (apuroochishite)making a romantic approach (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あぷろーちしまして (apuroochishimashite)making a romantic approach (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あぷろーちしている (apuroochishiteiru)be making a romantic approach |
| Polite te-iru | あぷろーちしています (apuroochishiteimasu)be making a romantic approach |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あぷろーちすれば (apuroochisureba)if you make a romantic approach |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あぷろーちしますれば (apuroochishimasureba)if you make a romantic approach (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 | あぷろーちしたら (apuroochishitara)if you make a romantic approach |
| Polite conditional, tara | あぷろーちしましたら (apuroochishimashitara)if you make a romantic approach |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あぷろーちできる (apuroochidekiru)can make a romantic approach |
| Polite potential | あぷろーちできます (apuroochidekimasu)can make a romantic approach |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あぷろーちしよう (apuroochishiyou)let's make a romantic approach! |
| Polite volitional | あぷろーちしましょう (apuroochishimashou)let's make a romantic approach! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あぷろーちしたい (apuroochishitai)want to make a romantic approach |
| Polite desire, tai | あぷろーちしたいです (apuroochishitaidesu)want to make a romantic approach |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あぷろーちされる (apuroochisareru)be affected when someone makes a romantic approach |
| Polite passive | あぷろーちされます (apuroochisaremasu)be affected when someone makes a romantic approach |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あぷろーちさせる (apuroochisaseru)make or let someone make a romantic approach |
| Polite causative | あぷろーちさせます (apuroochisasemasu)make or let someone make a romantic approach |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あぷろーちさせられる (apuroochisaserareru)be made to make a romantic approach |
| Polite causative-passive | あぷろーちさせられます (apuroochisaseraremasu)be made to make a romantic approach |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あぷろーちするな (apuroochisuruna)do not make a romantic approach! |
| Polite negative request | あぷろーちしないでください (apuroochishinaidekudasai)please do not make a romantic approach |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あぷろーちします (apuroochishimasu)make a romantic approach |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あぷろーちしません (apuroochishimasen)do not make a romantic approach |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あぷろーちしました (apuroochishimashita)made a romantic approach |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あぷろーちしませんでした (apuroochishimasendeshita)did not make a romantic approach |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あぷろーちしてください (apuroochishitekudasai)please make a romantic approach |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あぷろーちしないでください (apuroochishinaidekudasai)please do not make a romantic approach |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あぷろーちしましょう (apuroochishimashou)let's make a romantic approach! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あぷろーちしてもいい (apuroochishitemoii)may make a romantic approach |
| Polite permission | あぷろーちしてもいいです (apuroochishitemoiidesu)may make a romantic approach |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あぷろーちしてはいけない (apuroochishitehaikenai)must not make a romantic approach |
| Polite prohibition | あぷろーちしてはいけません (apuroochishitehaikemasen)must not make a romantic approach |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あぷろーちしなさい (apuroochishinasai)make a romantic approach (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あぷろーちしてみる (apuroochishitemiru)try to make a romantic approach |
| Polite try doing | あぷろーちしてみます (apuroochishitemimasu)try to make a romantic approach |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あぷろーちしてしまう (apuroochishiteshimau)make a romantic approach completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あぷろーちしてしまいます (apuroochishiteshimaimasu)make a romantic approach completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あぷろーちしておく (apuroochishiteoku)make a romantic approach in advance |
| Polite preparation | あぷろーちしておきます (apuroochishiteokimasu)make a romantic approach in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あぷろーちしたことがある (apuroochishitakotogaaru)have the experience of: made a romantic approach |
| Polite past experience | あぷろーちしたことがあります (apuroochishitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: made a romantic approach |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あぷろーちすると (apuroochisuruto)whenever you make a romantic approach |
| Polite automatic result | あぷろーちしますと (apuroochishimasuto)whenever you make a romantic approach |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あぷろーちするなら (apuroochisurunara)if you mean to make a romantic approach |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あぷろーちするだろう (apuroochisurudarou)probably make a romantic approach |
| Polite probability | あぷろーちするでしょう (apuroochisurudeshou)probably make a romantic approach |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あぷろーちしろ (apuroochishiro)make a romantic approach! |
| Polite request | あぷろーちしてください (apuroochishitekudasai)please make a romantic approach |
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