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ウインクする
ういんくする
to wink
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 | ういんくする (uinkusuru)wink |
| Polite, masu | ういんくします (uinkushimasu)wink |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ういんくしない (uinkushinai)do not wink |
| Polite negative | ういんくしません (uinkushimasen)do not wink |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ういんくした (uinkushita)winked |
| Polite past | ういんくしました (uinkushimashita)winked |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ういんくしなかった (uinkushinakatta)did not wink |
| Polite past negative | ういんくしませんでした (uinkushimasendeshita)did not wink |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ういんくして (uinkushite)winking (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ういんくしまして (uinkushimashite)winking (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ういんくしている (uinkushiteiru)be winking |
| Polite te-iru | ういんくしています (uinkushiteimasu)be winking |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ういんくすれば (uinkusureba)if you wink |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ういんくしますれば (uinkushimasureba)if you wink (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 | ういんくしたら (uinkushitara)if you wink |
| Polite conditional, tara | ういんくしましたら (uinkushimashitara)if you wink |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ういんくできる (uinkudekiru)can wink |
| Polite potential | ういんくできます (uinkudekimasu)can wink |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ういんくしよう (uinkushiyou)let's wink! |
| Polite volitional | ういんくしましょう (uinkushimashou)let's wink! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ういんくしたい (uinkushitai)want to wink |
| Polite desire, tai | ういんくしたいです (uinkushitaidesu)want to wink |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ういんくされる (uinkusareru)be affected when someone winks |
| Polite passive | ういんくされます (uinkusaremasu)be affected when someone winks |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ういんくさせる (uinkusaseru)make or let someone wink |
| Polite causative | ういんくさせます (uinkusasemasu)make or let someone wink |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ういんくさせられる (uinkusaserareru)be made to wink |
| Polite causative-passive | ういんくさせられます (uinkusaseraremasu)be made to wink |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ういんくするな (uinkusuruna)do not wink! |
| Polite negative request | ういんくしないでください (uinkushinaidekudasai)please do not wink |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ういんくします (uinkushimasu)wink |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ういんくしません (uinkushimasen)do not wink |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ういんくしました (uinkushimashita)winked |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ういんくしませんでした (uinkushimasendeshita)did not wink |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ういんくしてください (uinkushitekudasai)please wink |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ういんくしないでください (uinkushinaidekudasai)please do not wink |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ういんくしましょう (uinkushimashou)let's wink! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ういんくしてもいい (uinkushitemoii)may wink |
| Polite permission | ういんくしてもいいです (uinkushitemoiidesu)may wink |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ういんくしてはいけない (uinkushitehaikenai)must not wink |
| Polite prohibition | ういんくしてはいけません (uinkushitehaikemasen)must not wink |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ういんくしなさい (uinkushinasai)wink (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ういんくしてみる (uinkushitemiru)try to wink |
| Polite try doing | ういんくしてみます (uinkushitemimasu)try to wink |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ういんくしてしまう (uinkushiteshimau)wink completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ういんくしてしまいます (uinkushiteshimaimasu)wink completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ういんくしておく (uinkushiteoku)wink in advance |
| Polite preparation | ういんくしておきます (uinkushiteokimasu)wink in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ういんくしたことがある (uinkushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: winked |
| Polite past experience | ういんくしたことがあります (uinkushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: winked |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ういんくすると (uinkusuruto)whenever you wink |
| Polite automatic result | ういんくしますと (uinkushimasuto)whenever you wink |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ういんくするなら (uinkusurunara)if you mean to wink |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ういんくするだろう (uinkusurudarou)probably wink |
| Polite probability | ういんくするでしょう (uinkusurudeshou)probably wink |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ういんくしろ (uinkushiro)wink! |
| Polite request | ういんくしてください (uinkushitekudasai)please wink |
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