Japanese reference
セットする
せっとする
to set
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 | せっとする (settosuru)set something |
| Polite, masu | せっとします (settoshimasu)set something |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | せっとしない (settoshinai)do not set something |
| Polite negative | せっとしません (settoshimasen)do not set something |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | せっとした (settoshita)set something |
| Polite past | せっとしました (settoshimashita)set something |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | せっとしなかった (settoshinakatta)did not set something |
| Polite past negative | せっとしませんでした (settoshimasendeshita)did not set something |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | せっとして (settoshite)setting something (and then) |
| Polite te-form | せっとしまして (settoshimashite)setting something (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | せっとしている (settoshiteiru)be setting something |
| Polite te-iru | せっとしています (settoshiteimasu)be setting something |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | せっとすれば (settosureba)if you set something |
| Rare literary polite conditional | せっとしますれば (settoshimasureba)if you set something (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 | せっとしたら (settoshitara)if you set something |
| Polite conditional, tara | せっとしましたら (settoshimashitara)if you set something |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | せっとできる (settodekiru)can set something |
| Polite potential | せっとできます (settodekimasu)can set something |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | せっとしよう (settoshiyou)let's set something! |
| Polite volitional | せっとしましょう (settoshimashou)let's set something! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | せっとしたい (settoshitai)want to set something |
| Polite desire, tai | せっとしたいです (settoshitaidesu)want to set something |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | せっとされる (settosareru)be set |
| Polite passive | せっとされます (settosaremasu)be set |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | せっとさせる (settosaseru)make or let someone set something |
| Polite causative | せっとさせます (settosasemasu)make or let someone set something |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | せっとさせられる (settosaserareru)be made to set something |
| Polite causative-passive | せっとさせられます (settosaseraremasu)be made to set something |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | せっとするな (settosuruna)do not set something! |
| Polite negative request | せっとしないでください (settoshinaidekudasai)please do not set something |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | せっとします (settoshimasu)set something |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | せっとしません (settoshimasen)do not set something |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | せっとしました (settoshimashita)set something |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | せっとしませんでした (settoshimasendeshita)did not set something |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | せっとしてください (settoshitekudasai)please set something |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | せっとしないでください (settoshinaidekudasai)please do not set something |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | せっとしましょう (settoshimashou)let's set something! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | せっとしてもいい (settoshitemoii)may set something |
| Polite permission | せっとしてもいいです (settoshitemoiidesu)may set something |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | せっとしてはいけない (settoshitehaikenai)must not set something |
| Polite prohibition | せっとしてはいけません (settoshitehaikemasen)must not set something |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | せっとしなさい (settoshinasai)set something (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | せっとしてみる (settoshitemiru)try to set something |
| Polite try doing | せっとしてみます (settoshitemimasu)try to set something |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | せっとしてしまう (settoshiteshimau)set something completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | せっとしてしまいます (settoshiteshimaimasu)set something completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | せっとしておく (settoshiteoku)set something in advance |
| Polite preparation | せっとしておきます (settoshiteokimasu)set something in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | せっとしたことがある (settoshitakotogaaru)have the experience of: set something |
| Polite past experience | せっとしたことがあります (settoshitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: set something |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | せっとすると (settosuruto)whenever you set something |
| Polite automatic result | せっとしますと (settoshimasuto)whenever you set something |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | せっとするなら (settosurunara)if you mean to set something |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | せっとするだろう (settosurudarou)probably set something |
| Polite probability | せっとするでしょう (settosurudeshou)probably set something |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | せっとしろ (settoshiro)set something! |
| Polite request | せっとしてください (settoshitekudasai)please set something |
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