Japanese reference
下がる
さがる
to go down; to drop
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 | さがる (sagaru)go down |
| Polite, masu | さがります (sagarimasu)go down |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | さがらない (sagaranai)do not go down |
| Polite negative | さがりません (sagarimasen)do not go down |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | さがった (sagatta)went down |
| Polite past | さがりました (sagarimashita)went down |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | さがらなかった (sagaranakatta)did not go down |
| Polite past negative | さがりませんでした (sagarimasendeshita)did not go down |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | さがって (sagatte)going down (and then) |
| Polite te-form | さがりまして (sagarimashite)going down (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | さがっている (sagatteiru)be going down |
| Polite te-iru | さがっています (sagatteimasu)be going down |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | さがれば (sagareba)if you go down |
| Rare literary polite conditional | さがりますれば (sagarimasureba)if you go down (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 | さがったら (sagattara)if you go down |
| Polite conditional, tara | さがりましたら (sagarimashitara)if you go down |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | さがれる (sagareru)can go down |
| Polite potential | さがれます (sagaremasu)can go down |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | さがろう (sagarou)let's go down! |
| Polite volitional | さがりましょう (sagarimashou)let's go down! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | さがりたい (sagaritai)want to go down |
| Polite desire, tai | さがりたいです (sagaritaidesu)want to go down |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | さがられる (sagarareru)be affected when someone goes down |
| Polite passive | さがられます (sagararemasu)be affected when someone goes down |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | さがらせる (sagaraseru)make or let someone go down |
| Polite causative | さがらせます (sagarasemasu)make or let someone go down |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | さがらせられる (sagaraserareru)be made to go down |
| Polite causative-passive | さがらせられます (sagaraseraremasu)be made to go down |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | さがるな (sagaruna)do not go down! |
| Polite negative request | さがらないでください (sagaranaidekudasai)please do not go down |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | さがります (sagarimasu)go down |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | さがりません (sagarimasen)do not go down |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | さがりました (sagarimashita)went down |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | さがりませんでした (sagarimasendeshita)did not go down |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | さがってください (sagattekudasai)please go down |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | さがらないでください (sagaranaidekudasai)please do not go down |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | さがりましょう (sagarimashou)let's go down! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | さがってもいい (sagattemoii)may go down |
| Polite permission | さがってもいいです (sagattemoiidesu)may go down |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | さがってはいけない (sagattehaikenai)must not go down |
| Polite prohibition | さがってはいけません (sagattehaikemasen)must not go down |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | さがりなさい (sagarinasai)go down (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | さがってみる (sagattemiru)try to go down |
| Polite try doing | さがってみます (sagattemimasu)try to go down |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | さがってしまう (sagatteshimau)go down completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | さがってしまいます (sagatteshimaimasu)go down completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | さがっておく (sagatteoku)go down in advance |
| Polite preparation | さがっておきます (sagatteokimasu)go down in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | さがったことがある (sagattakotogaaru)have the experience of: went down |
| Polite past experience | さがったことがあります (sagattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: went down |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | さがると (sagaruto)whenever you go down |
| Polite automatic result | さがりますと (sagarimasuto)whenever you go down |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | さがるなら (sagarunara)if you mean to go down |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | さがるだろう (sagarudarou)probably go down |
| Polite probability | さがるでしょう (sagarudeshou)probably go down |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | さがれ (sagare)go down! |
| Polite request | さがってください (sagattekudasai)please go down |
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