Japanese reference
乗せる
のせる
to give (someone) a ride; to place on top
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 | のせる (noseru)give a ride |
| Polite, masu | のせます (nosemasu)give a ride |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | のせない (nosenai)do not give a ride |
| Polite negative | のせません (nosemasen)do not give a ride |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | のせた (noseta)gave a ride |
| Polite past | のせました (nosemashita)gave a ride |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | のせなかった (nosenakatta)did not give a ride |
| Polite past negative | のせませんでした (nosemasendeshita)did not give a ride |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | のせて (nosete)giving a ride (and then) |
| Polite te-form | のせまして (nosemashite)giving a ride (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | のせている (noseteiru)be giving a ride |
| Polite te-iru | のせています (noseteimasu)be giving a ride |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | のせれば (nosereba)if you give a ride |
| Rare literary polite conditional | のせますれば (nosemasureba)if you give a ride (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 | のせたら (nosetara)if you give a ride |
| Polite conditional, tara | のせましたら (nosemashitara)if you give a ride |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | のせられる (noserareru)can give a ride |
| Polite potential | のせられます (noseraremasu)can give a ride |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | のせよう (noseyou)let's give a ride! |
| Polite volitional | のせましょう (nosemashou)let's give a ride! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | のせたい (nosetai)want to give a ride |
| Polite desire, tai | のせたいです (nosetaidesu)want to give a ride |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | のせられる (noserareru)be affected when someone gives a ride |
| Polite passive | のせられます (noseraremasu)be affected when someone gives a ride |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | のせさせる (nosesaseru)make or let someone give a ride |
| Polite causative | のせさせます (nosesasemasu)make or let someone give a ride |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | のせさせられる (nosesaserareru)be made to give a ride |
| Polite causative-passive | のせさせられます (nosesaseraremasu)be made to give a ride |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | のせるな (noseruna)do not give a ride! |
| Polite negative request | のせないでください (nosenaidekudasai)please do not give a ride |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | のせます (nosemasu)give a ride |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | のせません (nosemasen)do not give a ride |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | のせました (nosemashita)gave a ride |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | のせませんでした (nosemasendeshita)did not give a ride |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | のせてください (nosetekudasai)please give a ride |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | のせないでください (nosenaidekudasai)please do not give a ride |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | のせましょう (nosemashou)let's give a ride! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | のせてもいい (nosetemoii)may give a ride |
| Polite permission | のせてもいいです (nosetemoiidesu)may give a ride |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | のせてはいけない (nosetehaikenai)must not give a ride |
| Polite prohibition | のせてはいけません (nosetehaikemasen)must not give a ride |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | のせなさい (nosenasai)give a ride (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | のせてみる (nosetemiru)try to give a ride |
| Polite try doing | のせてみます (nosetemimasu)try to give a ride |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | のせてしまう (noseteshimau)give a ride completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | のせてしまいます (noseteshimaimasu)give a ride completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | のせておく (noseteoku)give a ride in advance |
| Polite preparation | のせておきます (noseteokimasu)give a ride in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | のせたことがある (nosetakotogaaru)have the experience of: gave a ride |
| Polite past experience | のせたことがあります (nosetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: gave a ride |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | のせると (noseruto)whenever you give a ride |
| Polite automatic result | のせますと (nosemasuto)whenever you give a ride |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | のせるなら (noserunara)if you mean to give a ride |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | のせるだろう (noserudarou)probably give a ride |
| Polite probability | のせるでしょう (noserudeshou)probably give a ride |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | のせろ (nosero)give a ride! |
| Polite request | のせてください (nosetekudasai)please give a ride |
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