Japanese reference
任せる
まかせる
to entrust; to leave to
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 | まかせる (makaseru)entrust |
| Polite, masu | まかせます (makasemasu)entrust |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | まかせない (makasenai)do not entrust |
| Polite negative | まかせません (makasemasen)do not entrust |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | まかせた (makaseta)entrusted |
| Polite past | まかせました (makasemashita)entrusted |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | まかせなかった (makasenakatta)did not entrust |
| Polite past negative | まかせませんでした (makasemasendeshita)did not entrust |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | まかせて (makasete)entrusting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | まかせまして (makasemashite)entrusting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | まかせている (makaseteiru)be entrusting |
| Polite te-iru | まかせています (makaseteimasu)be entrusting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | まかせれば (makasereba)if you entrust |
| Rare literary polite conditional | まかせますれば (makasemasureba)if you entrust (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 | まかせたら (makasetara)if you entrust |
| Polite conditional, tara | まかせましたら (makasemashitara)if you entrust |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | まかせられる (makaserareru)can entrust |
| Polite potential | まかせられます (makaseraremasu)can entrust |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | まかせよう (makaseyou)let's entrust! |
| Polite volitional | まかせましょう (makasemashou)let's entrust! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | まかせたい (makasetai)want to entrust |
| Polite desire, tai | まかせたいです (makasetaidesu)want to entrust |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | まかせられる (makaserareru)be affected when someone entrusts |
| Polite passive | まかせられます (makaseraremasu)be affected when someone entrusts |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | まかせさせる (makasesaseru)make or let someone entrust |
| Polite causative | まかせさせます (makasesasemasu)make or let someone entrust |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | まかせさせられる (makasesaserareru)be made to entrust |
| Polite causative-passive | まかせさせられます (makasesaseraremasu)be made to entrust |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | まかせるな (makaseruna)do not entrust! |
| Polite negative request | まかせないでください (makasenaidekudasai)please do not entrust |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | まかせます (makasemasu)entrust |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | まかせません (makasemasen)do not entrust |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | まかせました (makasemashita)entrusted |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | まかせませんでした (makasemasendeshita)did not entrust |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | まかせてください (makasetekudasai)please entrust |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | まかせないでください (makasenaidekudasai)please do not entrust |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | まかせましょう (makasemashou)let's entrust! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | まかせてもいい (makasetemoii)may entrust |
| Polite permission | まかせてもいいです (makasetemoiidesu)may entrust |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | まかせてはいけない (makasetehaikenai)must not entrust |
| Polite prohibition | まかせてはいけません (makasetehaikemasen)must not entrust |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | まかせなさい (makasenasai)entrust (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | まかせてみる (makasetemiru)try to entrust |
| Polite try doing | まかせてみます (makasetemimasu)try to entrust |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | まかせてしまう (makaseteshimau)entrust completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | まかせてしまいます (makaseteshimaimasu)entrust completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | まかせておく (makaseteoku)entrust in advance |
| Polite preparation | まかせておきます (makaseteokimasu)entrust in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | まかせたことがある (makasetakotogaaru)have the experience of: entrusted |
| Polite past experience | まかせたことがあります (makasetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: entrusted |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | まかせると (makaseruto)whenever you entrust |
| Polite automatic result | まかせますと (makasemasuto)whenever you entrust |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | まかせるなら (makaserunara)if you mean to entrust |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | まかせるだろう (makaserudarou)probably entrust |
| Polite probability | まかせるでしょう (makaserudeshou)probably entrust |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | まかせろ (makasero)entrust! |
| Polite request | まかせてください (makasetekudasai)please entrust |
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