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休む
やすむ
to rest
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 | やすむ (yasumu)rest |
| Polite, masu | やすみます (yasumimasu)rest |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | やすまない (yasumanai)do not rest |
| Polite negative | やすみません (yasumimasen)do not rest |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | やすんだ (yasunda)rested |
| Polite past | やすみました (yasumimashita)rested |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | やすまなかった (yasumanakatta)did not rest |
| Polite past negative | やすみませんでした (yasumimasendeshita)did not rest |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | やすんで (yasunde)resting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | やすみまして (yasumimashite)resting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | やすんでいる (yasundeiru)be resting |
| Polite te-iru | やすんでいます (yasundeimasu)be resting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | やすめば (yasumeba)if you rest |
| Rare literary polite conditional | やすみますれば (yasumimasureba)if you rest (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 | やすんだら (yasundara)if you rest |
| Polite conditional, tara | やすみましたら (yasumimashitara)if you rest |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | やすめる (yasumeru)can rest |
| Polite potential | やすめます (yasumemasu)can rest |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | やすもう (yasumou)let's rest! |
| Polite volitional | やすみましょう (yasumimashou)let's rest! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | やすみたい (yasumitai)want to rest |
| Polite desire, tai | やすみたいです (yasumitaidesu)want to rest |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | やすまれる (yasumareru)be affected when someone rests |
| Polite passive | やすまれます (yasumaremasu)be affected when someone rests |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | やすませる (yasumaseru)make or let someone rest |
| Polite causative | やすませます (yasumasemasu)make or let someone rest |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | やすませられる (yasumaserareru)be made to rest |
| Polite causative-passive | やすませられます (yasumaseraremasu)be made to rest |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | やすむな (yasumuna)do not rest! |
| Polite negative request | やすまないでください (yasumanaidekudasai)please do not rest |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | やすみます (yasumimasu)rest |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | やすみません (yasumimasen)do not rest |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | やすみました (yasumimashita)rested |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | やすみませんでした (yasumimasendeshita)did not rest |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | やすんでください (yasundekudasai)please rest |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | やすまないでください (yasumanaidekudasai)please do not rest |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | やすみましょう (yasumimashou)let's rest! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | やすんでもいい (yasundemoii)may rest |
| Polite permission | やすんでもいいです (yasundemoiidesu)may rest |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | やすんではいけない (yasundehaikenai)must not rest |
| Polite prohibition | やすんではいけません (yasundehaikemasen)must not rest |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | やすみなさい (yasuminasai)rest (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | やすんでみる (yasundemiru)try to rest |
| Polite try doing | やすんでみます (yasundemimasu)try to rest |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | やすんでしまう (yasundeshimau)rest completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | やすんでしまいます (yasundeshimaimasu)rest completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | やすんでおく (yasundeoku)rest in advance |
| Polite preparation | やすんでおきます (yasundeokimasu)rest in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | やすんだことがある (yasundakotogaaru)have the experience of: rested |
| Polite past experience | やすんだことがあります (yasundakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: rested |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | やすむと (yasumuto)whenever you rest |
| Polite automatic result | やすみますと (yasumimasuto)whenever you rest |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | やすむなら (yasumunara)if you mean to rest |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | やすむだろう (yasumudarou)probably rest |
| Polite probability | やすむでしょう (yasumudeshou)probably rest |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | やすめ (yasume)rest! |
| Polite request | やすんでください (yasundekudasai)please rest |
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