Japanese reference
伺う
うかがう
to visit; to ask; to hear (humble)
Regular · 31 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 | うかがう (ukagau)visit |
| Polite, masu | うかがいます (ukagaimasu)visit |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うかがわない (ukagawanai)do not visit |
| Polite negative | うかがいません (ukagaimasen)do not visit |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うかがった (ukagatta)visited |
| Polite past | うかがいました (ukagaimashita)visited |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うかがわなかった (ukagawanakatta)did not visit |
| Polite past negative | うかがいませんでした (ukagaimasendeshita)did not visit |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うかがって (ukagatte)visiting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うかがいまして (ukagaimashite)visiting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うかがっている (ukagatteiru)be visiting |
| Polite te-iru | うかがっています (ukagatteimasu)be visiting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うかがえば (ukagaeba)if you visit |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うかがいますれば (ukagaimasureba)if you visit (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 | うかがったら (ukagattara)if you visit |
| Polite conditional, tara | うかがいましたら (ukagaimashitara)if you visit |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うかがえる (ukagaeru)can visit |
| Polite potential | うかがえます (ukagaemasu)can visit |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うかがおう (ukagaou)let's visit! |
| Polite volitional | うかがいましょう (ukagaimashou)let's visit! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うかがいたい (ukagaitai)want to visit |
| Polite desire, tai | うかがいたいです (ukagaitaidesu)want to visit |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うかがわれる (ukagawareru)be visited |
| Polite passive | うかがわれます (ukagawaremasu)be visited |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うかがわせる (ukagawaseru)make or let someone visit |
| Polite causative | うかがわせます (ukagawasemasu)make or let someone visit |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うかがわせられる (ukagawaserareru)be made to visit |
| Polite causative-passive | うかがわせられます (ukagawaseraremasu)be made to visit |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うかがうな (ukagauna)do not visit! |
| Polite negative request | うかがわないでください (ukagawanaidekudasai)please do not visit |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うかがいます (ukagaimasu)visit |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うかがいません (ukagaimasen)do not visit |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うかがいました (ukagaimashita)visited |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うかがいませんでした (ukagaimasendeshita)did not visit |
Requests
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うかがわないでください (ukagawanaidekudasai)please do not visit |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うかがいましょう (ukagaimashou)let's visit! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うかがってもいい (ukagattemoii)may visit |
| Polite permission | うかがってもいいです (ukagattemoiidesu)may visit |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うかがってはいけない (ukagattehaikenai)must not visit |
| Polite prohibition | うかがってはいけません (ukagattehaikemasen)must not visit |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うかがいなさい (ukagainasai)visit (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うかがってみる (ukagattemiru)try to visit |
| Polite try doing | うかがってみます (ukagattemimasu)try to visit |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うかがってしまう (ukagatteshimau)visit completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うかがってしまいます (ukagatteshimaimasu)visit completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うかがっておく (ukagatteoku)visit in advance |
| Polite preparation | うかがっておきます (ukagatteokimasu)visit in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うかがったことがある (ukagattakotogaaru)have the experience of: visited |
| Polite past experience | うかがったことがあります (ukagattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: visited |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うかがうと (ukagauto)whenever you visit |
| Polite automatic result | うかがいますと (ukagaimasuto)whenever you visit |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うかがうなら (ukagaunara)if you mean to visit |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うかがうだろう (ukagaudarou)probably visit |
| Polite probability | うかがうでしょう (ukagaudeshou)probably visit |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うかがえ (ukagae)visit! |
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