Japanese reference
信じる
しんじる
to believe
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 | しんじる (shinjiru)believe |
| Polite, masu | しんじます (shinjimasu)believe |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | しんじない (shinjinai)do not believe |
| Polite negative | しんじません (shinjimasen)do not believe |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | しんじた (shinjita)believed |
| Polite past | しんじました (shinjimashita)believed |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | しんじなかった (shinjinakatta)did not believe |
| Polite past negative | しんじませんでした (shinjimasendeshita)did not believe |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | しんじて (shinjite)believing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | しんじまして (shinjimashite)believing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | しんじている (shinjiteiru)believe |
| Polite te-iru | しんじています (shinjiteimasu)believe |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | しんじれば (shinjireba)if you believe |
| Rare literary polite conditional | しんじますれば (shinjimasureba)if you believe (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 | しんじたら (shinjitara)if you believe |
| Polite conditional, tara | しんじましたら (shinjimashitara)if you believe |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | しんじられる (shinjirareru)can believe |
| Polite potential | しんじられます (shinjiraremasu)can believe |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | しんじよう (shinjiyou)let's believe! |
| Polite volitional | しんじましょう (shinjimashou)let's believe! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | しんじたい (shinjitai)want to believe |
| Polite desire, tai | しんじたいです (shinjitaidesu)want to believe |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | しんじられる (shinjirareru)be affected when someone believes |
| Polite passive | しんじられます (shinjiraremasu)be affected when someone believes |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | しんじさせる (shinjisaseru)make or let someone believe |
| Polite causative | しんじさせます (shinjisasemasu)make or let someone believe |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | しんじさせられる (shinjisaserareru)be made to believe |
| Polite causative-passive | しんじさせられます (shinjisaseraremasu)be made to believe |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | しんじるな (shinjiruna)do not believe! |
| Polite negative request | しんじないでください (shinjinaidekudasai)please do not believe |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | しんじます (shinjimasu)believe |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | しんじません (shinjimasen)do not believe |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | しんじました (shinjimashita)believed |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | しんじませんでした (shinjimasendeshita)did not believe |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | しんじてください (shinjitekudasai)please believe |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | しんじないでください (shinjinaidekudasai)please do not believe |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | しんじましょう (shinjimashou)let's believe! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | しんじてもいい (shinjitemoii)may believe |
| Polite permission | しんじてもいいです (shinjitemoiidesu)may believe |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | しんじてはいけない (shinjitehaikenai)must not believe |
| Polite prohibition | しんじてはいけません (shinjitehaikemasen)must not believe |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | しんじなさい (shinjinasai)believe (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | しんじてみる (shinjitemiru)try to believe |
| Polite try doing | しんじてみます (shinjitemimasu)try to believe |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | しんじてしまう (shinjiteshimau)believe completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | しんじてしまいます (shinjiteshimaimasu)believe completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | しんじておく (shinjiteoku)believe in advance |
| Polite preparation | しんじておきます (shinjiteokimasu)believe in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | しんじたことがある (shinjitakotogaaru)have the experience of: believed |
| Polite past experience | しんじたことがあります (shinjitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: believed |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | しんじると (shinjiruto)whenever you believe |
| Polite automatic result | しんじますと (shinjimasuto)whenever you believe |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | しんじるなら (shinjirunara)if you mean to believe |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | しんじるだろう (shinjirudarou)probably believe |
| Polite probability | しんじるでしょう (shinjirudeshou)probably believe |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | しんじろ (shinjiro)believe! |
| Polite request | しんじてください (shinjitekudasai)please believe |
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