Japanese reference
倒れる
たおれる
to fall over, collapse
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 | たおれる (taoreru)fall over |
| Polite, masu | たおれます (taoremasu)fall over |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | たおれない (taorenai)do not fall over |
| Polite negative | たおれません (taoremasen)do not fall over |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | たおれた (taoreta)fell over |
| Polite past | たおれました (taoremashita)fell over |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | たおれなかった (taorenakatta)did not fall over |
| Polite past negative | たおれませんでした (taoremasendeshita)did not fall over |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | たおれて (taorete)falling over (and then) |
| Polite te-form | たおれまして (taoremashite)falling over (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | たおれている (taoreteiru)be lying down |
| Polite te-iru | たおれています (taoreteimasu)be lying down |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | たおれれば (taorereba)if you fall over |
| Rare literary polite conditional | たおれますれば (taoremasureba)if you fall over (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 | たおれたら (taoretara)if you fall over |
| Polite conditional, tara | たおれましたら (taoremashitara)if you fall over |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | たおれられる (taorerareru)can fall over |
| Polite potential | たおれられます (taoreraremasu)can fall over |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | たおれよう (taoreyou)let's fall over! |
| Polite volitional | たおれましょう (taoremashou)let's fall over! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | たおれたい (taoretai)want to fall over |
| Polite desire, tai | たおれたいです (taoretaidesu)want to fall over |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | たおれられる (taorerareru)be affected when someone falls over |
| Polite passive | たおれられます (taoreraremasu)be affected when someone falls over |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | たおれさせる (taoresaseru)make or let someone fall over |
| Polite causative | たおれさせます (taoresasemasu)make or let someone fall over |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | たおれさせられる (taoresaserareru)be made to fall over |
| Polite causative-passive | たおれさせられます (taoresaseraremasu)be made to fall over |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | たおれるな (taoreruna)do not fall over! |
| Polite negative request | たおれないでください (taorenaidekudasai)please do not fall over |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | たおれます (taoremasu)fall over |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | たおれません (taoremasen)do not fall over |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | たおれました (taoremashita)fell over |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | たおれませんでした (taoremasendeshita)did not fall over |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | たおれてください (taoretekudasai)please fall over |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | たおれないでください (taorenaidekudasai)please do not fall over |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | たおれましょう (taoremashou)let's fall over! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | たおれてもいい (taoretemoii)may fall over |
| Polite permission | たおれてもいいです (taoretemoiidesu)may fall over |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | たおれてはいけない (taoretehaikenai)must not fall over |
| Polite prohibition | たおれてはいけません (taoretehaikemasen)must not fall over |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | たおれなさい (taorenasai)fall over (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | たおれてみる (taoretemiru)try to fall over |
| Polite try doing | たおれてみます (taoretemimasu)try to fall over |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | たおれてしまう (taoreteshimau)fall over completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | たおれてしまいます (taoreteshimaimasu)fall over completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | たおれておく (taoreteoku)fall over in advance |
| Polite preparation | たおれておきます (taoreteokimasu)fall over in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | たおれたことがある (taoretakotogaaru)have the experience of: fell over |
| Polite past experience | たおれたことがあります (taoretakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: fell over |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | たおれると (taoreruto)whenever you fall over |
| Polite automatic result | たおれますと (taoremasuto)whenever you fall over |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | たおれるなら (taorerunara)if you mean to fall over |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | たおれるだろう (taorerudarou)probably fall over |
| Polite probability | たおれるでしょう (taorerudeshou)probably fall over |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | たおれろ (taorero)fall over! |
| Polite request | たおれてください (taoretekudasai)please fall over |
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