Japanese reference
兼ねる
かねる
to combine roles; to also serve as
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 | かねる (kaneru)combine roles |
| Polite, masu | かねます (kanemasu)combine roles |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | かねない (kanenai)do not combine roles |
| Polite negative | かねません (kanemasen)do not combine roles |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | かねた (kaneta)combined roles |
| Polite past | かねました (kanemashita)combined roles |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | かねなかった (kanenakatta)did not combine roles |
| Polite past negative | かねませんでした (kanemasendeshita)did not combine roles |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | かねて (kanete)combining roles (and then) |
| Polite te-form | かねまして (kanemashite)combining roles (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | かねている (kaneteiru)be combining roles |
| Polite te-iru | かねています (kaneteimasu)be combining roles |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | かねれば (kanereba)if you combine roles |
| Rare literary polite conditional | かねますれば (kanemasureba)if you combine roles (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 | かねたら (kanetara)if you combine roles |
| Polite conditional, tara | かねましたら (kanemashitara)if you combine roles |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | かねられる (kanerareru)can combine roles |
| Polite potential | かねられます (kaneraremasu)can combine roles |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | かねよう (kaneyou)let's combine roles! |
| Polite volitional | かねましょう (kanemashou)let's combine roles! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | かねたい (kanetai)want to combine roles |
| Polite desire, tai | かねたいです (kanetaidesu)want to combine roles |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | かねられる (kanerareru)be affected when someone combines roles |
| Polite passive | かねられます (kaneraremasu)be affected when someone combines roles |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | かねさせる (kanesaseru)make or let someone combine roles |
| Polite causative | かねさせます (kanesasemasu)make or let someone combine roles |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | かねさせられる (kanesaserareru)be made to combine roles |
| Polite causative-passive | かねさせられます (kanesaseraremasu)be made to combine roles |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | かねるな (kaneruna)do not combine roles! |
| Polite negative request | かねないでください (kanenaidekudasai)please do not combine roles |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | かねます (kanemasu)combine roles |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | かねません (kanemasen)do not combine roles |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | かねました (kanemashita)combined roles |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | かねませんでした (kanemasendeshita)did not combine roles |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | かねてください (kanetekudasai)please combine roles |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | かねないでください (kanenaidekudasai)please do not combine roles |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | かねましょう (kanemashou)let's combine roles! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | かねてもいい (kanetemoii)may combine roles |
| Polite permission | かねてもいいです (kanetemoiidesu)may combine roles |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | かねてはいけない (kanetehaikenai)must not combine roles |
| Polite prohibition | かねてはいけません (kanetehaikemasen)must not combine roles |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | かねなさい (kanenasai)combine roles (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | かねてみる (kanetemiru)try to combine roles |
| Polite try doing | かねてみます (kanetemimasu)try to combine roles |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | かねてしまう (kaneteshimau)combine roles completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | かねてしまいます (kaneteshimaimasu)combine roles completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | かねておく (kaneteoku)combine roles in advance |
| Polite preparation | かねておきます (kaneteokimasu)combine roles in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | かねたことがある (kanetakotogaaru)have the experience of: combined roles |
| Polite past experience | かねたことがあります (kanetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: combined roles |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | かねると (kaneruto)whenever you combine roles |
| Polite automatic result | かねますと (kanemasuto)whenever you combine roles |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | かねるなら (kanerunara)if you mean to combine roles |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | かねるだろう (kanerudarou)probably combine roles |
| Polite probability | かねるでしょう (kanerudeshou)probably combine roles |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | かねろ (kanero)combine roles! |
| Polite request | かねてください (kanetekudasai)please combine roles |
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