Japanese reference
分かれる
わかれる
to split; to branch
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 | わかれる (wakareru)split |
| Polite, masu | わかれます (wakaremasu)split |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | わかれない (wakarenai)do not split |
| Polite negative | わかれません (wakaremasen)do not split |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | わかれた (wakareta)split |
| Polite past | わかれました (wakaremashita)split |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | わかれなかった (wakarenakatta)did not split |
| Polite past negative | わかれませんでした (wakaremasendeshita)did not split |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | わかれて (wakarete)splitting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | わかれまして (wakaremashite)splitting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | わかれている (wakareteiru)be splitting |
| Polite te-iru | わかれています (wakareteimasu)be splitting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | わかれれば (wakarereba)if you split |
| Rare literary polite conditional | わかれますれば (wakaremasureba)if you split (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 | わかれたら (wakaretara)if you split |
| Polite conditional, tara | わかれましたら (wakaremashitara)if you split |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | わかれられる (wakarerareru)can split |
| Polite potential | わかれられます (wakareraremasu)can split |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | わかれよう (wakareyou)let's split! |
| Polite volitional | わかれましょう (wakaremashou)let's split! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | わかれたい (wakaretai)want to split |
| Polite desire, tai | わかれたいです (wakaretaidesu)want to split |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | わかれられる (wakarerareru)be affected when someone splits |
| Polite passive | わかれられます (wakareraremasu)be affected when someone splits |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | わかれさせる (wakaresaseru)make or let someone split |
| Polite causative | わかれさせます (wakaresasemasu)make or let someone split |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | わかれさせられる (wakaresaserareru)be made to split |
| Polite causative-passive | わかれさせられます (wakaresaseraremasu)be made to split |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | わかれるな (wakareruna)do not split! |
| Polite negative request | わかれないでください (wakarenaidekudasai)please do not split |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | わかれます (wakaremasu)split |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | わかれません (wakaremasen)do not split |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | わかれました (wakaremashita)split |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | わかれませんでした (wakaremasendeshita)did not split |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | わかれてください (wakaretekudasai)please split |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | わかれないでください (wakarenaidekudasai)please do not split |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | わかれましょう (wakaremashou)let's split! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | わかれてもいい (wakaretemoii)may split |
| Polite permission | わかれてもいいです (wakaretemoiidesu)may split |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | わかれてはいけない (wakaretehaikenai)must not split |
| Polite prohibition | わかれてはいけません (wakaretehaikemasen)must not split |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | わかれなさい (wakarenasai)split (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | わかれてみる (wakaretemiru)try to split |
| Polite try doing | わかれてみます (wakaretemimasu)try to split |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | わかれてしまう (wakareteshimau)split completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | わかれてしまいます (wakareteshimaimasu)split completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | わかれておく (wakareteoku)split in advance |
| Polite preparation | わかれておきます (wakareteokimasu)split in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | わかれたことがある (wakaretakotogaaru)have the experience of: split |
| Polite past experience | わかれたことがあります (wakaretakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: split |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | わかれると (wakareruto)whenever you split |
| Polite automatic result | わかれますと (wakaremasuto)whenever you split |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | わかれるなら (wakarerunara)if you mean to split |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | わかれるだろう (wakarerudarou)probably split |
| Polite probability | わかれるでしょう (wakarerudeshou)probably split |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | わかれろ (wakarero)split! |
| Polite request | わかれてください (wakaretekudasai)please split |
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