Japanese reference
分ける
わける
to divide; split; share out
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 | わける (wakeru)divide |
| Polite, masu | わけます (wakemasu)divide |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | わけない (wakenai)do not divide |
| Polite negative | わけません (wakemasen)do not divide |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | わけた (waketa)divided |
| Polite past | わけました (wakemashita)divided |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | わけなかった (wakenakatta)did not divide |
| Polite past negative | わけませんでした (wakemasendeshita)did not divide |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | わけて (wakete)dividing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | わけまして (wakemashite)dividing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | わけている (waketeiru)be dividing |
| Polite te-iru | わけています (waketeimasu)be dividing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | わければ (wakereba)if you divide |
| Rare literary polite conditional | わけますれば (wakemasureba)if you divide (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 | わけたら (waketara)if you divide |
| Polite conditional, tara | わけましたら (wakemashitara)if you divide |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | わけられる (wakerareru)can divide |
| Polite potential | わけられます (wakeraremasu)can divide |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | わけよう (wakeyou)let's divide! |
| Polite volitional | わけましょう (wakemashou)let's divide! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | わけたい (waketai)want to divide |
| Polite desire, tai | わけたいです (waketaidesu)want to divide |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | わけられる (wakerareru)be affected when someone divides |
| Polite passive | わけられます (wakeraremasu)be affected when someone divides |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | わけさせる (wakesaseru)make or let someone divide |
| Polite causative | わけさせます (wakesasemasu)make or let someone divide |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | わけさせられる (wakesaserareru)be made to divide |
| Polite causative-passive | わけさせられます (wakesaseraremasu)be made to divide |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | わけるな (wakeruna)do not divide! |
| Polite negative request | わけないでください (wakenaidekudasai)please do not divide |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | わけます (wakemasu)divide |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | わけません (wakemasen)do not divide |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | わけました (wakemashita)divided |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | わけませんでした (wakemasendeshita)did not divide |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | わけてください (waketekudasai)please divide |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | わけないでください (wakenaidekudasai)please do not divide |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | わけましょう (wakemashou)let's divide! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | わけてもいい (waketemoii)may divide |
| Polite permission | わけてもいいです (waketemoiidesu)may divide |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | わけてはいけない (waketehaikenai)must not divide |
| Polite prohibition | わけてはいけません (waketehaikemasen)must not divide |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | わけなさい (wakenasai)divide (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | わけてみる (waketemiru)try to divide |
| Polite try doing | わけてみます (waketemimasu)try to divide |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | わけてしまう (waketeshimau)divide completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | わけてしまいます (waketeshimaimasu)divide completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | わけておく (waketeoku)divide in advance |
| Polite preparation | わけておきます (waketeokimasu)divide in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | わけたことがある (waketakotogaaru)have the experience of: divided |
| Polite past experience | わけたことがあります (waketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: divided |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | わけると (wakeruto)whenever you divide |
| Polite automatic result | わけますと (wakemasuto)whenever you divide |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | わけるなら (wakerunara)if you mean to divide |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | わけるだろう (wakerudarou)probably divide |
| Polite probability | わけるでしょう (wakerudeshou)probably divide |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | わけろ (wakero)divide! |
| Polite request | わけてください (waketekudasai)please divide |
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