Japanese reference
加わる
くわわる
to join; to be added
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 | くわわる (kuwawaru)join |
| Polite, masu | くわわります (kuwawarimasu)join |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | くわわらない (kuwawaranai)do not join |
| Polite negative | くわわりません (kuwawarimasen)do not join |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | くわわった (kuwawatta)joined |
| Polite past | くわわりました (kuwawarimashita)joined |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | くわわらなかった (kuwawaranakatta)did not join |
| Polite past negative | くわわりませんでした (kuwawarimasendeshita)did not join |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | くわわって (kuwawatte)joining (and then) |
| Polite te-form | くわわりまして (kuwawarimashite)joining (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | くわわっている (kuwawatteiru)be joining |
| Polite te-iru | くわわっています (kuwawatteimasu)be joining |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | くわわれば (kuwawareba)if you join |
| Rare literary polite conditional | くわわりますれば (kuwawarimasureba)if you join (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 | くわわったら (kuwawattara)if you join |
| Polite conditional, tara | くわわりましたら (kuwawarimashitara)if you join |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | くわわれる (kuwawareru)can join |
| Polite potential | くわわれます (kuwawaremasu)can join |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | くわわろう (kuwawarou)let's join! |
| Polite volitional | くわわりましょう (kuwawarimashou)let's join! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | くわわりたい (kuwawaritai)want to join |
| Polite desire, tai | くわわりたいです (kuwawaritaidesu)want to join |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | くわわられる (kuwawarareru)be affected when someone joins |
| Polite passive | くわわられます (kuwawararemasu)be affected when someone joins |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | くわわらせる (kuwawaraseru)make or let someone join |
| Polite causative | くわわらせます (kuwawarasemasu)make or let someone join |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | くわわらせられる (kuwawaraserareru)be made to join |
| Polite causative-passive | くわわらせられます (kuwawaraseraremasu)be made to join |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | くわわるな (kuwawaruna)do not join! |
| Polite negative request | くわわらないでください (kuwawaranaidekudasai)please do not join |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | くわわります (kuwawarimasu)join |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | くわわりません (kuwawarimasen)do not join |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | くわわりました (kuwawarimashita)joined |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | くわわりませんでした (kuwawarimasendeshita)did not join |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | くわわってください (kuwawattekudasai)please join |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | くわわらないでください (kuwawaranaidekudasai)please do not join |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | くわわりましょう (kuwawarimashou)let's join! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | くわわってもいい (kuwawattemoii)may join |
| Polite permission | くわわってもいいです (kuwawattemoiidesu)may join |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | くわわってはいけない (kuwawattehaikenai)must not join |
| Polite prohibition | くわわってはいけません (kuwawattehaikemasen)must not join |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | くわわりなさい (kuwawarinasai)join (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | くわわってみる (kuwawattemiru)try to join |
| Polite try doing | くわわってみます (kuwawattemimasu)try to join |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | くわわってしまう (kuwawatteshimau)join completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | くわわってしまいます (kuwawatteshimaimasu)join completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | くわわっておく (kuwawatteoku)join in advance |
| Polite preparation | くわわっておきます (kuwawatteokimasu)join in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | くわわったことがある (kuwawattakotogaaru)have the experience of: joined |
| Polite past experience | くわわったことがあります (kuwawattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: joined |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | くわわると (kuwawaruto)whenever you join |
| Polite automatic result | くわわりますと (kuwawarimasuto)whenever you join |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | くわわるなら (kuwawarunara)if you mean to join |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | くわわるだろう (kuwawarudarou)probably join |
| Polite probability | くわわるでしょう (kuwawarudeshou)probably join |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | くわわれ (kuwaware)join! |
| Polite request | くわわってください (kuwawattekudasai)please join |
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