Japanese reference
動かす
うごかす
to move something
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 | うごかす (ugokasu)move something |
| Polite, masu | うごかします (ugokashimasu)move something |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うごかさない (ugokasanai)do not move something |
| Polite negative | うごかしません (ugokashimasen)do not move something |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うごかした (ugokashita)moved something |
| Polite past | うごかしました (ugokashimashita)moved something |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うごかさなかった (ugokasanakatta)did not move something |
| Polite past negative | うごかしませんでした (ugokashimasendeshita)did not move something |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うごかして (ugokashite)moving something (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うごかしまして (ugokashimashite)moving something (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うごかしている (ugokashiteiru)be moving something |
| Polite te-iru | うごかしています (ugokashiteimasu)be moving something |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うごかせば (ugokaseba)if you move something |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うごかしますれば (ugokashimasureba)if you move something (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 | うごかしたら (ugokashitara)if you move something |
| Polite conditional, tara | うごかしましたら (ugokashimashitara)if you move something |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うごかせる (ugokaseru)can move something |
| Polite potential | うごかせます (ugokasemasu)can move something |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うごかそう (ugokasou)let's move something! |
| Polite volitional | うごかしましょう (ugokashimashou)let's move something! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うごかしたい (ugokashitai)want to move something |
| Polite desire, tai | うごかしたいです (ugokashitaidesu)want to move something |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うごかされる (ugokasareru)be affected when someone moves something |
| Polite passive | うごかされます (ugokasaremasu)be affected when someone moves something |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うごかさせる (ugokasaseru)make or let someone move something |
| Polite causative | うごかさせます (ugokasasemasu)make or let someone move something |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うごかさせられる (ugokasaserareru)be made to move something |
| Polite causative-passive | うごかさせられます (ugokasaseraremasu)be made to move something |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うごかすな (ugokasuna)do not move something! |
| Polite negative request | うごかさないでください (ugokasanaidekudasai)please do not move something |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うごかします (ugokashimasu)move something |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うごかしません (ugokashimasen)do not move something |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うごかしました (ugokashimashita)moved something |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うごかしませんでした (ugokashimasendeshita)did not move something |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うごかしてください (ugokashitekudasai)please move something |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うごかさないでください (ugokasanaidekudasai)please do not move something |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うごかしましょう (ugokashimashou)let's move something! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うごかしてもいい (ugokashitemoii)may move something |
| Polite permission | うごかしてもいいです (ugokashitemoiidesu)may move something |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うごかしてはいけない (ugokashitehaikenai)must not move something |
| Polite prohibition | うごかしてはいけません (ugokashitehaikemasen)must not move something |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うごかしなさい (ugokashinasai)move something (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うごかしてみる (ugokashitemiru)try to move something |
| Polite try doing | うごかしてみます (ugokashitemimasu)try to move something |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うごかしてしまう (ugokashiteshimau)move something completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うごかしてしまいます (ugokashiteshimaimasu)move something completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うごかしておく (ugokashiteoku)move something in advance |
| Polite preparation | うごかしておきます (ugokashiteokimasu)move something in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うごかしたことがある (ugokashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: moved something |
| Polite past experience | うごかしたことがあります (ugokashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: moved something |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うごかすと (ugokasuto)whenever you move something |
| Polite automatic result | うごかしますと (ugokashimasuto)whenever you move something |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うごかすなら (ugokasunara)if you mean to move something |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うごかすだろう (ugokasudarou)probably move something |
| Polite probability | うごかすでしょう (ugokasudeshou)probably move something |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うごかせ (ugokase)move something! |
| Polite request | うごかしてください (ugokashitekudasai)please move something |
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