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勧める
すすめる
to recommend
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 | すすめる (susumeru)recommend |
| Polite, masu | すすめます (susumemasu)recommend |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | すすめない (susumenai)do not recommend |
| Polite negative | すすめません (susumemasen)do not recommend |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | すすめた (susumeta)recommended |
| Polite past | すすめました (susumemashita)recommended |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | すすめなかった (susumenakatta)did not recommend |
| Polite past negative | すすめませんでした (susumemasendeshita)did not recommend |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | すすめて (susumete)recommending (and then) |
| Polite te-form | すすめまして (susumemashite)recommending (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | すすめている (susumeteiru)be recommending |
| Polite te-iru | すすめています (susumeteimasu)be recommending |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | すすめれば (susumereba)if you recommend |
| Rare literary polite conditional | すすめますれば (susumemasureba)if you recommend (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 | すすめたら (susumetara)if you recommend |
| Polite conditional, tara | すすめましたら (susumemashitara)if you recommend |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | すすめられる (susumerareru)can recommend |
| Polite potential | すすめられます (susumeraremasu)can recommend |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | すすめよう (susumeyou)let's recommend! |
| Polite volitional | すすめましょう (susumemashou)let's recommend! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | すすめたい (susumetai)want to recommend |
| Polite desire, tai | すすめたいです (susumetaidesu)want to recommend |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | すすめられる (susumerareru)be affected when someone recommends |
| Polite passive | すすめられます (susumeraremasu)be affected when someone recommends |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | すすめさせる (susumesaseru)make or let someone recommend |
| Polite causative | すすめさせます (susumesasemasu)make or let someone recommend |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | すすめさせられる (susumesaserareru)be made to recommend |
| Polite causative-passive | すすめさせられます (susumesaseraremasu)be made to recommend |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | すすめるな (susumeruna)do not recommend! |
| Polite negative request | すすめないでください (susumenaidekudasai)please do not recommend |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | すすめます (susumemasu)recommend |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | すすめません (susumemasen)do not recommend |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | すすめました (susumemashita)recommended |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | すすめませんでした (susumemasendeshita)did not recommend |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | すすめてください (susumetekudasai)please recommend |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | すすめないでください (susumenaidekudasai)please do not recommend |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | すすめましょう (susumemashou)let's recommend! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | すすめてもいい (susumetemoii)may recommend |
| Polite permission | すすめてもいいです (susumetemoiidesu)may recommend |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | すすめてはいけない (susumetehaikenai)must not recommend |
| Polite prohibition | すすめてはいけません (susumetehaikemasen)must not recommend |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | すすめなさい (susumenasai)recommend (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | すすめてみる (susumetemiru)try to recommend |
| Polite try doing | すすめてみます (susumetemimasu)try to recommend |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | すすめてしまう (susumeteshimau)recommend completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | すすめてしまいます (susumeteshimaimasu)recommend completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | すすめておく (susumeteoku)recommend in advance |
| Polite preparation | すすめておきます (susumeteokimasu)recommend in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | すすめたことがある (susumetakotogaaru)have the experience of: recommended |
| Polite past experience | すすめたことがあります (susumetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: recommended |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | すすめると (susumeruto)whenever you recommend |
| Polite automatic result | すすめますと (susumemasuto)whenever you recommend |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | すすめるなら (susumerunara)if you mean to recommend |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | すすめるだろう (susumerudarou)probably recommend |
| Polite probability | すすめるでしょう (susumerudeshou)probably recommend |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | すすめろ (susumero)recommend! |
| Polite request | すすめてください (susumetekudasai)please recommend |
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