Japanese reference
参る
まいる
to go; to come (humble)
Regular · 31 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 | まいる (mairu)go |
| Polite, masu | まいります (mairimasu)go |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | まいらない (mairanai)do not go |
| Polite negative | まいりません (mairimasen)do not go |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | まいった (maitta)went |
| Polite past | まいりました (mairimashita)went |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | まいらなかった (mairanakatta)did not go |
| Polite past negative | まいりませんでした (mairimasendeshita)did not go |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | まいって (maitte)going (and then) |
| Polite te-form | まいりまして (mairimashite)going (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | まいっている (maitteiru)be going |
| Polite te-iru | まいっています (maitteimasu)be going |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | まいれば (maireba)if you go |
| Rare literary polite conditional | まいりますれば (mairimasureba)if you go (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 | まいったら (maittara)if you go |
| Polite conditional, tara | まいりましたら (mairimashitara)if you go |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | まいれる (maireru)can go |
| Polite potential | まいれます (mairemasu)can go |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | まいろう (mairou)let's go! |
| Polite volitional | まいりましょう (mairimashou)let's go! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | まいりたい (mairitai)want to go |
| Polite desire, tai | まいりたいです (mairitaidesu)want to go |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | まいられる (mairareru)be affected when someone goes |
| Polite passive | まいられます (mairaremasu)be affected when someone goes |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | まいらせる (mairaseru)make or let someone go |
| Polite causative | まいらせます (mairasemasu)make or let someone go |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | まいらせられる (mairaserareru)be made to go |
| Polite causative-passive | まいらせられます (mairaseraremasu)be made to go |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | まいるな (mairuna)do not go! |
| Polite negative request | まいらないでください (mairanaidekudasai)please do not go |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | まいります (mairimasu)go |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | まいりません (mairimasen)do not go |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | まいりました (mairimashita)went |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | まいりませんでした (mairimasendeshita)did not go |
Requests
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | まいらないでください (mairanaidekudasai)please do not go |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | まいりましょう (mairimashou)let's go! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | まいってもいい (maittemoii)may go |
| Polite permission | まいってもいいです (maittemoiidesu)may go |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | まいってはいけない (maittehaikenai)must not go |
| Polite prohibition | まいってはいけません (maittehaikemasen)must not go |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | まいりなさい (mairinasai)go (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | まいってみる (maittemiru)try to go |
| Polite try doing | まいってみます (maittemimasu)try to go |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | まいってしまう (maitteshimau)go completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | まいってしまいます (maitteshimaimasu)go completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | まいっておく (maitteoku)go in advance |
| Polite preparation | まいっておきます (maitteokimasu)go in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | まいったことがある (maittakotogaaru)have the experience of: went |
| Polite past experience | まいったことがあります (maittakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: went |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | まいると (mairuto)whenever you go |
| Polite automatic result | まいりますと (mairimasuto)whenever you go |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | まいるなら (mairunara)if you mean to go |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | まいるだろう (mairudarou)probably go |
| Polite probability | まいるでしょう (mairudeshou)probably go |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | まいれ (maire)go! |
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