Japanese reference
取れる
とれる
to come off; to be obtained
Regular · 18 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 | とれる (toreru)something comes off |
| Polite, masu | とれます (toremasu)something comes off |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | とれない (torenai)something does not come off |
| Polite negative | とれません (toremasen)something does not come off |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | とれた (toreta)something came off |
| Polite past | とれました (toremashita)something came off |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | とれなかった (torenakatta)something did not come off |
| Polite past negative | とれませんでした (toremasendeshita)something did not come off |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | とれて (torete)coming off (and then) |
| Polite te-form | とれまして (toremashite)coming off (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | とれている (toreteiru)something is off |
| Polite te-iru | とれています (toreteimasu)something is off |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | とれれば (torereba)if something comes off |
| Rare literary polite conditional | とれますれば (toremasureba)if something comes off (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 | とれたら (toretara)if something comes off |
| Polite conditional, tara | とれましたら (toremashitara)if something comes off |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | とれさせる (toresaseru)cause something to come off |
| Polite causative | とれさせます (toresasemasu)cause something to come off |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | とれます (toremasu)something comes off |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | とれません (toremasen)something does not come off |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | とれました (toremashita)something came off |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | とれませんでした (toremasendeshita)something did not come off |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | とれてしまう (toreteshimau)something comes off completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | とれてしまいます (toreteshimaimasu)something comes off completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | とれたことがある (toretakotogaaru)have the experience of: something came off |
| Polite past experience | とれたことがあります (toretakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something came off |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | とれると (toreruto)whenever you something comes off |
| Polite automatic result | とれますと (toremasuto)whenever you something comes off |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | とれるなら (torerunara)if you mean to something comes off |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | とれるだろう (torerudarou)probably something comes off |
| Polite probability | とれるでしょう (torerudeshou)probably something comes off |
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