Japanese reference
受ける
うける
to receive; to undergo
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 | うける (ukeru)receive |
| Polite, masu | うけます (ukemasu)receive |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うけない (ukenai)do not receive |
| Polite negative | うけません (ukemasen)do not receive |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うけた (uketa)received |
| Polite past | うけました (ukemashita)received |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うけなかった (ukenakatta)did not receive |
| Polite past negative | うけませんでした (ukemasendeshita)did not receive |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うけて (ukete)receiving (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うけまして (ukemashite)receiving (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うけている (uketeiru)be receiving |
| Polite te-iru | うけています (uketeimasu)be receiving |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うければ (ukereba)if you receive |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うけますれば (ukemasureba)if you receive (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 | うけたら (uketara)if you receive |
| Polite conditional, tara | うけましたら (ukemashitara)if you receive |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うけられる (ukerareru)can receive |
| Polite potential | うけられます (ukeraremasu)can receive |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うけよう (ukeyou)let's receive! |
| Polite volitional | うけましょう (ukemashou)let's receive! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うけたい (uketai)want to receive |
| Polite desire, tai | うけたいです (uketaidesu)want to receive |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うけられる (ukerareru)be received |
| Polite passive | うけられます (ukeraremasu)be received |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うけさせる (ukesaseru)make or let someone receive |
| Polite causative | うけさせます (ukesasemasu)make or let someone receive |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うけさせられる (ukesaserareru)be made to receive |
| Polite causative-passive | うけさせられます (ukesaseraremasu)be made to receive |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うけるな (ukeruna)do not receive! |
| Polite negative request | うけないでください (ukenaidekudasai)please do not receive |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うけます (ukemasu)receive |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うけません (ukemasen)do not receive |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うけました (ukemashita)received |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うけませんでした (ukemasendeshita)did not receive |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うけてください (uketekudasai)please receive |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うけないでください (ukenaidekudasai)please do not receive |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うけましょう (ukemashou)let's receive! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うけてもいい (uketemoii)may receive |
| Polite permission | うけてもいいです (uketemoiidesu)may receive |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うけてはいけない (uketehaikenai)must not receive |
| Polite prohibition | うけてはいけません (uketehaikemasen)must not receive |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うけなさい (ukenasai)receive (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うけてみる (uketemiru)try to receive |
| Polite try doing | うけてみます (uketemimasu)try to receive |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うけてしまう (uketeshimau)receive completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うけてしまいます (uketeshimaimasu)receive completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うけておく (uketeoku)receive in advance |
| Polite preparation | うけておきます (uketeokimasu)receive in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うけたことがある (uketakotogaaru)have the experience of: received |
| Polite past experience | うけたことがあります (uketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: received |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うけると (ukeruto)whenever you receive |
| Polite automatic result | うけますと (ukemasuto)whenever you receive |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うけるなら (ukerunara)if you mean to receive |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うけるだろう (ukerudarou)probably receive |
| Polite probability | うけるでしょう (ukerudeshou)probably receive |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うけろ (ukero)receive! |
| Polite request | うけてください (uketekudasai)please receive |
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