Japanese reference
受け入れる
うけいれる
to accept
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 | うけいれる (ukeireru)accept |
| Polite, masu | うけいれます (ukeiremasu)accept |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うけいれない (ukeirenai)do not accept |
| Polite negative | うけいれません (ukeiremasen)do not accept |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うけいれた (ukeireta)accepted |
| Polite past | うけいれました (ukeiremashita)accepted |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うけいれなかった (ukeirenakatta)did not accept |
| Polite past negative | うけいれませんでした (ukeiremasendeshita)did not accept |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うけいれて (ukeirete)accepting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うけいれまして (ukeiremashite)accepting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うけいれている (ukeireteiru)be accepting |
| Polite te-iru | うけいれています (ukeireteimasu)be accepting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うけいれれば (ukeirereba)if you accept |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うけいれますれば (ukeiremasureba)if you accept (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 | うけいれたら (ukeiretara)if you accept |
| Polite conditional, tara | うけいれましたら (ukeiremashitara)if you accept |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うけいれられる (ukeirerareru)can accept |
| Polite potential | うけいれられます (ukeireraremasu)can accept |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うけいれよう (ukeireyou)let's accept! |
| Polite volitional | うけいれましょう (ukeiremashou)let's accept! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うけいれたい (ukeiretai)want to accept |
| Polite desire, tai | うけいれたいです (ukeiretaidesu)want to accept |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うけいれられる (ukeirerareru)be affected when someone accepts |
| Polite passive | うけいれられます (ukeireraremasu)be affected when someone accepts |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うけいれさせる (ukeiresaseru)make or let someone accept |
| Polite causative | うけいれさせます (ukeiresasemasu)make or let someone accept |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うけいれさせられる (ukeiresaserareru)be made to accept |
| Polite causative-passive | うけいれさせられます (ukeiresaseraremasu)be made to accept |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うけいれるな (ukeireruna)do not accept! |
| Polite negative request | うけいれないでください (ukeirenaidekudasai)please do not accept |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うけいれます (ukeiremasu)accept |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うけいれません (ukeiremasen)do not accept |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うけいれました (ukeiremashita)accepted |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うけいれませんでした (ukeiremasendeshita)did not accept |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うけいれてください (ukeiretekudasai)please accept |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うけいれないでください (ukeirenaidekudasai)please do not accept |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うけいれましょう (ukeiremashou)let's accept! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うけいれてもいい (ukeiretemoii)may accept |
| Polite permission | うけいれてもいいです (ukeiretemoiidesu)may accept |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うけいれてはいけない (ukeiretehaikenai)must not accept |
| Polite prohibition | うけいれてはいけません (ukeiretehaikemasen)must not accept |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うけいれなさい (ukeirenasai)accept (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うけいれてみる (ukeiretemiru)try to accept |
| Polite try doing | うけいれてみます (ukeiretemimasu)try to accept |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うけいれてしまう (ukeireteshimau)accept completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うけいれてしまいます (ukeireteshimaimasu)accept completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うけいれておく (ukeireteoku)accept in advance |
| Polite preparation | うけいれておきます (ukeireteokimasu)accept in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うけいれたことがある (ukeiretakotogaaru)have the experience of: accepted |
| Polite past experience | うけいれたことがあります (ukeiretakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: accepted |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うけいれると (ukeireruto)whenever you accept |
| Polite automatic result | うけいれますと (ukeiremasuto)whenever you accept |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うけいれるなら (ukeirerunara)if you mean to accept |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うけいれるだろう (ukeirerudarou)probably accept |
| Polite probability | うけいれるでしょう (ukeirerudeshou)probably accept |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うけいれろ (ukeirero)accept! |
| Polite request | うけいれてください (ukeiretekudasai)please accept |
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