Japanese reference
受け取る
うけとる
to receive; 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 | うけとる (uketoru)receive |
| Polite, masu | うけとります (uketorimasu)receive |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うけとらない (uketoranai)do not receive |
| Polite negative | うけとりません (uketorimasen)do not receive |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うけとった (uketotta)received |
| Polite past | うけとりました (uketorimashita)received |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うけとらなかった (uketoranakatta)did not receive |
| Polite past negative | うけとりませんでした (uketorimasendeshita)did not receive |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うけとって (uketotte)receiving (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うけとりまして (uketorimashite)receiving (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うけとっている (uketotteiru)be receiving |
| Polite te-iru | うけとっています (uketotteimasu)be receiving |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うけとれば (uketoreba)if you receive |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うけとりますれば (uketorimasureba)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 | うけとったら (uketottara)if you receive |
| Polite conditional, tara | うけとりましたら (uketorimashitara)if you receive |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うけとれる (uketoreru)can receive |
| Polite potential | うけとれます (uketoremasu)can receive |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うけとろう (uketorou)let's receive! |
| Polite volitional | うけとりましょう (uketorimashou)let's receive! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うけとりたい (uketoritai)want to receive |
| Polite desire, tai | うけとりたいです (uketoritaidesu)want to receive |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うけとられる (uketorareru)be received |
| Polite passive | うけとられます (uketoraremasu)be received |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うけとらせる (uketoraseru)make or let someone receive |
| Polite causative | うけとらせます (uketorasemasu)make or let someone receive |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うけとらせられる (uketoraserareru)be made to receive |
| Polite causative-passive | うけとらせられます (uketoraseraremasu)be made to receive |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うけとるな (uketoruna)do not receive! |
| Polite negative request | うけとらないでください (uketoranaidekudasai)please do not receive |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うけとります (uketorimasu)receive |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うけとりません (uketorimasen)do not receive |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うけとりました (uketorimashita)received |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うけとりませんでした (uketorimasendeshita)did not receive |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うけとってください (uketottekudasai)please receive |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うけとらないでください (uketoranaidekudasai)please do not receive |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うけとりましょう (uketorimashou)let's receive! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うけとってもいい (uketottemoii)may receive |
| Polite permission | うけとってもいいです (uketottemoiidesu)may receive |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うけとってはいけない (uketottehaikenai)must not receive |
| Polite prohibition | うけとってはいけません (uketottehaikemasen)must not receive |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うけとりなさい (uketorinasai)receive (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うけとってみる (uketottemiru)try to receive |
| Polite try doing | うけとってみます (uketottemimasu)try to receive |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うけとってしまう (uketotteshimau)receive completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うけとってしまいます (uketotteshimaimasu)receive completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うけとっておく (uketotteoku)receive in advance |
| Polite preparation | うけとっておきます (uketotteokimasu)receive in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うけとったことがある (uketottakotogaaru)have the experience of: received |
| Polite past experience | うけとったことがあります (uketottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: received |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うけとると (uketoruto)whenever you receive |
| Polite automatic result | うけとりますと (uketorimasuto)whenever you receive |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うけとるなら (uketorunara)if you mean to receive |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うけとるだろう (uketorudarou)probably receive |
| Polite probability | うけとるでしょう (uketorudeshou)probably receive |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うけとれ (uketore)receive! |
| Polite request | うけとってください (uketottekudasai)please receive |
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