Japanese reference
口説く
くどく
to court; try to win someone over romantically
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 | くどく (kudoku)court |
| Polite, masu | くどきます (kudokimasu)court |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | くどかない (kudokanai)do not court |
| Polite negative | くどきません (kudokimasen)do not court |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | くどいた (kudoita)courted |
| Polite past | くどきました (kudokimashita)courted |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | くどかなかった (kudokanakatta)did not court |
| Polite past negative | くどきませんでした (kudokimasendeshita)did not court |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | くどいて (kudoite)courting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | くどきまして (kudokimashite)courting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | くどいている (kudoiteiru)be courting |
| Polite te-iru | くどいています (kudoiteimasu)be courting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | くどけば (kudokeba)if you court |
| Rare literary polite conditional | くどきますれば (kudokimasureba)if you court (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 | くどいたら (kudoitara)if you court |
| Polite conditional, tara | くどきましたら (kudokimashitara)if you court |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | くどける (kudokeru)can court |
| Polite potential | くどけます (kudokemasu)can court |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | くどこう (kudokou)let's court! |
| Polite volitional | くどきましょう (kudokimashou)let's court! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | くどきたい (kudokitai)want to court |
| Polite desire, tai | くどきたいです (kudokitaidesu)want to court |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | くどかれる (kudokareru)be courted |
| Polite passive | くどかれます (kudokaremasu)be courted |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | くどかせる (kudokaseru)make or let someone court |
| Polite causative | くどかせます (kudokasemasu)make or let someone court |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | くどかせられる (kudokaserareru)be made to court |
| Polite causative-passive | くどかせられます (kudokaseraremasu)be made to court |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | くどくな (kudokuna)do not court! |
| Polite negative request | くどかないでください (kudokanaidekudasai)please do not court |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | くどきます (kudokimasu)court |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | くどきません (kudokimasen)do not court |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | くどきました (kudokimashita)courted |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | くどきませんでした (kudokimasendeshita)did not court |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | くどいてください (kudoitekudasai)please court |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | くどかないでください (kudokanaidekudasai)please do not court |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | くどきましょう (kudokimashou)let's court! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | くどいてもいい (kudoitemoii)may court |
| Polite permission | くどいてもいいです (kudoitemoiidesu)may court |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | くどいてはいけない (kudoitehaikenai)must not court |
| Polite prohibition | くどいてはいけません (kudoitehaikemasen)must not court |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | くどきなさい (kudokinasai)court (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | くどいてみる (kudoitemiru)try to court |
| Polite try doing | くどいてみます (kudoitemimasu)try to court |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | くどいてしまう (kudoiteshimau)court completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | くどいてしまいます (kudoiteshimaimasu)court completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | くどいておく (kudoiteoku)court in advance |
| Polite preparation | くどいておきます (kudoiteokimasu)court in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | くどいたことがある (kudoitakotogaaru)have the experience of: courted |
| Polite past experience | くどいたことがあります (kudoitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: courted |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | くどくと (kudokuto)whenever you court |
| Polite automatic result | くどきますと (kudokimasuto)whenever you court |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | くどくなら (kudokunara)if you mean to court |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | くどくだろう (kudokudarou)probably court |
| Polite probability | くどくでしょう (kudokudeshou)probably court |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | くどけ (kudoke)court! |
| Polite request | くどいてください (kudoitekudasai)please court |
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