Japanese reference
合わせる
あわせる
to match; to bring together
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 | あわせる (awaseru)match |
| Polite, masu | あわせます (awasemasu)match |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あわせない (awasenai)do not match |
| Polite negative | あわせません (awasemasen)do not match |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あわせた (awaseta)matched |
| Polite past | あわせました (awasemashita)matched |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あわせなかった (awasenakatta)did not match |
| Polite past negative | あわせませんでした (awasemasendeshita)did not match |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あわせて (awasete)matching (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あわせまして (awasemashite)matching (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あわせている (awaseteiru)be matching |
| Polite te-iru | あわせています (awaseteimasu)be matching |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あわせれば (awasereba)if you match |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あわせますれば (awasemasureba)if you match (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 | あわせたら (awasetara)if you match |
| Polite conditional, tara | あわせましたら (awasemashitara)if you match |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あわせられる (awaserareru)can match |
| Polite potential | あわせられます (awaseraremasu)can match |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あわせよう (awaseyou)let's match! |
| Polite volitional | あわせましょう (awasemashou)let's match! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あわせたい (awasetai)want to match |
| Polite desire, tai | あわせたいです (awasetaidesu)want to match |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あわせられる (awaserareru)be affected when someone matches |
| Polite passive | あわせられます (awaseraremasu)be affected when someone matches |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あわせさせる (awasesaseru)make or let someone match |
| Polite causative | あわせさせます (awasesasemasu)make or let someone match |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あわせさせられる (awasesaserareru)be made to match |
| Polite causative-passive | あわせさせられます (awasesaseraremasu)be made to match |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あわせるな (awaseruna)do not match! |
| Polite negative request | あわせないでください (awasenaidekudasai)please do not match |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あわせます (awasemasu)match |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あわせません (awasemasen)do not match |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あわせました (awasemashita)matched |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あわせませんでした (awasemasendeshita)did not match |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あわせてください (awasetekudasai)please match |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あわせないでください (awasenaidekudasai)please do not match |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あわせましょう (awasemashou)let's match! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あわせてもいい (awasetemoii)may match |
| Polite permission | あわせてもいいです (awasetemoiidesu)may match |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あわせてはいけない (awasetehaikenai)must not match |
| Polite prohibition | あわせてはいけません (awasetehaikemasen)must not match |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あわせなさい (awasenasai)match (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あわせてみる (awasetemiru)try to match |
| Polite try doing | あわせてみます (awasetemimasu)try to match |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あわせてしまう (awaseteshimau)match completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あわせてしまいます (awaseteshimaimasu)match completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あわせておく (awaseteoku)match in advance |
| Polite preparation | あわせておきます (awaseteokimasu)match in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あわせたことがある (awasetakotogaaru)have the experience of: matched |
| Polite past experience | あわせたことがあります (awasetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: matched |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あわせると (awaseruto)whenever you match |
| Polite automatic result | あわせますと (awasemasuto)whenever you match |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あわせるなら (awaserunara)if you mean to match |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あわせるだろう (awaserudarou)probably match |
| Polite probability | あわせるでしょう (awaserudeshou)probably match |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あわせろ (awasero)match! |
| Polite request | あわせてください (awasetekudasai)please match |
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