Japanese reference
同棲する
どうせいする
to live together (as an unmarried couple)
Irregular · 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 | どうせいする (douseisuru)live together |
| Polite, masu | どうせいします (douseishimasu)live together |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | どうせいしない (douseishinai)do not live together |
| Polite negative | どうせいしません (douseishimasen)do not live together |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | どうせいした (douseishita)lived together |
| Polite past | どうせいしました (douseishimashita)lived together |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | どうせいしなかった (douseishinakatta)did not live together |
| Polite past negative | どうせいしませんでした (douseishimasendeshita)did not live together |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | どうせいして (douseishite)living together (and then) |
| Polite te-form | どうせいしまして (douseishimashite)living together (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | どうせいしている (douseishiteiru)be living together |
| Polite te-iru | どうせいしています (douseishiteimasu)be living together |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | どうせいすれば (douseisureba)if you live together |
| Rare literary polite conditional | どうせいしますれば (douseishimasureba)if you live together (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 | どうせいしたら (douseishitara)if you live together |
| Polite conditional, tara | どうせいしましたら (douseishimashitara)if you live together |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | どうせいできる (douseidekiru)can live together |
| Polite potential | どうせいできます (douseidekimasu)can live together |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | どうせいしよう (douseishiyou)let's live together! |
| Polite volitional | どうせいしましょう (douseishimashou)let's live together! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | どうせいしたい (douseishitai)want to live together |
| Polite desire, tai | どうせいしたいです (douseishitaidesu)want to live together |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | どうせいされる (douseisareru)be affected when someone lives together |
| Polite passive | どうせいされます (douseisaremasu)be affected when someone lives together |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | どうせいさせる (douseisaseru)make or let someone live together |
| Polite causative | どうせいさせます (douseisasemasu)make or let someone live together |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | どうせいさせられる (douseisaserareru)be made to live together |
| Polite causative-passive | どうせいさせられます (douseisaseraremasu)be made to live together |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | どうせいするな (douseisuruna)do not live together! |
| Polite negative request | どうせいしないでください (douseishinaidekudasai)please do not live together |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | どうせいします (douseishimasu)live together |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | どうせいしません (douseishimasen)do not live together |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | どうせいしました (douseishimashita)lived together |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | どうせいしませんでした (douseishimasendeshita)did not live together |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | どうせいしてください (douseishitekudasai)please live together |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | どうせいしないでください (douseishinaidekudasai)please do not live together |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | どうせいしましょう (douseishimashou)let's live together! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | どうせいしてもいい (douseishitemoii)may live together |
| Polite permission | どうせいしてもいいです (douseishitemoiidesu)may live together |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | どうせいしてはいけない (douseishitehaikenai)must not live together |
| Polite prohibition | どうせいしてはいけません (douseishitehaikemasen)must not live together |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | どうせいしなさい (douseishinasai)live together (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | どうせいしてみる (douseishitemiru)try to live together |
| Polite try doing | どうせいしてみます (douseishitemimasu)try to live together |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | どうせいしてしまう (douseishiteshimau)live together completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | どうせいしてしまいます (douseishiteshimaimasu)live together completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | どうせいしておく (douseishiteoku)live together in advance |
| Polite preparation | どうせいしておきます (douseishiteokimasu)live together in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | どうせいしたことがある (douseishitakotogaaru)have the experience of: lived together |
| Polite past experience | どうせいしたことがあります (douseishitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: lived together |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | どうせいすると (douseisuruto)whenever you live together |
| Polite automatic result | どうせいしますと (douseishimasuto)whenever you live together |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | どうせいするなら (douseisurunara)if you mean to live together |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | どうせいするだろう (douseisurudarou)probably live together |
| Polite probability | どうせいするでしょう (douseisurudeshou)probably live together |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | どうせいしろ (douseishiro)live together! |
| Polite request | どうせいしてください (douseishitekudasai)please live together |
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