Japanese reference
吸う
すう
to smoke; to breathe in
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 | すう (suu)smoke |
| Polite, masu | すいます (suimasu)smoke |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | すわない (suwanai)do not smoke |
| Polite negative | すいません (suimasen)do not smoke |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | すった (sutta)smoked |
| Polite past | すいました (suimashita)smoked |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | すわなかった (suwanakatta)did not smoke |
| Polite past negative | すいませんでした (suimasendeshita)did not smoke |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | すって (sutte)smoking (and then) |
| Polite te-form | すいまして (suimashite)smoking (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | すっている (sutteiru)be smoking |
| Polite te-iru | すっています (sutteimasu)be smoking |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | すえば (sueba)if you smoke |
| Rare literary polite conditional | すいますれば (suimasureba)if you smoke (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 | すったら (suttara)if you smoke |
| Polite conditional, tara | すいましたら (suimashitara)if you smoke |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | すえる (sueru)can smoke |
| Polite potential | すえます (suemasu)can smoke |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | すおう (suou)let's smoke! |
| Polite volitional | すいましょう (suimashou)let's smoke! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | すいたい (suitai)want to smoke |
| Polite desire, tai | すいたいです (suitaidesu)want to smoke |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | すわれる (suwareru)be affected when someone smokes |
| Polite passive | すわれます (suwaremasu)be affected when someone smokes |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | すわせる (suwaseru)make or let someone smoke |
| Polite causative | すわせます (suwasemasu)make or let someone smoke |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | すわせられる (suwaserareru)be made to smoke |
| Polite causative-passive | すわせられます (suwaseraremasu)be made to smoke |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | すうな (suuna)do not smoke! |
| Polite negative request | すわないでください (suwanaidekudasai)please do not smoke |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | すいます (suimasu)smoke |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | すいません (suimasen)do not smoke |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | すいました (suimashita)smoked |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | すいませんでした (suimasendeshita)did not smoke |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | すってください (suttekudasai)please smoke |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | すわないでください (suwanaidekudasai)please do not smoke |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | すいましょう (suimashou)let's smoke! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | すってもいい (suttemoii)may smoke |
| Polite permission | すってもいいです (suttemoiidesu)may smoke |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | すってはいけない (suttehaikenai)must not smoke |
| Polite prohibition | すってはいけません (suttehaikemasen)must not smoke |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | すいなさい (suinasai)smoke (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | すってみる (suttemiru)try to smoke |
| Polite try doing | すってみます (suttemimasu)try to smoke |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | すってしまう (sutteshimau)smoke completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | すってしまいます (sutteshimaimasu)smoke completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | すっておく (sutteoku)smoke in advance |
| Polite preparation | すっておきます (sutteokimasu)smoke in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | すったことがある (suttakotogaaru)have the experience of: smoked |
| Polite past experience | すったことがあります (suttakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: smoked |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | すうと (suuto)whenever you smoke |
| Polite automatic result | すいますと (suimasuto)whenever you smoke |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | すうなら (suunara)if you mean to smoke |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | すうだろう (suudarou)probably smoke |
| Polite probability | すうでしょう (suudeshou)probably smoke |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | すえ (sue)smoke! |
| Polite request | すってください (suttekudasai)please smoke |
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