Japanese reference
呆れる
あきれる
to be appalled; be dumbfounded; be fed up with
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 | あきれる (akireru)be appalled |
| Polite, masu | あきれます (akiremasu)be appalled |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あきれない (akirenai)not be appalled |
| Polite negative | あきれません (akiremasen)not be appalled |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あきれた (akireta)was appalled |
| Polite past | あきれました (akiremashita)was appalled |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あきれなかった (akirenakatta)was not appalled |
| Polite past negative | あきれませんでした (akiremasendeshita)was not appalled |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あきれて (akirete)being appalled (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あきれまして (akiremashite)being appalled (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あきれている (akireteiru)be appalled |
| Polite te-iru | あきれています (akireteimasu)be appalled |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あきれれば (akirereba)if you are appalled |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あきれますれば (akiremasureba)if you are appalled (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 | あきれたら (akiretara)if you are appalled |
| Polite conditional, tara | あきれましたら (akiremashitara)if you are appalled |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あきれられる (akirerareru)can be appalled |
| Polite potential | あきれられます (akireraremasu)can be appalled |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あきれよう (akireyou)let's be appalled! |
| Polite volitional | あきれましょう (akiremashou)let's be appalled! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あきれたい (akiretai)want to be appalled |
| Polite desire, tai | あきれたいです (akiretaidesu)want to be appalled |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あきれられる (akirerareru)be affected when someone is appalled |
| Polite passive | あきれられます (akireraremasu)be affected when someone is appalled |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あきれさせる (akiresaseru)make or let someone be appalled |
| Polite causative | あきれさせます (akiresasemasu)make or let someone be appalled |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あきれさせられる (akiresaserareru)be made to be appalled |
| Polite causative-passive | あきれさせられます (akiresaseraremasu)be made to be appalled |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あきれるな (akireruna)do not be appalled! |
| Polite negative request | あきれないでください (akirenaidekudasai)please do not be appalled |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あきれます (akiremasu)be appalled |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あきれません (akiremasen)not be appalled |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あきれました (akiremashita)was appalled |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あきれませんでした (akiremasendeshita)was not appalled |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あきれてください (akiretekudasai)please be appalled |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あきれないでください (akirenaidekudasai)please do not be appalled |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あきれましょう (akiremashou)let's be appalled! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あきれてもいい (akiretemoii)may be appalled |
| Polite permission | あきれてもいいです (akiretemoiidesu)may be appalled |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あきれてはいけない (akiretehaikenai)must not be appalled |
| Polite prohibition | あきれてはいけません (akiretehaikemasen)must not be appalled |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あきれなさい (akirenasai)be appalled (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あきれてみる (akiretemiru)try to be appalled |
| Polite try doing | あきれてみます (akiretemimasu)try to be appalled |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あきれてしまう (akireteshimau)be appalled completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あきれてしまいます (akireteshimaimasu)be appalled completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あきれておく (akireteoku)be appalled in advance |
| Polite preparation | あきれておきます (akireteokimasu)be appalled in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あきれたことがある (akiretakotogaaru)have the experience of: was appalled |
| Polite past experience | あきれたことがあります (akiretakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: was appalled |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あきれると (akireruto)whenever you be appalled |
| Polite automatic result | あきれますと (akiremasuto)whenever you be appalled |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あきれるなら (akirerunara)if you mean to be appalled |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あきれるだろう (akirerudarou)probably be appalled |
| Polite probability | あきれるでしょう (akirerudeshou)probably be appalled |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あきれろ (akirero)be appalled! |
| Polite request | あきれてください (akiretekudasai)please be appalled |
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