Japanese reference
命ずる
めいずる
to order; to command
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.
Audio requires a compatible voice in your browser.
Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | めいずる (meizuru)order |
| Polite, masu | めいじます (meijimasu)order |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | めいじない (meijinai)do not order |
| Polite negative | めいじません (meijimasen)do not order |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | めいじた (meijita)ordered |
| Polite past | めいじました (meijimashita)ordered |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | めいじなかった (meijinakatta)did not order |
| Polite past negative | めいじませんでした (meijimasendeshita)did not order |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | めいじて (meijite)ordering (and then) |
| Polite te-form | めいじまして (meijimashite)ordering (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | めいじている (meijiteiru)be ordering |
| Polite te-iru | めいじています (meijiteimasu)be ordering |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | めいずれば (meizureba)if you order |
| Rare literary polite conditional | めいじますれば (meijimasureba)if you order (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 | めいじたら (meijitara)if you order |
| Polite conditional, tara | めいじましたら (meijimashitara)if you order |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | めいじられる (meijirareru)can order |
| Polite potential | めいじられます (meijiraremasu)can order |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | めいじよう (meijiyou)let's order! |
| Polite volitional | めいじましょう (meijimashou)let's order! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | めいじたい (meijitai)want to order |
| Polite desire, tai | めいじたいです (meijitaidesu)want to order |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | めいじられる (meijirareru)be ordered |
| Polite passive | めいじられます (meijiraremasu)be ordered |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | めいじさせる (meijisaseru)make or let someone order |
| Polite causative | めいじさせます (meijisasemasu)make or let someone order |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | めいじさせられる (meijisaserareru)be made to order |
| Polite causative-passive | めいじさせられます (meijisaseraremasu)be made to order |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | めいずるな (meizuruna)do not order! |
| Polite negative request | めいじないでください (meijinaidekudasai)please do not order |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | めいじます (meijimasu)order |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | めいじません (meijimasen)do not order |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | めいじました (meijimashita)ordered |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | めいじませんでした (meijimasendeshita)did not order |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | めいじてください (meijitekudasai)please order |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | めいじないでください (meijinaidekudasai)please do not order |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | めいじましょう (meijimashou)let's order! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | めいじてもいい (meijitemoii)may order |
| Polite permission | めいじてもいいです (meijitemoiidesu)may order |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | めいじてはいけない (meijitehaikenai)must not order |
| Polite prohibition | めいじてはいけません (meijitehaikemasen)must not order |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | めいじなさい (meijinasai)order (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | めいじてみる (meijitemiru)try to order |
| Polite try doing | めいじてみます (meijitemimasu)try to order |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | めいじてしまう (meijiteshimau)order completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | めいじてしまいます (meijiteshimaimasu)order completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | めいじておく (meijiteoku)order in advance |
| Polite preparation | めいじておきます (meijiteokimasu)order in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | めいじたことがある (meijitakotogaaru)have the experience of: ordered |
| Polite past experience | めいじたことがあります (meijitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: ordered |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | めいずると (meizuruto)whenever you order |
| Polite automatic result | めいじますと (meijimasuto)whenever you order |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | めいずるなら (meizurunara)if you mean to order |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | めいずるだろう (meizurudarou)probably order |
| Polite probability | めいずるでしょう (meizurudeshou)probably order |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | めいじろ (meijiro)order! |
| Polite request | めいじてください (meijitekudasai)please order |
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Japanese entries.