Japanese reference
回す
まわす
to spin, pass around
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 | まわす (mawasu)spin |
| Polite, masu | まわします (mawashimasu)spin |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | まわさない (mawasanai)do not spin |
| Polite negative | まわしません (mawashimasen)do not spin |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | まわした (mawashita)spun |
| Polite past | まわしました (mawashimashita)spun |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | まわさなかった (mawasanakatta)did not spin |
| Polite past negative | まわしませんでした (mawashimasendeshita)did not spin |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | まわして (mawashite)spinning (and then) |
| Polite te-form | まわしまして (mawashimashite)spinning (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | まわしている (mawashiteiru)be spinning |
| Polite te-iru | まわしています (mawashiteimasu)be spinning |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | まわせば (mawaseba)if you spin |
| Rare literary polite conditional | まわしますれば (mawashimasureba)if you spin (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 | まわしたら (mawashitara)if you spin |
| Polite conditional, tara | まわしましたら (mawashimashitara)if you spin |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | まわせる (mawaseru)can spin |
| Polite potential | まわせます (mawasemasu)can spin |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | まわそう (mawasou)let's spin! |
| Polite volitional | まわしましょう (mawashimashou)let's spin! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | まわしたい (mawashitai)want to spin |
| Polite desire, tai | まわしたいです (mawashitaidesu)want to spin |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | まわされる (mawasareru)be affected when someone spins |
| Polite passive | まわされます (mawasaremasu)be affected when someone spins |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | まわさせる (mawasaseru)make or let someone spin |
| Polite causative | まわさせます (mawasasemasu)make or let someone spin |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | まわさせられる (mawasaserareru)be made to spin |
| Polite causative-passive | まわさせられます (mawasaseraremasu)be made to spin |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | まわすな (mawasuna)do not spin! |
| Polite negative request | まわさないでください (mawasanaidekudasai)please do not spin |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | まわします (mawashimasu)spin |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | まわしません (mawashimasen)do not spin |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | まわしました (mawashimashita)spun |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | まわしませんでした (mawashimasendeshita)did not spin |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | まわしてください (mawashitekudasai)please spin |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | まわさないでください (mawasanaidekudasai)please do not spin |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | まわしましょう (mawashimashou)let's spin! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | まわしてもいい (mawashitemoii)may spin |
| Polite permission | まわしてもいいです (mawashitemoiidesu)may spin |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | まわしてはいけない (mawashitehaikenai)must not spin |
| Polite prohibition | まわしてはいけません (mawashitehaikemasen)must not spin |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | まわしなさい (mawashinasai)spin (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | まわしてみる (mawashitemiru)try to spin |
| Polite try doing | まわしてみます (mawashitemimasu)try to spin |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | まわしてしまう (mawashiteshimau)spin completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | まわしてしまいます (mawashiteshimaimasu)spin completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | まわしておく (mawashiteoku)spin in advance |
| Polite preparation | まわしておきます (mawashiteokimasu)spin in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | まわしたことがある (mawashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: spun |
| Polite past experience | まわしたことがあります (mawashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: spun |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | まわすと (mawasuto)whenever you spin |
| Polite automatic result | まわしますと (mawashimasuto)whenever you spin |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | まわすなら (mawasunara)if you mean to spin |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | まわすだろう (mawasudarou)probably spin |
| Polite probability | まわすでしょう (mawasudeshou)probably spin |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | まわせ (mawase)spin! |
| Polite request | まわしてください (mawashitekudasai)please spin |
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