Japanese reference
回る
まわる
to turn; to go 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 | まわる (mawaru)turn |
| Polite, masu | まわります (mawarimasu)turn |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | まわらない (mawaranai)do not turn |
| Polite negative | まわりません (mawarimasen)do not turn |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | まわった (mawatta)turned |
| Polite past | まわりました (mawarimashita)turned |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | まわらなかった (mawaranakatta)did not turn |
| Polite past negative | まわりませんでした (mawarimasendeshita)did not turn |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | まわって (mawatte)turning (and then) |
| Polite te-form | まわりまして (mawarimashite)turning (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | まわっている (mawatteiru)be turning |
| Polite te-iru | まわっています (mawatteimasu)be turning |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | まわれば (mawareba)if you turn |
| Rare literary polite conditional | まわりますれば (mawarimasureba)if you turn (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 | まわったら (mawattara)if you turn |
| Polite conditional, tara | まわりましたら (mawarimashitara)if you turn |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | まわれる (mawareru)can turn |
| Polite potential | まわれます (mawaremasu)can turn |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | まわろう (mawarou)let's turn! |
| Polite volitional | まわりましょう (mawarimashou)let's turn! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | まわりたい (mawaritai)want to turn |
| Polite desire, tai | まわりたいです (mawaritaidesu)want to turn |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | まわられる (mawarareru)be affected when someone turns |
| Polite passive | まわられます (mawararemasu)be affected when someone turns |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | まわらせる (mawaraseru)make or let someone turn |
| Polite causative | まわらせます (mawarasemasu)make or let someone turn |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | まわらせられる (mawaraserareru)be made to turn |
| Polite causative-passive | まわらせられます (mawaraseraremasu)be made to turn |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | まわるな (mawaruna)do not turn! |
| Polite negative request | まわらないでください (mawaranaidekudasai)please do not turn |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | まわります (mawarimasu)turn |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | まわりません (mawarimasen)do not turn |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | まわりました (mawarimashita)turned |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | まわりませんでした (mawarimasendeshita)did not turn |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | まわってください (mawattekudasai)please turn |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | まわらないでください (mawaranaidekudasai)please do not turn |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | まわりましょう (mawarimashou)let's turn! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | まわってもいい (mawattemoii)may turn |
| Polite permission | まわってもいいです (mawattemoiidesu)may turn |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | まわってはいけない (mawattehaikenai)must not turn |
| Polite prohibition | まわってはいけません (mawattehaikemasen)must not turn |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | まわりなさい (mawarinasai)turn (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | まわってみる (mawattemiru)try to turn |
| Polite try doing | まわってみます (mawattemimasu)try to turn |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | まわってしまう (mawatteshimau)turn completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | まわってしまいます (mawatteshimaimasu)turn completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | まわっておく (mawatteoku)turn in advance |
| Polite preparation | まわっておきます (mawatteokimasu)turn in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | まわったことがある (mawattakotogaaru)have the experience of: turned |
| Polite past experience | まわったことがあります (mawattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: turned |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | まわると (mawaruto)whenever you turn |
| Polite automatic result | まわりますと (mawarimasuto)whenever you turn |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | まわるなら (mawarunara)if you mean to turn |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | まわるだろう (mawarudarou)probably turn |
| Polite probability | まわるでしょう (mawarudeshou)probably turn |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | まわれ (maware)turn! |
| Polite request | まわってください (mawattekudasai)please turn |
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