Japanese reference
図る
はかる
to seek to achieve; to plan
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 | はかる (hakaru)seek to achieve |
| Polite, masu | はかります (hakarimasu)seek to achieve |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | はからない (hakaranai)do not seek to achieve |
| Polite negative | はかりません (hakarimasen)do not seek to achieve |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | はかった (hakatta)sought to achieve |
| Polite past | はかりました (hakarimashita)sought to achieve |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | はからなかった (hakaranakatta)did not seek to achieve |
| Polite past negative | はかりませんでした (hakarimasendeshita)did not seek to achieve |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | はかって (hakatte)seeking to achieve (and then) |
| Polite te-form | はかりまして (hakarimashite)seeking to achieve (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | はかっている (hakatteiru)be seeking to achieve |
| Polite te-iru | はかっています (hakatteimasu)be seeking to achieve |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | はかれば (hakareba)if you seek to achieve |
| Rare literary polite conditional | はかりますれば (hakarimasureba)if you seek to achieve (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 | はかったら (hakattara)if you seek to achieve |
| Polite conditional, tara | はかりましたら (hakarimashitara)if you seek to achieve |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | はかれる (hakareru)can seek to achieve |
| Polite potential | はかれます (hakaremasu)can seek to achieve |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | はかろう (hakarou)let's seek to achieve! |
| Polite volitional | はかりましょう (hakarimashou)let's seek to achieve! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | はかりたい (hakaritai)want to seek to achieve |
| Polite desire, tai | はかりたいです (hakaritaidesu)want to seek to achieve |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | はかられる (hakarareru)be affected when someone seeks to achieve |
| Polite passive | はかられます (hakararemasu)be affected when someone seeks to achieve |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | はからせる (hakaraseru)make or let someone seek to achieve |
| Polite causative | はからせます (hakarasemasu)make or let someone seek to achieve |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | はからせられる (hakaraserareru)be made to seek to achieve |
| Polite causative-passive | はからせられます (hakaraseraremasu)be made to seek to achieve |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | はかるな (hakaruna)do not seek to achieve! |
| Polite negative request | はからないでください (hakaranaidekudasai)please do not seek to achieve |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | はかります (hakarimasu)seek to achieve |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | はかりません (hakarimasen)do not seek to achieve |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | はかりました (hakarimashita)sought to achieve |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | はかりませんでした (hakarimasendeshita)did not seek to achieve |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | はかってください (hakattekudasai)please seek to achieve |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | はからないでください (hakaranaidekudasai)please do not seek to achieve |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | はかりましょう (hakarimashou)let's seek to achieve! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | はかってもいい (hakattemoii)may seek to achieve |
| Polite permission | はかってもいいです (hakattemoiidesu)may seek to achieve |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | はかってはいけない (hakattehaikenai)must not seek to achieve |
| Polite prohibition | はかってはいけません (hakattehaikemasen)must not seek to achieve |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | はかりなさい (hakarinasai)seek to achieve (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | はかってみる (hakattemiru)try to seek to achieve |
| Polite try doing | はかってみます (hakattemimasu)try to seek to achieve |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | はかってしまう (hakatteshimau)seek to achieve completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | はかってしまいます (hakatteshimaimasu)seek to achieve completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | はかっておく (hakatteoku)seek to achieve in advance |
| Polite preparation | はかっておきます (hakatteokimasu)seek to achieve in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | はかったことがある (hakattakotogaaru)have the experience of: sought to achieve |
| Polite past experience | はかったことがあります (hakattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: sought to achieve |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | はかると (hakaruto)whenever you seek to achieve |
| Polite automatic result | はかりますと (hakarimasuto)whenever you seek to achieve |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | はかるなら (hakarunara)if you mean to seek to achieve |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | はかるだろう (hakarudarou)probably seek to achieve |
| Polite probability | はかるでしょう (hakarudeshou)probably seek to achieve |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | はかれ (hakare)seek to achieve! |
| Polite request | はかってください (hakattekudasai)please seek to achieve |
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