Japanese reference

基づく

もとづく

to be based on

Regular · 17 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

基づく: Non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Dictionary form	もとづく (motozuku)be based on
Polite, masu	もとづきます (motozukimasu)be based on

基づく: Negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Negative, nai	もとづかない (motozukanai)not be based on
Polite negative	もとづきません (motozukimasen)not be based on

基づく: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past, ta	もとづいた (motozuita)was based on
Polite past	もとづきました (motozukimashita)was based on

基づく: Past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past negative	もとづかなかった (motozukanakatta)was not based on
Polite past negative	もとづきませんでした (motozukimasendeshita)was not based on

基づく: Te form
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-form	もとづいて (motozuite)being based on (and then)
Polite te-form	もとづきまして (motozukimashite)being based on (and then)

基づく: Te iru
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state	もとづいている (motozuiteiru)be based on
Polite te-iru	もとづいています (motozuiteimasu)be based on

基づく: Conditional, ba
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, ba	もとづけば (motozukeba)if you are based on
Rare literary polite conditional	もとづきますれば (motozukimasureba)if you are based on (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite

基づく: Conditional, tara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, tara	もとづいたら (motozuitara)if you are based on
Polite conditional, tara	もとづきましたら (motozukimashitara)if you are based on

基づく: Polite non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite non-past form	もとづきます (motozukimasu)be based on

基づく: Polite negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite negative form	もとづきません (motozukimasen)not be based on

基づく: Polite past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past form	もとづきました (motozukimashita)was based on

基づく: Polite past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past negative form	もとづきませんでした (motozukimasendeshita)was not based on

基づく: Completion or regret
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Completion or regret	もとづいてしまう (motozuiteshimau)be based on completely or regrettably
Polite completion or regret	もとづいてしまいます (motozuiteshimaimasu)be based on completely or regrettably

基づく: Past experience
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past experience	もとづいたことがある (motozuitakotogaaru)have the experience of: was based on
Polite past experience	もとづいたことがあります (motozuitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: was based on

基づく: Automatic result, to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Automatic result, to	もとづくと (motozukuto)whenever you be based on
Polite automatic result	もとづきますと (motozukimasuto)whenever you be based on

基づく: Given that, nara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Given that, nara	もとづくなら (motozukunara)if you mean to be based on

基づく: Probability
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Probability	もとづくだろう (motozukudarou)probably be based on
Polite probability	もとづくでしょう (motozukudeshou)probably be based on

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