Japanese reference
報告する
ほうこくする
to report
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.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | ほうこくする (houkokusuru)report |
| Polite, masu | ほうこくします (houkokushimasu)report |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ほうこくしない (houkokushinai)do not report |
| Polite negative | ほうこくしません (houkokushimasen)do not report |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ほうこくした (houkokushita)reported |
| Polite past | ほうこくしました (houkokushimashita)reported |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ほうこくしなかった (houkokushinakatta)did not report |
| Polite past negative | ほうこくしませんでした (houkokushimasendeshita)did not report |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ほうこくして (houkokushite)reporting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ほうこくしまして (houkokushimashite)reporting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ほうこくしている (houkokushiteiru)be reporting |
| Polite te-iru | ほうこくしています (houkokushiteimasu)be reporting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ほうこくすれば (houkokusureba)if you report |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ほうこくしますれば (houkokushimasureba)if you report (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 | ほうこくしたら (houkokushitara)if you report |
| Polite conditional, tara | ほうこくしましたら (houkokushimashitara)if you report |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ほうこくできる (houkokudekiru)can report |
| Polite potential | ほうこくできます (houkokudekimasu)can report |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ほうこくしよう (houkokushiyou)let's report! |
| Polite volitional | ほうこくしましょう (houkokushimashou)let's report! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ほうこくしたい (houkokushitai)want to report |
| Polite desire, tai | ほうこくしたいです (houkokushitaidesu)want to report |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ほうこくされる (houkokusareru)be affected when someone reports |
| Polite passive | ほうこくされます (houkokusaremasu)be affected when someone reports |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ほうこくさせる (houkokusaseru)make or let someone report |
| Polite causative | ほうこくさせます (houkokusasemasu)make or let someone report |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ほうこくさせられる (houkokusaserareru)be made to report |
| Polite causative-passive | ほうこくさせられます (houkokusaseraremasu)be made to report |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ほうこくするな (houkokusuruna)do not report! |
| Polite negative request | ほうこくしないでください (houkokushinaidekudasai)please do not report |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ほうこくします (houkokushimasu)report |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ほうこくしません (houkokushimasen)do not report |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ほうこくしました (houkokushimashita)reported |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ほうこくしませんでした (houkokushimasendeshita)did not report |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ほうこくしてください (houkokushitekudasai)please report |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ほうこくしないでください (houkokushinaidekudasai)please do not report |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ほうこくしましょう (houkokushimashou)let's report! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ほうこくしてもいい (houkokushitemoii)may report |
| Polite permission | ほうこくしてもいいです (houkokushitemoiidesu)may report |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ほうこくしてはいけない (houkokushitehaikenai)must not report |
| Polite prohibition | ほうこくしてはいけません (houkokushitehaikemasen)must not report |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ほうこくしなさい (houkokushinasai)report (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ほうこくしてみる (houkokushitemiru)try to report |
| Polite try doing | ほうこくしてみます (houkokushitemimasu)try to report |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ほうこくしてしまう (houkokushiteshimau)report completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ほうこくしてしまいます (houkokushiteshimaimasu)report completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ほうこくしておく (houkokushiteoku)report in advance |
| Polite preparation | ほうこくしておきます (houkokushiteokimasu)report in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ほうこくしたことがある (houkokushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: reported |
| Polite past experience | ほうこくしたことがあります (houkokushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: reported |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ほうこくすると (houkokusuruto)whenever you report |
| Polite automatic result | ほうこくしますと (houkokushimasuto)whenever you report |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ほうこくするなら (houkokusurunara)if you mean to report |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ほうこくするだろう (houkokusurudarou)probably report |
| Polite probability | ほうこくするでしょう (houkokusurudeshou)probably report |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ほうこくしろ (houkokushiro)report! |
| Polite request | ほうこくしてください (houkokushitekudasai)please report |
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