Japanese reference
塗る
ぬる
to paint; to apply
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 | ぬる (nuru)paint |
| Polite, masu | ぬります (nurimasu)paint |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ぬらない (nuranai)do not paint |
| Polite negative | ぬりません (nurimasen)do not paint |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ぬった (nutta)painted |
| Polite past | ぬりました (nurimashita)painted |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ぬらなかった (nuranakatta)did not paint |
| Polite past negative | ぬりませんでした (nurimasendeshita)did not paint |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ぬって (nutte)painting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ぬりまして (nurimashite)painting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ぬっている (nutteiru)be painting |
| Polite te-iru | ぬっています (nutteimasu)be painting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ぬれば (nureba)if you paint |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ぬりますれば (nurimasureba)if you paint (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 | ぬったら (nuttara)if you paint |
| Polite conditional, tara | ぬりましたら (nurimashitara)if you paint |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ぬれる (nureru)can paint |
| Polite potential | ぬれます (nuremasu)can paint |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ぬろう (nurou)let's paint! |
| Polite volitional | ぬりましょう (nurimashou)let's paint! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ぬりたい (nuritai)want to paint |
| Polite desire, tai | ぬりたいです (nuritaidesu)want to paint |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ぬられる (nurareru)be affected when someone paints |
| Polite passive | ぬられます (nuraremasu)be affected when someone paints |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ぬらせる (nuraseru)make or let someone paint |
| Polite causative | ぬらせます (nurasemasu)make or let someone paint |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ぬらせられる (nuraserareru)be made to paint |
| Polite causative-passive | ぬらせられます (nuraseraremasu)be made to paint |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ぬるな (nuruna)do not paint! |
| Polite negative request | ぬらないでください (nuranaidekudasai)please do not paint |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ぬります (nurimasu)paint |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ぬりません (nurimasen)do not paint |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ぬりました (nurimashita)painted |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ぬりませんでした (nurimasendeshita)did not paint |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ぬってください (nuttekudasai)please paint |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ぬらないでください (nuranaidekudasai)please do not paint |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ぬりましょう (nurimashou)let's paint! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ぬってもいい (nuttemoii)may paint |
| Polite permission | ぬってもいいです (nuttemoiidesu)may paint |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ぬってはいけない (nuttehaikenai)must not paint |
| Polite prohibition | ぬってはいけません (nuttehaikemasen)must not paint |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ぬりなさい (nurinasai)paint (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ぬってみる (nuttemiru)try to paint |
| Polite try doing | ぬってみます (nuttemimasu)try to paint |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ぬってしまう (nutteshimau)paint completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ぬってしまいます (nutteshimaimasu)paint completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ぬっておく (nutteoku)paint in advance |
| Polite preparation | ぬっておきます (nutteokimasu)paint in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ぬったことがある (nuttakotogaaru)have the experience of: painted |
| Polite past experience | ぬったことがあります (nuttakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: painted |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ぬると (nuruto)whenever you paint |
| Polite automatic result | ぬりますと (nurimasuto)whenever you paint |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ぬるなら (nurunara)if you mean to paint |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ぬるだろう (nurudarou)probably paint |
| Polite probability | ぬるでしょう (nurudeshou)probably paint |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ぬれ (nure)paint! |
| Polite request | ぬってください (nuttekudasai)please paint |
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