Japanese reference
増える
ふえる
to increase, grow
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 | ふえる (fueru)increase |
| Polite, masu | ふえます (fuemasu)increase |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ふえない (fuenai)do not increase |
| Polite negative | ふえません (fuemasen)do not increase |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ふえた (fueta)increased |
| Polite past | ふえました (fuemashita)increased |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ふえなかった (fuenakatta)did not increase |
| Polite past negative | ふえませんでした (fuemasendeshita)did not increase |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ふえて (fuete)increasing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ふえまして (fuemashite)increasing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ふえている (fueteiru)be increasing |
| Polite te-iru | ふえています (fueteimasu)be increasing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ふえれば (fuereba)if you increase |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ふえますれば (fuemasureba)if you increase (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 | ふえたら (fuetara)if you increase |
| Polite conditional, tara | ふえましたら (fuemashitara)if you increase |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ふえられる (fuerareru)can increase |
| Polite potential | ふえられます (fueraremasu)can increase |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ふえよう (fueyou)let's increase! |
| Polite volitional | ふえましょう (fuemashou)let's increase! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ふえたい (fuetai)want to increase |
| Polite desire, tai | ふえたいです (fuetaidesu)want to increase |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ふえられる (fuerareru)be affected when someone increases |
| Polite passive | ふえられます (fueraremasu)be affected when someone increases |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ふえさせる (fuesaseru)make or let someone increase |
| Polite causative | ふえさせます (fuesasemasu)make or let someone increase |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ふえさせられる (fuesaserareru)be made to increase |
| Polite causative-passive | ふえさせられます (fuesaseraremasu)be made to increase |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ふえるな (fueruna)do not increase! |
| Polite negative request | ふえないでください (fuenaidekudasai)please do not increase |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ふえます (fuemasu)increase |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ふえません (fuemasen)do not increase |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ふえました (fuemashita)increased |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ふえませんでした (fuemasendeshita)did not increase |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ふえてください (fuetekudasai)please increase |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ふえないでください (fuenaidekudasai)please do not increase |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ふえましょう (fuemashou)let's increase! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ふえてもいい (fuetemoii)may increase |
| Polite permission | ふえてもいいです (fuetemoiidesu)may increase |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ふえてはいけない (fuetehaikenai)must not increase |
| Polite prohibition | ふえてはいけません (fuetehaikemasen)must not increase |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ふえなさい (fuenasai)increase (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ふえてみる (fuetemiru)try to increase |
| Polite try doing | ふえてみます (fuetemimasu)try to increase |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ふえてしまう (fueteshimau)increase completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ふえてしまいます (fueteshimaimasu)increase completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ふえておく (fueteoku)increase in advance |
| Polite preparation | ふえておきます (fueteokimasu)increase in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ふえたことがある (fuetakotogaaru)have the experience of: increased |
| Polite past experience | ふえたことがあります (fuetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: increased |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ふえると (fueruto)whenever you increase |
| Polite automatic result | ふえますと (fuemasuto)whenever you increase |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ふえるなら (fuerunara)if you mean to increase |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ふえるだろう (fuerudarou)probably increase |
| Polite probability | ふえるでしょう (fuerudeshou)probably increase |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ふえろ (fuero)increase! |
| Polite request | ふえてください (fuetekudasai)please increase |
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