Japanese reference
増す
ます
to increase
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 | ます (masu)increase |
| Polite, masu | まします (mashimasu)increase |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | まさない (masanai)do not increase |
| Polite negative | ましません (mashimasen)do not increase |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ました (mashita)increased |
| Polite past | ましました (mashimashita)increased |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | まさなかった (masanakatta)did not increase |
| Polite past negative | ましませんでした (mashimasendeshita)did not increase |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | まして (mashite)increasing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ましまして (mashimashite)increasing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ましている (mashiteiru)be increasing |
| Polite te-iru | ましています (mashiteimasu)be increasing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ませば (maseba)if you increase |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ましますれば (mashimasureba)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 | ましたら (mashitara)if you increase |
| Polite conditional, tara | ましましたら (mashimashitara)if you increase |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ませる (maseru)can increase |
| Polite potential | ませます (masemasu)can increase |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | まそう (masou)let's increase! |
| Polite volitional | ましましょう (mashimashou)let's increase! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ましたい (mashitai)want to increase |
| Polite desire, tai | ましたいです (mashitaidesu)want to increase |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | まされる (masareru)be affected when someone increases |
| Polite passive | まされます (masaremasu)be affected when someone increases |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | まさせる (masaseru)make or let someone increase |
| Polite causative | まさせます (masasemasu)make or let someone increase |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | まさせられる (masaserareru)be made to increase |
| Polite causative-passive | まさせられます (masaseraremasu)be made to increase |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ますな (masuna)do not increase! |
| Polite negative request | まさないでください (masanaidekudasai)please do not increase |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | まします (mashimasu)increase |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ましません (mashimasen)do not increase |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ましました (mashimashita)increased |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ましませんでした (mashimasendeshita)did not increase |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ましてください (mashitekudasai)please increase |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | まさないでください (masanaidekudasai)please do not increase |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ましましょう (mashimashou)let's increase! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ましてもいい (mashitemoii)may increase |
| Polite permission | ましてもいいです (mashitemoiidesu)may increase |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ましてはいけない (mashitehaikenai)must not increase |
| Polite prohibition | ましてはいけません (mashitehaikemasen)must not increase |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ましなさい (mashinasai)increase (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ましてみる (mashitemiru)try to increase |
| Polite try doing | ましてみます (mashitemimasu)try to increase |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ましてしまう (mashiteshimau)increase completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ましてしまいます (mashiteshimaimasu)increase completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ましておく (mashiteoku)increase in advance |
| Polite preparation | ましておきます (mashiteokimasu)increase in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ましたことがある (mashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: increased |
| Polite past experience | ましたことがあります (mashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: increased |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ますと (masuto)whenever you increase |
| Polite automatic result | ましますと (mashimasuto)whenever you increase |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ますなら (masunara)if you mean to increase |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ますだろう (masudarou)probably increase |
| Polite probability | ますでしょう (masudeshou)probably increase |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ませ (mase)increase! |
| Polite request | ましてください (mashitekudasai)please increase |
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