Japanese reference
増やす
ふやす
to increase something
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 | ふやす (fuyasu)increase something |
| Polite, masu | ふやします (fuyashimasu)increase something |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ふやさない (fuyasanai)do not increase something |
| Polite negative | ふやしません (fuyashimasen)do not increase something |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ふやした (fuyashita)increased something |
| Polite past | ふやしました (fuyashimashita)increased something |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ふやさなかった (fuyasanakatta)did not increase something |
| Polite past negative | ふやしませんでした (fuyashimasendeshita)did not increase something |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ふやして (fuyashite)increasing something (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ふやしまして (fuyashimashite)increasing something (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ふやしている (fuyashiteiru)be increasing something |
| Polite te-iru | ふやしています (fuyashiteimasu)be increasing something |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ふやせば (fuyaseba)if you increase something |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ふやしますれば (fuyashimasureba)if you increase something (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 | ふやしたら (fuyashitara)if you increase something |
| Polite conditional, tara | ふやしましたら (fuyashimashitara)if you increase something |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ふやせる (fuyaseru)can increase something |
| Polite potential | ふやせます (fuyasemasu)can increase something |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ふやそう (fuyasou)let's increase something! |
| Polite volitional | ふやしましょう (fuyashimashou)let's increase something! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ふやしたい (fuyashitai)want to increase something |
| Polite desire, tai | ふやしたいです (fuyashitaidesu)want to increase something |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ふやされる (fuyasareru)be affected when someone increases something |
| Polite passive | ふやされます (fuyasaremasu)be affected when someone increases something |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ふやさせる (fuyasaseru)make or let someone increase something |
| Polite causative | ふやさせます (fuyasasemasu)make or let someone increase something |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ふやさせられる (fuyasaserareru)be made to increase something |
| Polite causative-passive | ふやさせられます (fuyasaseraremasu)be made to increase something |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ふやすな (fuyasuna)do not increase something! |
| Polite negative request | ふやさないでください (fuyasanaidekudasai)please do not increase something |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ふやします (fuyashimasu)increase something |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ふやしません (fuyashimasen)do not increase something |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ふやしました (fuyashimashita)increased something |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ふやしませんでした (fuyashimasendeshita)did not increase something |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ふやしてください (fuyashitekudasai)please increase something |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ふやさないでください (fuyasanaidekudasai)please do not increase something |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ふやしましょう (fuyashimashou)let's increase something! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ふやしてもいい (fuyashitemoii)may increase something |
| Polite permission | ふやしてもいいです (fuyashitemoiidesu)may increase something |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ふやしてはいけない (fuyashitehaikenai)must not increase something |
| Polite prohibition | ふやしてはいけません (fuyashitehaikemasen)must not increase something |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ふやしなさい (fuyashinasai)increase something (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ふやしてみる (fuyashitemiru)try to increase something |
| Polite try doing | ふやしてみます (fuyashitemimasu)try to increase something |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ふやしてしまう (fuyashiteshimau)increase something completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ふやしてしまいます (fuyashiteshimaimasu)increase something completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ふやしておく (fuyashiteoku)increase something in advance |
| Polite preparation | ふやしておきます (fuyashiteokimasu)increase something in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ふやしたことがある (fuyashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: increased something |
| Polite past experience | ふやしたことがあります (fuyashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: increased something |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ふやすと (fuyasuto)whenever you increase something |
| Polite automatic result | ふやしますと (fuyashimasuto)whenever you increase something |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ふやすなら (fuyasunara)if you mean to increase something |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ふやすだろう (fuyasudarou)probably increase something |
| Polite probability | ふやすでしょう (fuyasudeshou)probably increase something |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ふやせ (fuyase)increase something! |
| Polite request | ふやしてください (fuyashitekudasai)please increase something |
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