Japanese reference
売る
うる
to sell
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 | うる (uru)sell |
| Polite, masu | うります (urimasu)sell |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うらない (uranai)do not sell |
| Polite negative | うりません (urimasen)do not sell |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うった (utta)sold |
| Polite past | うりました (urimashita)sold |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うらなかった (uranakatta)did not sell |
| Polite past negative | うりませんでした (urimasendeshita)did not sell |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うって (utte)selling (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うりまして (urimashite)selling (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うっている (utteiru)be selling |
| Polite te-iru | うっています (utteimasu)be selling |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うれば (ureba)if you sell |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うりますれば (urimasureba)if you sell (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 | うったら (uttara)if you sell |
| Polite conditional, tara | うりましたら (urimashitara)if you sell |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うれる (ureru)can sell |
| Polite potential | うれます (uremasu)can sell |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うろう (urou)let's sell! |
| Polite volitional | うりましょう (urimashou)let's sell! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うりたい (uritai)want to sell |
| Polite desire, tai | うりたいです (uritaidesu)want to sell |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うられる (urareru)be sold |
| Polite passive | うられます (uraremasu)be sold |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うらせる (uraseru)make or let someone sell |
| Polite causative | うらせます (urasemasu)make or let someone sell |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うらせられる (uraserareru)be made to sell |
| Polite causative-passive | うらせられます (uraseraremasu)be made to sell |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うるな (uruna)do not sell! |
| Polite negative request | うらないでください (uranaidekudasai)please do not sell |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うります (urimasu)sell |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うりません (urimasen)do not sell |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うりました (urimashita)sold |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うりませんでした (urimasendeshita)did not sell |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うってください (uttekudasai)please sell |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うらないでください (uranaidekudasai)please do not sell |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うりましょう (urimashou)let's sell! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うってもいい (uttemoii)may sell |
| Polite permission | うってもいいです (uttemoiidesu)may sell |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うってはいけない (uttehaikenai)must not sell |
| Polite prohibition | うってはいけません (uttehaikemasen)must not sell |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うりなさい (urinasai)sell (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うってみる (uttemiru)try to sell |
| Polite try doing | うってみます (uttemimasu)try to sell |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うってしまう (utteshimau)sell completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うってしまいます (utteshimaimasu)sell completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うっておく (utteoku)sell in advance |
| Polite preparation | うっておきます (utteokimasu)sell in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うったことがある (uttakotogaaru)have the experience of: sold |
| Polite past experience | うったことがあります (uttakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: sold |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うると (uruto)whenever you sell |
| Polite automatic result | うりますと (urimasuto)whenever you sell |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うるなら (urunara)if you mean to sell |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うるだろう (urudarou)probably sell |
| Polite probability | うるでしょう (urudeshou)probably sell |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うれ (ure)sell! |
| Polite request | うってください (uttekudasai)please sell |
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