Japanese reference
寄せる
よせる
to bring close; to contribute
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 | よせる (yoseru)bring close |
| Polite, masu | よせます (yosemasu)bring close |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | よせない (yosenai)do not bring close |
| Polite negative | よせません (yosemasen)do not bring close |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | よせた (yoseta)brought close |
| Polite past | よせました (yosemashita)brought close |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | よせなかった (yosenakatta)did not bring close |
| Polite past negative | よせませんでした (yosemasendeshita)did not bring close |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | よせて (yosete)bringing close (and then) |
| Polite te-form | よせまして (yosemashite)bringing close (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | よせている (yoseteiru)be bringing close |
| Polite te-iru | よせています (yoseteimasu)be bringing close |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | よせれば (yosereba)if you bring close |
| Rare literary polite conditional | よせますれば (yosemasureba)if you bring close (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 | よせたら (yosetara)if you bring close |
| Polite conditional, tara | よせましたら (yosemashitara)if you bring close |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | よせられる (yoserareru)can bring close |
| Polite potential | よせられます (yoseraremasu)can bring close |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | よせよう (yoseyou)let's bring close! |
| Polite volitional | よせましょう (yosemashou)let's bring close! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | よせたい (yosetai)want to bring close |
| Polite desire, tai | よせたいです (yosetaidesu)want to bring close |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | よせられる (yoserareru)be affected when someone brings close |
| Polite passive | よせられます (yoseraremasu)be affected when someone brings close |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | よせさせる (yosesaseru)make or let someone bring close |
| Polite causative | よせさせます (yosesasemasu)make or let someone bring close |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | よせさせられる (yosesaserareru)be made to bring close |
| Polite causative-passive | よせさせられます (yosesaseraremasu)be made to bring close |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | よせるな (yoseruna)do not bring close! |
| Polite negative request | よせないでください (yosenaidekudasai)please do not bring close |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | よせます (yosemasu)bring close |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | よせません (yosemasen)do not bring close |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | よせました (yosemashita)brought close |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | よせませんでした (yosemasendeshita)did not bring close |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | よせてください (yosetekudasai)please bring close |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | よせないでください (yosenaidekudasai)please do not bring close |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | よせましょう (yosemashou)let's bring close! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | よせてもいい (yosetemoii)may bring close |
| Polite permission | よせてもいいです (yosetemoiidesu)may bring close |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | よせてはいけない (yosetehaikenai)must not bring close |
| Polite prohibition | よせてはいけません (yosetehaikemasen)must not bring close |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | よせなさい (yosenasai)bring close (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | よせてみる (yosetemiru)try to bring close |
| Polite try doing | よせてみます (yosetemimasu)try to bring close |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | よせてしまう (yoseteshimau)bring close completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | よせてしまいます (yoseteshimaimasu)bring close completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | よせておく (yoseteoku)bring close in advance |
| Polite preparation | よせておきます (yoseteokimasu)bring close in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | よせたことがある (yosetakotogaaru)have the experience of: brought close |
| Polite past experience | よせたことがあります (yosetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: brought close |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | よせると (yoseruto)whenever you bring close |
| Polite automatic result | よせますと (yosemasuto)whenever you bring close |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | よせるなら (yoserunara)if you mean to bring close |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | よせるだろう (yoserudarou)probably bring close |
| Polite probability | よせるでしょう (yoserudeshou)probably bring close |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | よせろ (yosero)bring close! |
| Polite request | よせてください (yosetekudasai)please bring close |
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