Japanese reference

寝かしつける

ねかしつける

to put (a child) to bed

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

寝かしつける: Non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Dictionary form	ねかしつける (nekashitsukeru)put (a child) to bed
Polite, masu	ねかしつけます (nekashitsukemasu)put (a child) to bed

Negative

寝かしつける: Negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Negative, nai	ねかしつけない (nekashitsukenai)do not put (a child) to bed
Polite negative	ねかしつけません (nekashitsukemasen)do not put (a child) to bed

Past

寝かしつける: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past, ta	ねかしつけた (nekashitsuketa)put (a child) to bed
Polite past	ねかしつけました (nekashitsukemashita)put (a child) to bed

Past negative

寝かしつける: Past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past negative	ねかしつけなかった (nekashitsukenakatta)did not put (a child) to bed
Polite past negative	ねかしつけませんでした (nekashitsukemasendeshita)did not put (a child) to bed

Linking

Te form

寝かしつける: Te form
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-form	ねかしつけて (nekashitsukete)putting (a child) to bed (and then)
Polite te-form	ねかしつけまして (nekashitsukemashite)putting (a child) to bed (and then)

Te iru

寝かしつける: Te iru
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state	ねかしつけている (nekashitsuketeiru)be putting (a child) to bed
Polite te-iru	ねかしつけています (nekashitsuketeimasu)be putting (a child) to bed

Conditional, ba

寝かしつける: Conditional, ba
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, ba	ねかしつければ (nekashitsukereba)if you put (a child) to bed
Rare literary polite conditional	ねかしつけますれば (nekashitsukemasureba)if you put (a child) to bed (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite

Conditional, tara

寝かしつける: Conditional, tara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, tara	ねかしつけたら (nekashitsuketara)if you put (a child) to bed
Polite conditional, tara	ねかしつけましたら (nekashitsukemashitara)if you put (a child) to bed

Mood

Potential

寝かしつける: Potential
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Potential	ねかしつけられる (nekashitsukerareru)can put (a child) to bed
Polite potential	ねかしつけられます (nekashitsukeraremasu)can put (a child) to bed

Volitional

寝かしつける: Volitional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Volitional	ねかしつけよう (nekashitsukeyou)let's put (a child) to bed!
Polite volitional	ねかしつけましょう (nekashitsukemashou)let's put (a child) to bed!

Desire, tai

寝かしつける: Desire, tai
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Desire, tai	ねかしつけたい (nekashitsuketai)want to put (a child) to bed
Polite desire, tai	ねかしつけたいです (nekashitsuketaidesu)want to put (a child) to bed

Voice

Passive

寝かしつける: Passive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Passive	ねかしつけられる (nekashitsukerareru)be affected when someone puts (a child) to bed
Polite passive	ねかしつけられます (nekashitsukeraremasu)be affected when someone puts (a child) to bed

Causative

寝かしつける: Causative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Causative	ねかしつけさせる (nekashitsukesaseru)make or let someone put (a child) to bed
Polite causative	ねかしつけさせます (nekashitsukesasemasu)make or let someone put (a child) to bed

Causative passive

寝かしつける: Causative passive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Causative-passive	ねかしつけさせられる (nekashitsukesaserareru)be made to put (a child) to bed
Polite causative-passive	ねかしつけさせられます (nekashitsukesaseraremasu)be made to put (a child) to bed

Commands

Negative imperative

寝かしつける: Negative imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Negative imperative	ねかしつけるな (nekashitsukeruna)do not put (a child) to bed!
Polite negative request	ねかしつけないでください (nekashitsukenaidekudasai)please do not put (a child) to bed

Polite

Polite non past

寝かしつける: Polite non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite non-past form	ねかしつけます (nekashitsukemasu)put (a child) to bed

Polite negative

寝かしつける: Polite negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite negative form	ねかしつけません (nekashitsukemasen)do not put (a child) to bed

Polite past

寝かしつける: Polite past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past form	ねかしつけました (nekashitsukemashita)put (a child) to bed

Polite past negative

寝かしつける: Polite past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past negative form	ねかしつけませんでした (nekashitsukemasendeshita)did not put (a child) to bed

Requests

Request with kudasai

寝かしつける: Request with kudasai
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Request with kudasai	ねかしつけてください (nekashitsuketekudasai)please put (a child) to bed

Negative request

寝かしつける: Negative request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Request not to act	ねかしつけないでください (nekashitsukenaidekudasai)please do not put (a child) to bed

Invitation with mashou

寝かしつける: Invitation with mashou
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Invitation with mashou	ねかしつけましょう (nekashitsukemashou)let's put (a child) to bed!

Permission

寝かしつける: Permission
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Permission	ねかしつけてもいい (nekashitsuketemoii)may put (a child) to bed
Polite permission	ねかしつけてもいいです (nekashitsuketemoiidesu)may put (a child) to bed

Not allowed

寝かしつける: Not allowed
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Not allowed	ねかしつけてはいけない (nekashitsuketehaikenai)must not put (a child) to bed
Polite prohibition	ねかしつけてはいけません (nekashitsuketehaikemasen)must not put (a child) to bed

Instruction with nasai

寝かしつける: Instruction with nasai
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Instruction with nasai	ねかしつけなさい (nekashitsukenasai)put (a child) to bed (instruction)

Aspect

Try doing

寝かしつける: Try doing
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Try doing	ねかしつけてみる (nekashitsuketemiru)try to put (a child) to bed
Polite try doing	ねかしつけてみます (nekashitsuketemimasu)try to put (a child) to bed

Completion or regret

寝かしつける: Completion or regret
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Completion or regret	ねかしつけてしまう (nekashitsuketeshimau)put (a child) to bed completely or regrettably
Polite completion or regret	ねかしつけてしまいます (nekashitsuketeshimaimasu)put (a child) to bed completely or regrettably

Preparation

寝かしつける: Preparation
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Preparation	ねかしつけておく (nekashitsuketeoku)put (a child) to bed in advance
Polite preparation	ねかしつけておきます (nekashitsuketeokimasu)put (a child) to bed in advance

Past experience

寝かしつける: Past experience
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past experience	ねかしつけたことがある (nekashitsuketakotogaaru)have the experience of: put (a child) to bed
Polite past experience	ねかしつけたことがあります (nekashitsuketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: put (a child) to bed

Conditions

Automatic result, to

寝かしつける: Automatic result, to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Automatic result, to	ねかしつけると (nekashitsukeruto)whenever you put (a child) to bed
Polite automatic result	ねかしつけますと (nekashitsukemasuto)whenever you put (a child) to bed

Given that, nara

寝かしつける: Given that, nara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Given that, nara	ねかしつけるなら (nekashitsukerunara)if you mean to put (a child) to bed

Probability

寝かしつける: Probability
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Probability	ねかしつけるだろう (nekashitsukerudarou)probably put (a child) to bed
Polite probability	ねかしつけるでしょう (nekashitsukerudeshou)probably put (a child) to bed

Additional forms

Strong command

寝かしつける: Strong command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Imperative	ねかしつけろ (nekashitsukero)put (a child) to bed!
Polite request	ねかしつけてください (nekashitsuketekudasai)please put (a child) to bed

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