Japanese reference
届く
とどく
to be delivered; to arrive (mail, packages)
Regular · 26 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 | とどく (todoku)something is delivered |
| Polite, masu | とどきます (todokimasu)something is delivered |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | とどかない (todokanai)something is not delivered |
| Polite negative | とどきません (todokimasen)something is not delivered |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | とどいた (todoita)something was delivered |
| Polite past | とどきました (todokimashita)something was delivered |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | とどかなかった (todokanakatta)something was not delivered |
| Polite past negative | とどきませんでした (todokimasendeshita)something was not delivered |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | とどいて (todoite)being delivered (and then) |
| Polite te-form | とどきまして (todokimashite)being delivered (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | とどいている (todoiteiru)be delivered |
| Polite te-iru | とどいています (todoiteimasu)be delivered |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | とどけば (todokeba)if something is delivered |
| Rare literary polite conditional | とどきますれば (todokimasureba)if something is delivered (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 | とどいたら (todoitara)if something is delivered |
| Polite conditional, tara | とどきましたら (todokimashitara)if something is delivered |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | とどかせる (todokaseru)cause something to be delivered |
| Polite causative | とどかせます (todokasemasu)cause something to be delivered |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | とどくな (todokuna)do not be delivered! |
| Polite negative request | とどかないでください (todokanaidekudasai)please do not be delivered |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | とどきます (todokimasu)something is delivered |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | とどきません (todokimasen)something is not delivered |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | とどきました (todokimashita)something was delivered |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | とどきませんでした (todokimasendeshita)something was not delivered |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | とどいてください (todoitekudasai)please be delivered |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | とどかないでください (todokanaidekudasai)please do not be delivered |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | とどいてもいい (todoitemoii)may something is delivered |
| Polite permission | とどいてもいいです (todoitemoiidesu)may something is delivered |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | とどいてはいけない (todoitehaikenai)must not something is delivered |
| Polite prohibition | とどいてはいけません (todoitehaikemasen)must not something is delivered |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | とどきなさい (todokinasai)something is delivered (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | とどいてみる (todoitemiru)try to something is delivered |
| Polite try doing | とどいてみます (todoitemimasu)try to something is delivered |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | とどいてしまう (todoiteshimau)something is delivered completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | とどいてしまいます (todoiteshimaimasu)something is delivered completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | とどいておく (todoiteoku)something is delivered in advance |
| Polite preparation | とどいておきます (todoiteokimasu)something is delivered in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | とどいたことがある (todoitakotogaaru)have the experience of: something was delivered |
| Polite past experience | とどいたことがあります (todoitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something was delivered |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | とどくと (todokuto)whenever you something is delivered |
| Polite automatic result | とどきますと (todokimasuto)whenever you something is delivered |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | とどくなら (todokunara)if you mean to something is delivered |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | とどくだろう (todokudarou)probably something is delivered |
| Polite probability | とどくでしょう (todokudeshou)probably something is delivered |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | とどけ (todoke)be delivered! |
| Polite request | とどいてください (todoitekudasai)please be delivered |
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