Japanese reference
巡る
めぐる
to go around; to concern
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 | めぐる (meguru)go around |
| Polite, masu | めぐります (megurimasu)go around |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | めぐらない (meguranai)do not go around |
| Polite negative | めぐりません (megurimasen)do not go around |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | めぐった (megutta)went around |
| Polite past | めぐりました (megurimashita)went around |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | めぐらなかった (meguranakatta)did not go around |
| Polite past negative | めぐりませんでした (megurimasendeshita)did not go around |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | めぐって (megutte)going around (and then) |
| Polite te-form | めぐりまして (megurimashite)going around (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | めぐっている (megutteiru)be going around |
| Polite te-iru | めぐっています (megutteimasu)be going around |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | めぐれば (megureba)if you go around |
| Rare literary polite conditional | めぐりますれば (megurimasureba)if you go around (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 | めぐったら (meguttara)if you go around |
| Polite conditional, tara | めぐりましたら (megurimashitara)if you go around |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | めぐれる (megureru)can go around |
| Polite potential | めぐれます (meguremasu)can go around |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | めぐろう (megurou)let's go around! |
| Polite volitional | めぐりましょう (megurimashou)let's go around! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | めぐりたい (meguritai)want to go around |
| Polite desire, tai | めぐりたいです (meguritaidesu)want to go around |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | めぐられる (megurareru)be affected when someone goes around |
| Polite passive | めぐられます (meguraremasu)be affected when someone goes around |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | めぐらせる (meguraseru)make or let someone go around |
| Polite causative | めぐらせます (megurasemasu)make or let someone go around |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | めぐらせられる (meguraserareru)be made to go around |
| Polite causative-passive | めぐらせられます (meguraseraremasu)be made to go around |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | めぐるな (meguruna)do not go around! |
| Polite negative request | めぐらないでください (meguranaidekudasai)please do not go around |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | めぐります (megurimasu)go around |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | めぐりません (megurimasen)do not go around |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | めぐりました (megurimashita)went around |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | めぐりませんでした (megurimasendeshita)did not go around |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | めぐってください (meguttekudasai)please go around |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | めぐらないでください (meguranaidekudasai)please do not go around |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | めぐりましょう (megurimashou)let's go around! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | めぐってもいい (meguttemoii)may go around |
| Polite permission | めぐってもいいです (meguttemoiidesu)may go around |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | めぐってはいけない (meguttehaikenai)must not go around |
| Polite prohibition | めぐってはいけません (meguttehaikemasen)must not go around |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | めぐりなさい (megurinasai)go around (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | めぐってみる (meguttemiru)try to go around |
| Polite try doing | めぐってみます (meguttemimasu)try to go around |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | めぐってしまう (megutteshimau)go around completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | めぐってしまいます (megutteshimaimasu)go around completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | めぐっておく (megutteoku)go around in advance |
| Polite preparation | めぐっておきます (megutteokimasu)go around in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | めぐったことがある (meguttakotogaaru)have the experience of: went around |
| Polite past experience | めぐったことがあります (meguttakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: went around |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | めぐると (meguruto)whenever you go around |
| Polite automatic result | めぐりますと (megurimasuto)whenever you go around |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | めぐるなら (megurunara)if you mean to go around |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | めぐるだろう (megurudarou)probably go around |
| Polite probability | めぐるでしょう (megurudeshou)probably go around |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | めぐれ (megure)go around! |
| Polite request | めぐってください (meguttekudasai)please go around |
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