Japanese reference
巻く
まく
to wind; to wrap around
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 | まく (maku)wind |
| Polite, masu | まきます (makimasu)wind |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | まかない (makanai)do not wind |
| Polite negative | まきません (makimasen)do not wind |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | まいた (maita)wound |
| Polite past | まきました (makimashita)wound |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | まかなかった (makanakatta)did not wind |
| Polite past negative | まきませんでした (makimasendeshita)did not wind |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | まいて (maite)winding (and then) |
| Polite te-form | まきまして (makimashite)winding (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | まいている (maiteiru)be winding |
| Polite te-iru | まいています (maiteimasu)be winding |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | まけば (makeba)if you wind |
| Rare literary polite conditional | まきますれば (makimasureba)if you wind (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 | まいたら (maitara)if you wind |
| Polite conditional, tara | まきましたら (makimashitara)if you wind |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | まける (makeru)can wind |
| Polite potential | まけます (makemasu)can wind |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | まこう (makou)let's wind! |
| Polite volitional | まきましょう (makimashou)let's wind! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | まきたい (makitai)want to wind |
| Polite desire, tai | まきたいです (makitaidesu)want to wind |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | まかれる (makareru)be affected when someone winds |
| Polite passive | まかれます (makaremasu)be affected when someone winds |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | まかせる (makaseru)make or let someone wind |
| Polite causative | まかせます (makasemasu)make or let someone wind |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | まかせられる (makaserareru)be made to wind |
| Polite causative-passive | まかせられます (makaseraremasu)be made to wind |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | まくな (makuna)do not wind! |
| Polite negative request | まかないでください (makanaidekudasai)please do not wind |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | まきます (makimasu)wind |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | まきません (makimasen)do not wind |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | まきました (makimashita)wound |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | まきませんでした (makimasendeshita)did not wind |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | まいてください (maitekudasai)please wind |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | まかないでください (makanaidekudasai)please do not wind |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | まきましょう (makimashou)let's wind! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | まいてもいい (maitemoii)may wind |
| Polite permission | まいてもいいです (maitemoiidesu)may wind |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | まいてはいけない (maitehaikenai)must not wind |
| Polite prohibition | まいてはいけません (maitehaikemasen)must not wind |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | まきなさい (makinasai)wind (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | まいてみる (maitemiru)try to wind |
| Polite try doing | まいてみます (maitemimasu)try to wind |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | まいてしまう (maiteshimau)wind completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | まいてしまいます (maiteshimaimasu)wind completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | まいておく (maiteoku)wind in advance |
| Polite preparation | まいておきます (maiteokimasu)wind in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | まいたことがある (maitakotogaaru)have the experience of: wound |
| Polite past experience | まいたことがあります (maitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: wound |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | まくと (makuto)whenever you wind |
| Polite automatic result | まきますと (makimasuto)whenever you wind |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | まくなら (makunara)if you mean to wind |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | まくだろう (makudarou)probably wind |
| Polite probability | まくでしょう (makudeshou)probably wind |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | まけ (make)wind! |
| Polite request | まいてください (maitekudasai)please wind |
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