Japanese reference
広げる
ひろげる
to spread out or expand something (transitive)
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 | ひろげる (hirogeru)spread |
| Polite, masu | ひろげます (hirogemasu)spread |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ひろげない (hirogenai)do not spread |
| Polite negative | ひろげません (hirogemasen)do not spread |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ひろげた (hirogeta)spread |
| Polite past | ひろげました (hirogemashita)spread |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ひろげなかった (hirogenakatta)did not spread |
| Polite past negative | ひろげませんでした (hirogemasendeshita)did not spread |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ひろげて (hirogete)spreading (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ひろげまして (hirogemashite)spreading (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ひろげている (hirogeteiru)be spreading |
| Polite te-iru | ひろげています (hirogeteimasu)be spreading |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ひろげれば (hirogereba)if you spread |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ひろげますれば (hirogemasureba)if you spread (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 | ひろげたら (hirogetara)if you spread |
| Polite conditional, tara | ひろげましたら (hirogemashitara)if you spread |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ひろげられる (hirogerareru)can spread |
| Polite potential | ひろげられます (hirogeraremasu)can spread |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ひろげよう (hirogeyou)let's spread! |
| Polite volitional | ひろげましょう (hirogemashou)let's spread! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ひろげたい (hirogetai)want to spread |
| Polite desire, tai | ひろげたいです (hirogetaidesu)want to spread |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ひろげられる (hirogerareru)be affected when someone spreads |
| Polite passive | ひろげられます (hirogeraremasu)be affected when someone spreads |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ひろげさせる (hirogesaseru)make or let someone spread |
| Polite causative | ひろげさせます (hirogesasemasu)make or let someone spread |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ひろげさせられる (hirogesaserareru)be made to spread |
| Polite causative-passive | ひろげさせられます (hirogesaseraremasu)be made to spread |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ひろげるな (hirogeruna)do not spread! |
| Polite negative request | ひろげないでください (hirogenaidekudasai)please do not spread |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ひろげます (hirogemasu)spread |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ひろげません (hirogemasen)do not spread |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ひろげました (hirogemashita)spread |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ひろげませんでした (hirogemasendeshita)did not spread |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ひろげてください (hirogetekudasai)please spread |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ひろげないでください (hirogenaidekudasai)please do not spread |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ひろげましょう (hirogemashou)let's spread! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ひろげてもいい (hirogetemoii)may spread |
| Polite permission | ひろげてもいいです (hirogetemoiidesu)may spread |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ひろげてはいけない (hirogetehaikenai)must not spread |
| Polite prohibition | ひろげてはいけません (hirogetehaikemasen)must not spread |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ひろげなさい (hirogenasai)spread (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ひろげてみる (hirogetemiru)try to spread |
| Polite try doing | ひろげてみます (hirogetemimasu)try to spread |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ひろげてしまう (hirogeteshimau)spread completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ひろげてしまいます (hirogeteshimaimasu)spread completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ひろげておく (hirogeteoku)spread in advance |
| Polite preparation | ひろげておきます (hirogeteokimasu)spread in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ひろげたことがある (hirogetakotogaaru)have the experience of: spread |
| Polite past experience | ひろげたことがあります (hirogetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: spread |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ひろげると (hirogeruto)whenever you spread |
| Polite automatic result | ひろげますと (hirogemasuto)whenever you spread |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ひろげるなら (hirogerunara)if you mean to spread |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ひろげるだろう (hirogerudarou)probably spread |
| Polite probability | ひろげるでしょう (hirogerudeshou)probably spread |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ひろげろ (hirogero)spread! |
| Polite request | ひろげてください (hirogetekudasai)please spread |
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