Japanese reference
延期する
えんきする
to postpone / delay
Irregular · 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 | えんきする (enkisuru)postpone |
| Polite, masu | えんきします (enkishimasu)postpone |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | えんきしない (enkishinai)do not postpone |
| Polite negative | えんきしません (enkishimasen)do not postpone |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | えんきした (enkishita)postponed |
| Polite past | えんきしました (enkishimashita)postponed |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | えんきしなかった (enkishinakatta)did not postpone |
| Polite past negative | えんきしませんでした (enkishimasendeshita)did not postpone |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | えんきして (enkishite)postponing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | えんきしまして (enkishimashite)postponing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | えんきしている (enkishiteiru)be postponing |
| Polite te-iru | えんきしています (enkishiteimasu)be postponing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | えんきすれば (enkisureba)if you postpone |
| Rare literary polite conditional | えんきしますれば (enkishimasureba)if you postpone (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 | えんきしたら (enkishitara)if you postpone |
| Polite conditional, tara | えんきしましたら (enkishimashitara)if you postpone |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | えんきできる (enkidekiru)can postpone |
| Polite potential | えんきできます (enkidekimasu)can postpone |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | えんきしよう (enkishiyou)let's postpone! |
| Polite volitional | えんきしましょう (enkishimashou)let's postpone! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | えんきしたい (enkishitai)want to postpone |
| Polite desire, tai | えんきしたいです (enkishitaidesu)want to postpone |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | えんきされる (enkisareru)be postponed |
| Polite passive | えんきされます (enkisaremasu)be postponed |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | えんきさせる (enkisaseru)make or let someone postpone |
| Polite causative | えんきさせます (enkisasemasu)make or let someone postpone |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | えんきさせられる (enkisaserareru)be made to postpone |
| Polite causative-passive | えんきさせられます (enkisaseraremasu)be made to postpone |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | えんきするな (enkisuruna)do not postpone! |
| Polite negative request | えんきしないでください (enkishinaidekudasai)please do not postpone |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | えんきします (enkishimasu)postpone |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | えんきしません (enkishimasen)do not postpone |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | えんきしました (enkishimashita)postponed |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | えんきしませんでした (enkishimasendeshita)did not postpone |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | えんきしてください (enkishitekudasai)please postpone |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | えんきしないでください (enkishinaidekudasai)please do not postpone |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | えんきしましょう (enkishimashou)let's postpone! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | えんきしてもいい (enkishitemoii)may postpone |
| Polite permission | えんきしてもいいです (enkishitemoiidesu)may postpone |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | えんきしてはいけない (enkishitehaikenai)must not postpone |
| Polite prohibition | えんきしてはいけません (enkishitehaikemasen)must not postpone |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | えんきしなさい (enkishinasai)postpone (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | えんきしてみる (enkishitemiru)try to postpone |
| Polite try doing | えんきしてみます (enkishitemimasu)try to postpone |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | えんきしてしまう (enkishiteshimau)postpone completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | えんきしてしまいます (enkishiteshimaimasu)postpone completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | えんきしておく (enkishiteoku)postpone in advance |
| Polite preparation | えんきしておきます (enkishiteokimasu)postpone in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | えんきしたことがある (enkishitakotogaaru)have the experience of: postponed |
| Polite past experience | えんきしたことがあります (enkishitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: postponed |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | えんきすると (enkisuruto)whenever you postpone |
| Polite automatic result | えんきしますと (enkishimasuto)whenever you postpone |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | えんきするなら (enkisurunara)if you mean to postpone |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | えんきするだろう (enkisurudarou)probably postpone |
| Polite probability | えんきするでしょう (enkisurudeshou)probably postpone |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | えんきしろ (enkishiro)postpone! |
| Polite request | えんきしてください (enkishitekudasai)please postpone |
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