Japanese reference
引退する
いんたいする
to retire
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 | いんたいする (intaisuru)retire |
| Polite, masu | いんたいします (intaishimasu)retire |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | いんたいしない (intaishinai)do not retire |
| Polite negative | いんたいしません (intaishimasen)do not retire |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | いんたいした (intaishita)retired |
| Polite past | いんたいしました (intaishimashita)retired |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | いんたいしなかった (intaishinakatta)did not retire |
| Polite past negative | いんたいしませんでした (intaishimasendeshita)did not retire |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | いんたいして (intaishite)retiring (and then) |
| Polite te-form | いんたいしまして (intaishimashite)retiring (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | いんたいしている (intaishiteiru)be retired |
| Polite te-iru | いんたいしています (intaishiteimasu)be retired |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | いんたいすれば (intaisureba)if you retire |
| Rare literary polite conditional | いんたいしますれば (intaishimasureba)if you retire (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 | いんたいしたら (intaishitara)if you retire |
| Polite conditional, tara | いんたいしましたら (intaishimashitara)if you retire |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | いんたいできる (intaidekiru)can retire |
| Polite potential | いんたいできます (intaidekimasu)can retire |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | いんたいしよう (intaishiyou)let's retire! |
| Polite volitional | いんたいしましょう (intaishimashou)let's retire! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | いんたいしたい (intaishitai)want to retire |
| Polite desire, tai | いんたいしたいです (intaishitaidesu)want to retire |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | いんたいされる (intaisareru)be affected when someone retires |
| Polite passive | いんたいされます (intaisaremasu)be affected when someone retires |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | いんたいさせる (intaisaseru)make or let someone retire |
| Polite causative | いんたいさせます (intaisasemasu)make or let someone retire |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | いんたいさせられる (intaisaserareru)be made to retire |
| Polite causative-passive | いんたいさせられます (intaisaseraremasu)be made to retire |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | いんたいするな (intaisuruna)do not retire! |
| Polite negative request | いんたいしないでください (intaishinaidekudasai)please do not retire |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | いんたいします (intaishimasu)retire |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | いんたいしません (intaishimasen)do not retire |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | いんたいしました (intaishimashita)retired |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | いんたいしませんでした (intaishimasendeshita)did not retire |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | いんたいしてください (intaishitekudasai)please retire |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | いんたいしないでください (intaishinaidekudasai)please do not retire |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | いんたいしましょう (intaishimashou)let's retire! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | いんたいしてもいい (intaishitemoii)may retire |
| Polite permission | いんたいしてもいいです (intaishitemoiidesu)may retire |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | いんたいしてはいけない (intaishitehaikenai)must not retire |
| Polite prohibition | いんたいしてはいけません (intaishitehaikemasen)must not retire |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | いんたいしなさい (intaishinasai)retire (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | いんたいしてみる (intaishitemiru)try to retire |
| Polite try doing | いんたいしてみます (intaishitemimasu)try to retire |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | いんたいしてしまう (intaishiteshimau)retire completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | いんたいしてしまいます (intaishiteshimaimasu)retire completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | いんたいしておく (intaishiteoku)retire in advance |
| Polite preparation | いんたいしておきます (intaishiteokimasu)retire in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | いんたいしたことがある (intaishitakotogaaru)have the experience of: retired |
| Polite past experience | いんたいしたことがあります (intaishitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: retired |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | いんたいすると (intaisuruto)whenever you retire |
| Polite automatic result | いんたいしますと (intaishimasuto)whenever you retire |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | いんたいするなら (intaisurunara)if you mean to retire |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | いんたいするだろう (intaisurudarou)probably retire |
| Polite probability | いんたいするでしょう (intaisurudeshou)probably retire |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | いんたいしろ (intaishiro)retire! |
| Polite request | いんたいしてください (intaishitekudasai)please retire |
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