Japanese reference
当たる
あたる
to hit; to be correct
Regular · 20 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 | あたる (ataru)hit |
| Polite, masu | あたります (atarimasu)hit |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あたらない (ataranai)do not hit |
| Polite negative | あたりません (atarimasen)do not hit |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あたった (atatta)hit |
| Polite past | あたりました (atarimashita)hit |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あたらなかった (ataranakatta)did not hit |
| Polite past negative | あたりませんでした (atarimasendeshita)did not hit |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あたって (atatte)hitting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あたりまして (atarimashite)hitting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あたっている (atatteiru)be hitting |
| Polite te-iru | あたっています (atatteimasu)be hitting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あたれば (atareba)if you hit |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あたりますれば (atarimasureba)if you hit (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 | あたったら (atattara)if you hit |
| Polite conditional, tara | あたりましたら (atarimashitara)if you hit |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あたられる (atarareru)be affected when someone hits something |
| Polite passive | あたられます (atararemasu)be affected when someone hits something |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あたらせる (ataraseru)make or let someone hit |
| Polite causative | あたらせます (atarasemasu)make or let someone hit |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あたらせられる (ataraserareru)be made to hit |
| Polite causative-passive | あたらせられます (ataraseraremasu)be made to hit |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あたります (atarimasu)hit |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あたりません (atarimasen)do not hit |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あたりました (atarimashita)hit |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あたりませんでした (atarimasendeshita)did not hit |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あたってしまう (atatteshimau)hit completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あたってしまいます (atatteshimaimasu)hit completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あたったことがある (atattakotogaaru)have the experience of: hit |
| Polite past experience | あたったことがあります (atattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: hit |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あたると (ataruto)whenever you hit |
| Polite automatic result | あたりますと (atarimasuto)whenever you hit |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あたるなら (atarunara)if you mean to hit |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あたるだろう (atarudarou)probably hit |
| Polite probability | あたるでしょう (atarudeshou)probably hit |
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Japanese entries.