Japanese reference
当てる
あてる
to hit; to guess correctly
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 | あてる (ateru)hit |
| Polite, masu | あてます (atemasu)hit |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あてない (atenai)do not hit |
| Polite negative | あてません (atemasen)do not hit |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あてた (ateta)hit |
| Polite past | あてました (atemashita)hit |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あてなかった (atenakatta)did not hit |
| Polite past negative | あてませんでした (atemasendeshita)did not hit |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あてて (atete)hitting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あてまして (atemashite)hitting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あてている (ateteiru)be hitting |
| Polite te-iru | あてています (ateteimasu)be hitting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あてれば (atereba)if you hit |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あてますれば (atemasureba)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 | あてたら (atetara)if you hit |
| Polite conditional, tara | あてましたら (atemashitara)if you hit |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あてられる (aterareru)can hit |
| Polite potential | あてられます (ateraremasu)can hit |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あてよう (ateyou)let's hit! |
| Polite volitional | あてましょう (atemashou)let's hit! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あてたい (atetai)want to hit |
| Polite desire, tai | あてたいです (atetaidesu)want to hit |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あてられる (aterareru)be hit |
| Polite passive | あてられます (ateraremasu)be hit |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あてさせる (atesaseru)make or let someone hit |
| Polite causative | あてさせます (atesasemasu)make or let someone hit |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あてさせられる (atesaserareru)be made to hit |
| Polite causative-passive | あてさせられます (atesaseraremasu)be made to hit |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あてるな (ateruna)do not hit! |
| Polite negative request | あてないでください (atenaidekudasai)please do not hit |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あてます (atemasu)hit |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あてません (atemasen)do not hit |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あてました (atemashita)hit |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あてませんでした (atemasendeshita)did not hit |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あててください (atetekudasai)please hit |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あてないでください (atenaidekudasai)please do not hit |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あてましょう (atemashou)let's hit! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あててもいい (atetemoii)may hit |
| Polite permission | あててもいいです (atetemoiidesu)may hit |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あててはいけない (atetehaikenai)must not hit |
| Polite prohibition | あててはいけません (atetehaikemasen)must not hit |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あてなさい (atenasai)hit (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あててみる (atetemiru)try to hit |
| Polite try doing | あててみます (atetemimasu)try to hit |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あててしまう (ateteshimau)hit completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あててしまいます (ateteshimaimasu)hit completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あてておく (ateteoku)hit in advance |
| Polite preparation | あてておきます (ateteokimasu)hit in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あてたことがある (atetakotogaaru)have the experience of: hit |
| Polite past experience | あてたことがあります (atetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: hit |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あてると (ateruto)whenever you hit |
| Polite automatic result | あてますと (atemasuto)whenever you hit |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あてるなら (aterunara)if you mean to hit |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あてるだろう (aterudarou)probably hit |
| Polite probability | あてるでしょう (aterudeshou)probably hit |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あてろ (atero)hit! |
| Polite request | あててください (atetekudasai)please hit |
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Japanese entries.