Japanese reference
応じる
おうじる
to respond; to comply
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 | おうじる (oujiru)respond |
| Polite, masu | おうじます (oujimasu)respond |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おうじない (oujinai)do not respond |
| Polite negative | おうじません (oujimasen)do not respond |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おうじた (oujita)responded |
| Polite past | おうじました (oujimashita)responded |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おうじなかった (oujinakatta)did not respond |
| Polite past negative | おうじませんでした (oujimasendeshita)did not respond |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おうじて (oujite)responding (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おうじまして (oujimashite)responding (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おうじている (oujiteiru)be responding |
| Polite te-iru | おうじています (oujiteimasu)be responding |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おうじれば (oujireba)if you respond |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おうじますれば (oujimasureba)if you respond (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 | おうじたら (oujitara)if you respond |
| Polite conditional, tara | おうじましたら (oujimashitara)if you respond |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おうじられる (oujirareru)can respond |
| Polite potential | おうじられます (oujiraremasu)can respond |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | おうじよう (oujiyou)let's respond! |
| Polite volitional | おうじましょう (oujimashou)let's respond! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おうじたい (oujitai)want to respond |
| Polite desire, tai | おうじたいです (oujitaidesu)want to respond |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おうじられる (oujirareru)be affected when someone responds |
| Polite passive | おうじられます (oujiraremasu)be affected when someone responds |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おうじさせる (oujisaseru)make or let someone respond |
| Polite causative | おうじさせます (oujisasemasu)make or let someone respond |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おうじさせられる (oujisaserareru)be made to respond |
| Polite causative-passive | おうじさせられます (oujisaseraremasu)be made to respond |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おうじるな (oujiruna)do not respond! |
| Polite negative request | おうじないでください (oujinaidekudasai)please do not respond |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おうじます (oujimasu)respond |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おうじません (oujimasen)do not respond |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おうじました (oujimashita)responded |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おうじませんでした (oujimasendeshita)did not respond |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おうじてください (oujitekudasai)please respond |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おうじないでください (oujinaidekudasai)please do not respond |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | おうじましょう (oujimashou)let's respond! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おうじてもいい (oujitemoii)may respond |
| Polite permission | おうじてもいいです (oujitemoiidesu)may respond |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おうじてはいけない (oujitehaikenai)must not respond |
| Polite prohibition | おうじてはいけません (oujitehaikemasen)must not respond |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おうじなさい (oujinasai)respond (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おうじてみる (oujitemiru)try to respond |
| Polite try doing | おうじてみます (oujitemimasu)try to respond |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おうじてしまう (oujiteshimau)respond completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おうじてしまいます (oujiteshimaimasu)respond completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おうじておく (oujiteoku)respond in advance |
| Polite preparation | おうじておきます (oujiteokimasu)respond in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おうじたことがある (oujitakotogaaru)have the experience of: responded |
| Polite past experience | おうじたことがあります (oujitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: responded |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おうじると (oujiruto)whenever you respond |
| Polite automatic result | おうじますと (oujimasuto)whenever you respond |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おうじるなら (oujirunara)if you mean to respond |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おうじるだろう (oujirudarou)probably respond |
| Polite probability | おうじるでしょう (oujirudeshou)probably respond |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おうじろ (oujiro)respond! |
| Polite request | おうじてください (oujitekudasai)please respond |
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