Japanese reference
惚れる
ほれる
to fall for someone
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 | ほれる (horeru)fall for someone |
| Polite, masu | ほれます (horemasu)fall for someone |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ほれない (horenai)do not fall for someone |
| Polite negative | ほれません (horemasen)do not fall for someone |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ほれた (horeta)fell for someone |
| Polite past | ほれました (horemashita)fell for someone |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ほれなかった (horenakatta)did not fall for someone |
| Polite past negative | ほれませんでした (horemasendeshita)did not fall for someone |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ほれて (horete)falling for someone (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ほれまして (horemashite)falling for someone (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ほれている (horeteiru)be in love |
| Polite te-iru | ほれています (horeteimasu)be in love |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ほれれば (horereba)if you fall for someone |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ほれますれば (horemasureba)if you fall for someone (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 | ほれたら (horetara)if you fall for someone |
| Polite conditional, tara | ほれましたら (horemashitara)if you fall for someone |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ほれられる (horerareru)can fall for someone |
| Polite potential | ほれられます (horeraremasu)can fall for someone |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ほれよう (horeyou)let's fall for someone! |
| Polite volitional | ほれましょう (horemashou)let's fall for someone! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ほれたい (horetai)want to fall for someone |
| Polite desire, tai | ほれたいです (horetaidesu)want to fall for someone |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ほれられる (horerareru)be affected when someone falls for someone |
| Polite passive | ほれられます (horeraremasu)be affected when someone falls for someone |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ほれさせる (horesaseru)make or let someone fall for someone |
| Polite causative | ほれさせます (horesasemasu)make or let someone fall for someone |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ほれさせられる (horesaserareru)be made to fall for someone |
| Polite causative-passive | ほれさせられます (horesaseraremasu)be made to fall for someone |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ほれるな (horeruna)do not fall for someone! |
| Polite negative request | ほれないでください (horenaidekudasai)please do not fall for someone |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ほれます (horemasu)fall for someone |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ほれません (horemasen)do not fall for someone |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ほれました (horemashita)fell for someone |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ほれませんでした (horemasendeshita)did not fall for someone |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ほれてください (horetekudasai)please fall for someone |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ほれないでください (horenaidekudasai)please do not fall for someone |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ほれましょう (horemashou)let's fall for someone! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ほれてもいい (horetemoii)may fall for someone |
| Polite permission | ほれてもいいです (horetemoiidesu)may fall for someone |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ほれてはいけない (horetehaikenai)must not fall for someone |
| Polite prohibition | ほれてはいけません (horetehaikemasen)must not fall for someone |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ほれなさい (horenasai)fall for someone (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ほれてみる (horetemiru)try to fall for someone |
| Polite try doing | ほれてみます (horetemimasu)try to fall for someone |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ほれてしまう (horeteshimau)fall for someone completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ほれてしまいます (horeteshimaimasu)fall for someone completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ほれておく (horeteoku)fall for someone in advance |
| Polite preparation | ほれておきます (horeteokimasu)fall for someone in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ほれたことがある (horetakotogaaru)have the experience of: fell for someone |
| Polite past experience | ほれたことがあります (horetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: fell for someone |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ほれると (horeruto)whenever you fall for someone |
| Polite automatic result | ほれますと (horemasuto)whenever you fall for someone |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ほれるなら (horerunara)if you mean to fall for someone |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ほれるだろう (horerudarou)probably fall for someone |
| Polite probability | ほれるでしょう (horerudeshou)probably fall for someone |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ほれろ (horero)fall for someone! |
| Polite request | ほれてください (horetekudasai)please fall for someone |
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