Japanese reference
想像する
そうぞうする
to imagine
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 | そうぞうする (souzousuru)imagine |
| Polite, masu | そうぞうします (souzoushimasu)imagine |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | そうぞうしない (souzoushinai)do not imagine |
| Polite negative | そうぞうしません (souzoushimasen)do not imagine |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | そうぞうした (souzoushita)imagined |
| Polite past | そうぞうしました (souzoushimashita)imagined |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | そうぞうしなかった (souzoushinakatta)did not imagine |
| Polite past negative | そうぞうしませんでした (souzoushimasendeshita)did not imagine |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | そうぞうして (souzoushite)imagining (and then) |
| Polite te-form | そうぞうしまして (souzoushimashite)imagining (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | そうぞうしている (souzoushiteiru)be imagining |
| Polite te-iru | そうぞうしています (souzoushiteimasu)be imagining |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | そうぞうすれば (souzousureba)if you imagine |
| Rare literary polite conditional | そうぞうしますれば (souzoushimasureba)if you imagine (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 | そうぞうしたら (souzoushitara)if you imagine |
| Polite conditional, tara | そうぞうしましたら (souzoushimashitara)if you imagine |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | そうぞうできる (souzoudekiru)can imagine |
| Polite potential | そうぞうできます (souzoudekimasu)can imagine |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | そうぞうしよう (souzoushiyou)let's imagine! |
| Polite volitional | そうぞうしましょう (souzoushimashou)let's imagine! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | そうぞうしたい (souzoushitai)want to imagine |
| Polite desire, tai | そうぞうしたいです (souzoushitaidesu)want to imagine |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | そうぞうされる (souzousareru)be affected when someone imagines |
| Polite passive | そうぞうされます (souzousaremasu)be affected when someone imagines |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | そうぞうさせる (souzousaseru)make or let someone imagine |
| Polite causative | そうぞうさせます (souzousasemasu)make or let someone imagine |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | そうぞうさせられる (souzousaserareru)be made to imagine |
| Polite causative-passive | そうぞうさせられます (souzousaseraremasu)be made to imagine |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | そうぞうするな (souzousuruna)do not imagine! |
| Polite negative request | そうぞうしないでください (souzoushinaidekudasai)please do not imagine |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | そうぞうします (souzoushimasu)imagine |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | そうぞうしません (souzoushimasen)do not imagine |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | そうぞうしました (souzoushimashita)imagined |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | そうぞうしませんでした (souzoushimasendeshita)did not imagine |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | そうぞうしてください (souzoushitekudasai)please imagine |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | そうぞうしないでください (souzoushinaidekudasai)please do not imagine |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | そうぞうしましょう (souzoushimashou)let's imagine! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | そうぞうしてもいい (souzoushitemoii)may imagine |
| Polite permission | そうぞうしてもいいです (souzoushitemoiidesu)may imagine |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | そうぞうしてはいけない (souzoushitehaikenai)must not imagine |
| Polite prohibition | そうぞうしてはいけません (souzoushitehaikemasen)must not imagine |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | そうぞうしなさい (souzoushinasai)imagine (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | そうぞうしてみる (souzoushitemiru)try to imagine |
| Polite try doing | そうぞうしてみます (souzoushitemimasu)try to imagine |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | そうぞうしてしまう (souzoushiteshimau)imagine completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | そうぞうしてしまいます (souzoushiteshimaimasu)imagine completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | そうぞうしておく (souzoushiteoku)imagine in advance |
| Polite preparation | そうぞうしておきます (souzoushiteokimasu)imagine in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | そうぞうしたことがある (souzoushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: imagined |
| Polite past experience | そうぞうしたことがあります (souzoushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: imagined |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | そうぞうすると (souzousuruto)whenever you imagine |
| Polite automatic result | そうぞうしますと (souzoushimasuto)whenever you imagine |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | そうぞうするなら (souzousurunara)if you mean to imagine |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | そうぞうするだろう (souzousurudarou)probably imagine |
| Polite probability | そうぞうするでしょう (souzousurudeshou)probably imagine |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | そうぞうしろ (souzoushiro)imagine! |
| Polite request | そうぞうしてください (souzoushitekudasai)please imagine |
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