Japanese reference
意味する
いみする
to mean, signify
Irregular · 28 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 | いみする (imisuru)mean something |
| Polite, masu | いみします (imishimasu)mean something |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | いみしない (imishinai)do not mean something |
| Polite negative | いみしません (imishimasen)do not mean something |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | いみした (imishita)meant something |
| Polite past | いみしました (imishimashita)meant something |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | いみしなかった (imishinakatta)did not mean something |
| Polite past negative | いみしませんでした (imishimasendeshita)did not mean something |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | いみして (imishite)meaning something (and then) |
| Polite te-form | いみしまして (imishimashite)meaning something (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | いみしている (imishiteiru)mean something |
| Polite te-iru | いみしています (imishiteimasu)mean something |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | いみすれば (imisureba)if you mean something |
| Rare literary polite conditional | いみしますれば (imishimasureba)if you mean something (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 | いみしたら (imishitara)if you mean something |
| Polite conditional, tara | いみしましたら (imishimashitara)if you mean something |
Mood
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | いみしよう (imishiyou)let's mean something! |
| Polite volitional | いみしましょう (imishimashou)let's mean something! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | いみしたい (imishitai)want to mean something |
| Polite desire, tai | いみしたいです (imishitaidesu)want to mean something |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | いみするな (imisuruna)do not mean something! |
| Polite negative request | いみしないでください (imishinaidekudasai)please do not mean something |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | いみします (imishimasu)mean something |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | いみしません (imishimasen)do not mean something |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | いみしました (imishimashita)meant something |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | いみしませんでした (imishimasendeshita)did not mean something |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | いみしてください (imishitekudasai)please mean something |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | いみしないでください (imishinaidekudasai)please do not mean something |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | いみしましょう (imishimashou)let's mean something! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | いみしてもいい (imishitemoii)may mean something |
| Polite permission | いみしてもいいです (imishitemoiidesu)may mean something |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | いみしてはいけない (imishitehaikenai)must not mean something |
| Polite prohibition | いみしてはいけません (imishitehaikemasen)must not mean something |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | いみしなさい (imishinasai)mean something (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | いみしてみる (imishitemiru)try to mean something |
| Polite try doing | いみしてみます (imishitemimasu)try to mean something |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | いみしてしまう (imishiteshimau)mean something completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | いみしてしまいます (imishiteshimaimasu)mean something completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | いみしておく (imishiteoku)mean something in advance |
| Polite preparation | いみしておきます (imishiteokimasu)mean something in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | いみしたことがある (imishitakotogaaru)have the experience of: meant something |
| Polite past experience | いみしたことがあります (imishitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: meant something |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | いみすると (imisuruto)whenever you mean something |
| Polite automatic result | いみしますと (imishimasuto)whenever you mean something |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | いみするなら (imisurunara)if you mean to mean something |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | いみするだろう (imisurudarou)probably mean something |
| Polite probability | いみするでしょう (imisurudeshou)probably mean something |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | いみしろ (imishiro)mean something! |
| Polite request | いみしてください (imishitekudasai)please mean something |
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