Japanese reference
愛し合う
あいしあう
to love each other
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 | あいしあう (aishiau)love each other |
| Polite, masu | あいしあいます (aishiaimasu)love each other |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あいしあわない (aishiawanai)do not love each other |
| Polite negative | あいしあいません (aishiaimasen)do not love each other |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あいしあった (aishiatta)loved each other |
| Polite past | あいしあいました (aishiaimashita)loved each other |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あいしあわなかった (aishiawanakatta)did not love each other |
| Polite past negative | あいしあいませんでした (aishiaimasendeshita)did not love each other |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あいしあって (aishiatte)loving each other (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あいしあいまして (aishiaimashite)loving each other (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あいしあっている (aishiatteiru)be in love with each other |
| Polite te-iru | あいしあっています (aishiatteimasu)be in love with each other |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あいしあえば (aishiaeba)if you love each other |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あいしあいますれば (aishiaimasureba)if you love each other (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 | あいしあったら (aishiattara)if you love each other |
| Polite conditional, tara | あいしあいましたら (aishiaimashitara)if you love each other |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あいしあえる (aishiaeru)can love each other |
| Polite potential | あいしあえます (aishiaemasu)can love each other |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あいしあおう (aishiaou)let's love each other! |
| Polite volitional | あいしあいましょう (aishiaimashou)let's love each other! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あいしあいたい (aishiaitai)want to love each other |
| Polite desire, tai | あいしあいたいです (aishiaitaidesu)want to love each other |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あいしあわれる (aishiawareru)be affected when other people love each other |
| Polite passive | あいしあわれます (aishiawaremasu)be affected when other people love each other |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あいしあわせる (aishiawaseru)make or let people love each other |
| Polite causative | あいしあわせます (aishiawasemasu)make or let people love each other |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あいしあわせられる (aishiawaserareru)be made to love each other |
| Polite causative-passive | あいしあわせられます (aishiawaseraremasu)be made to love each other |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あいしあうな (aishiauna)do not love each other! |
| Polite negative request | あいしあわないでください (aishiawanaidekudasai)please do not love each other |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あいしあいます (aishiaimasu)love each other |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あいしあいません (aishiaimasen)do not love each other |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あいしあいました (aishiaimashita)loved each other |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あいしあいませんでした (aishiaimasendeshita)did not love each other |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あいしあってください (aishiattekudasai)please love each other |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あいしあわないでください (aishiawanaidekudasai)please do not love each other |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あいしあいましょう (aishiaimashou)let's love each other! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あいしあってもいい (aishiattemoii)may love each other |
| Polite permission | あいしあってもいいです (aishiattemoiidesu)may love each other |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あいしあってはいけない (aishiattehaikenai)must not love each other |
| Polite prohibition | あいしあってはいけません (aishiattehaikemasen)must not love each other |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あいしあいなさい (aishiainasai)love each other (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あいしあってみる (aishiattemiru)try to love each other |
| Polite try doing | あいしあってみます (aishiattemimasu)try to love each other |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あいしあってしまう (aishiatteshimau)love each other completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あいしあってしまいます (aishiatteshimaimasu)love each other completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あいしあっておく (aishiatteoku)love each other in advance |
| Polite preparation | あいしあっておきます (aishiatteokimasu)love each other in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あいしあったことがある (aishiattakotogaaru)have the experience of: loved each other |
| Polite past experience | あいしあったことがあります (aishiattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: loved each other |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あいしあうと (aishiauto)whenever you love each other |
| Polite automatic result | あいしあいますと (aishiaimasuto)whenever you love each other |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あいしあうなら (aishiaunara)if you mean to love each other |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あいしあうだろう (aishiaudarou)probably love each other |
| Polite probability | あいしあうでしょう (aishiaudeshou)probably love each other |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あいしあえ (aishiae)love each other! |
| Polite request | あいしあってください (aishiattekudasai)please love each other |
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