Japanese reference
愛する
あいする
to love
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 | あいする (aisuru)love |
| Polite, masu | あいします (aishimasu)love |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あいしない (aishinai)do not love |
| Polite negative | あいしません (aishimasen)do not love |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あいした (aishita)loved |
| Polite past | あいしました (aishimashita)loved |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あいしなかった (aishinakatta)did not love |
| Polite past negative | あいしませんでした (aishimasendeshita)did not love |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あいして (aishite)loving (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あいしまして (aishimashite)loving (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あいしている (aishiteiru)love |
| Polite te-iru | あいしています (aishiteimasu)love |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あいすれば (aisureba)if you love |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あいしますれば (aishimasureba)if you love (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 | あいしたら (aishitara)if you love |
| Polite conditional, tara | あいしましたら (aishimashitara)if you love |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あいせる (aiseru)can love |
| Polite potential | あいせます (aisemasu)can love |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あいしよう (aishiyou)let's love! |
| Polite volitional | あいしましょう (aishimashou)let's love! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あいしたい (aishitai)want to love |
| Polite desire, tai | あいしたいです (aishitaidesu)want to love |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あいされる (aisareru)be loved |
| Polite passive | あいされます (aisaremasu)be loved |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あいさせる (aisaseru)make or let someone love |
| Polite causative | あいさせます (aisasemasu)make or let someone love |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あいさせられる (aisaserareru)be made to love |
| Polite causative-passive | あいさせられます (aisaseraremasu)be made to love |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あいするな (aisuruna)do not love! |
| Polite negative request | あいしないでください (aishinaidekudasai)please do not love |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あいします (aishimasu)love |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あいしません (aishimasen)do not love |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あいしました (aishimashita)loved |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あいしませんでした (aishimasendeshita)did not love |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あいしてください (aishitekudasai)please love |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あいしないでください (aishinaidekudasai)please do not love |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あいしましょう (aishimashou)let's love! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あいしてもいい (aishitemoii)may love |
| Polite permission | あいしてもいいです (aishitemoiidesu)may love |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あいしてはいけない (aishitehaikenai)must not love |
| Polite prohibition | あいしてはいけません (aishitehaikemasen)must not love |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あいしなさい (aishinasai)love (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あいしてみる (aishitemiru)try to love |
| Polite try doing | あいしてみます (aishitemimasu)try to love |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あいしてしまう (aishiteshimau)love completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あいしてしまいます (aishiteshimaimasu)love completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あいしておく (aishiteoku)love in advance |
| Polite preparation | あいしておきます (aishiteokimasu)love in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あいしたことがある (aishitakotogaaru)have the experience of: loved |
| Polite past experience | あいしたことがあります (aishitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: loved |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あいすると (aisuruto)whenever you love |
| Polite automatic result | あいしますと (aishimasuto)whenever you love |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あいするなら (aisurunara)if you mean to love |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あいするだろう (aisurudarou)probably love |
| Polite probability | あいするでしょう (aisurudeshou)probably love |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あいしろ (aishiro)love! |
| Polite request | あいしてください (aishitekudasai)please love |
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