Japanese reference
感じる
かんじる
to feel, sense
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 | かんじる (kanjiru)feel |
| Polite, masu | かんじます (kanjimasu)feel |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | かんじない (kanjinai)do not feel |
| Polite negative | かんじません (kanjimasen)do not feel |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | かんじた (kanjita)felt |
| Polite past | かんじました (kanjimashita)felt |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | かんじなかった (kanjinakatta)did not feel |
| Polite past negative | かんじませんでした (kanjimasendeshita)did not feel |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | かんじて (kanjite)feeling (and then) |
| Polite te-form | かんじまして (kanjimashite)feeling (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | かんじている (kanjiteiru)be feeling |
| Polite te-iru | かんじています (kanjiteimasu)be feeling |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | かんじれば (kanjireba)if you feel |
| Rare literary polite conditional | かんじますれば (kanjimasureba)if you feel (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 | かんじたら (kanjitara)if you feel |
| Polite conditional, tara | かんじましたら (kanjimashitara)if you feel |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | かんじられる (kanjirareru)can feel |
| Polite potential | かんじられます (kanjiraremasu)can feel |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | かんじよう (kanjiyou)let's feel! |
| Polite volitional | かんじましょう (kanjimashou)let's feel! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | かんじたい (kanjitai)want to feel |
| Polite desire, tai | かんじたいです (kanjitaidesu)want to feel |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | かんじられる (kanjirareru)be affected when someone feels |
| Polite passive | かんじられます (kanjiraremasu)be affected when someone feels |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | かんじさせる (kanjisaseru)make or let someone feel |
| Polite causative | かんじさせます (kanjisasemasu)make or let someone feel |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | かんじさせられる (kanjisaserareru)be made to feel |
| Polite causative-passive | かんじさせられます (kanjisaseraremasu)be made to feel |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | かんじるな (kanjiruna)do not feel! |
| Polite negative request | かんじないでください (kanjinaidekudasai)please do not feel |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | かんじます (kanjimasu)feel |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | かんじません (kanjimasen)do not feel |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | かんじました (kanjimashita)felt |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | かんじませんでした (kanjimasendeshita)did not feel |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | かんじてください (kanjitekudasai)please feel |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | かんじないでください (kanjinaidekudasai)please do not feel |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | かんじましょう (kanjimashou)let's feel! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | かんじてもいい (kanjitemoii)may feel |
| Polite permission | かんじてもいいです (kanjitemoiidesu)may feel |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | かんじてはいけない (kanjitehaikenai)must not feel |
| Polite prohibition | かんじてはいけません (kanjitehaikemasen)must not feel |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | かんじなさい (kanjinasai)feel (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | かんじてみる (kanjitemiru)try to feel |
| Polite try doing | かんじてみます (kanjitemimasu)try to feel |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | かんじてしまう (kanjiteshimau)feel completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | かんじてしまいます (kanjiteshimaimasu)feel completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | かんじておく (kanjiteoku)feel in advance |
| Polite preparation | かんじておきます (kanjiteokimasu)feel in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | かんじたことがある (kanjitakotogaaru)have the experience of: felt |
| Polite past experience | かんじたことがあります (kanjitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: felt |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | かんじると (kanjiruto)whenever you feel |
| Polite automatic result | かんじますと (kanjimasuto)whenever you feel |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | かんじるなら (kanjirunara)if you mean to feel |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | かんじるだろう (kanjirudarou)probably feel |
| Polite probability | かんじるでしょう (kanjirudeshou)probably feel |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | かんじろ (kanjiro)feel! |
| Polite request | かんじてください (kanjitekudasai)please feel |
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