Japanese reference
感謝する
かんしゃする
to thank
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 | かんしゃする (kanshasuru)thank |
| Polite, masu | かんしゃします (kanshashimasu)thank |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | かんしゃしない (kanshashinai)do not thank |
| Polite negative | かんしゃしません (kanshashimasen)do not thank |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | かんしゃした (kanshashita)thanked |
| Polite past | かんしゃしました (kanshashimashita)thanked |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | かんしゃしなかった (kanshashinakatta)did not thank |
| Polite past negative | かんしゃしませんでした (kanshashimasendeshita)did not thank |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | かんしゃして (kanshashite)thanking (and then) |
| Polite te-form | かんしゃしまして (kanshashimashite)thanking (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | かんしゃしている (kanshashiteiru)be thanking |
| Polite te-iru | かんしゃしています (kanshashiteimasu)be thanking |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | かんしゃすれば (kanshasureba)if you thank |
| Rare literary polite conditional | かんしゃしますれば (kanshashimasureba)if you thank (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 | かんしゃしたら (kanshashitara)if you thank |
| Polite conditional, tara | かんしゃしましたら (kanshashimashitara)if you thank |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | かんしゃできる (kanshadekiru)can thank |
| Polite potential | かんしゃできます (kanshadekimasu)can thank |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | かんしゃしよう (kanshashiyou)let's thank! |
| Polite volitional | かんしゃしましょう (kanshashimashou)let's thank! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | かんしゃしたい (kanshashitai)want to thank |
| Polite desire, tai | かんしゃしたいです (kanshashitaidesu)want to thank |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | かんしゃされる (kanshasareru)be thanked |
| Polite passive | かんしゃされます (kanshasaremasu)be thanked |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | かんしゃさせる (kanshasaseru)make or let someone thank |
| Polite causative | かんしゃさせます (kanshasasemasu)make or let someone thank |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | かんしゃさせられる (kanshasaserareru)be made to thank |
| Polite causative-passive | かんしゃさせられます (kanshasaseraremasu)be made to thank |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | かんしゃするな (kanshasuruna)do not thank! |
| Polite negative request | かんしゃしないでください (kanshashinaidekudasai)please do not thank |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | かんしゃします (kanshashimasu)thank |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | かんしゃしません (kanshashimasen)do not thank |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | かんしゃしました (kanshashimashita)thanked |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | かんしゃしませんでした (kanshashimasendeshita)did not thank |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | かんしゃしてください (kanshashitekudasai)please thank |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | かんしゃしないでください (kanshashinaidekudasai)please do not thank |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | かんしゃしましょう (kanshashimashou)let's thank! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | かんしゃしてもいい (kanshashitemoii)may thank |
| Polite permission | かんしゃしてもいいです (kanshashitemoiidesu)may thank |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | かんしゃしてはいけない (kanshashitehaikenai)must not thank |
| Polite prohibition | かんしゃしてはいけません (kanshashitehaikemasen)must not thank |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | かんしゃしなさい (kanshashinasai)thank (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | かんしゃしてみる (kanshashitemiru)try to thank |
| Polite try doing | かんしゃしてみます (kanshashitemimasu)try to thank |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | かんしゃしてしまう (kanshashiteshimau)thank completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | かんしゃしてしまいます (kanshashiteshimaimasu)thank completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | かんしゃしておく (kanshashiteoku)thank in advance |
| Polite preparation | かんしゃしておきます (kanshashiteokimasu)thank in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | かんしゃしたことがある (kanshashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: thanked |
| Polite past experience | かんしゃしたことがあります (kanshashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: thanked |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | かんしゃすると (kanshasuruto)whenever you thank |
| Polite automatic result | かんしゃしますと (kanshashimasuto)whenever you thank |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | かんしゃするなら (kanshasurunara)if you mean to thank |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | かんしゃするだろう (kanshasurudarou)probably thank |
| Polite probability | かんしゃするでしょう (kanshasurudeshou)probably thank |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | かんしゃしろ (kanshashiro)thank! |
| Polite request | かんしゃしてください (kanshashitekudasai)please thank |
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