Japanese reference
慌てる
あわてる
to be flustered
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 | あわてる (awateru)be flustered |
| Polite, masu | あわてます (awatemasu)be flustered |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あわてない (awatenai)not be flustered |
| Polite negative | あわてません (awatemasen)not be flustered |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あわてた (awateta)was flustered |
| Polite past | あわてました (awatemashita)was flustered |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あわてなかった (awatenakatta)was not flustered |
| Polite past negative | あわてませんでした (awatemasendeshita)was not flustered |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あわてて (awatete)being flustered (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あわてまして (awatemashite)being flustered (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あわてている (awateteiru)be flustered |
| Polite te-iru | あわてています (awateteimasu)be flustered |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あわてれば (awatereba)if you are flustered |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あわてますれば (awatemasureba)if you are flustered (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 | あわてたら (awatetara)if you are flustered |
| Polite conditional, tara | あわてましたら (awatemashitara)if you are flustered |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あわてられる (awaterareru)can be flustered |
| Polite potential | あわてられます (awateraremasu)can be flustered |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あわてよう (awateyou)let's be flustered! |
| Polite volitional | あわてましょう (awatemashou)let's be flustered! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あわてたい (awatetai)want to be flustered |
| Polite desire, tai | あわてたいです (awatetaidesu)want to be flustered |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あわてられる (awaterareru)be affected when someone is flustered |
| Polite passive | あわてられます (awateraremasu)be affected when someone is flustered |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あわてさせる (awatesaseru)make or let someone be flustered |
| Polite causative | あわてさせます (awatesasemasu)make or let someone be flustered |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あわてさせられる (awatesaserareru)be made to be flustered |
| Polite causative-passive | あわてさせられます (awatesaseraremasu)be made to be flustered |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あわてるな (awateruna)do not be flustered! |
| Polite negative request | あわてないでください (awatenaidekudasai)please do not be flustered |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あわてます (awatemasu)be flustered |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あわてません (awatemasen)not be flustered |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あわてました (awatemashita)was flustered |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あわてませんでした (awatemasendeshita)was not flustered |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あわててください (awatetekudasai)please be flustered |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あわてないでください (awatenaidekudasai)please do not be flustered |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あわてましょう (awatemashou)let's be flustered! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あわててもいい (awatetemoii)may be flustered |
| Polite permission | あわててもいいです (awatetemoiidesu)may be flustered |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あわててはいけない (awatetehaikenai)must not be flustered |
| Polite prohibition | あわててはいけません (awatetehaikemasen)must not be flustered |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あわてなさい (awatenasai)be flustered (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あわててみる (awatetemiru)try to be flustered |
| Polite try doing | あわててみます (awatetemimasu)try to be flustered |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あわててしまう (awateteshimau)be flustered completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あわててしまいます (awateteshimaimasu)be flustered completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あわてておく (awateteoku)be flustered in advance |
| Polite preparation | あわてておきます (awateteokimasu)be flustered in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あわてたことがある (awatetakotogaaru)have the experience of: was flustered |
| Polite past experience | あわてたことがあります (awatetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: was flustered |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あわてると (awateruto)whenever you be flustered |
| Polite automatic result | あわてますと (awatemasuto)whenever you be flustered |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あわてるなら (awaterunara)if you mean to be flustered |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あわてるだろう (awaterudarou)probably be flustered |
| Polite probability | あわてるでしょう (awaterudeshou)probably be flustered |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あわてろ (awatero)be flustered! |
| Polite request | あわててください (awatetekudasai)please be flustered |
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