Japanese reference
我慢する
がまんする
to put up with, endure
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 | がまんする (gamansuru)put up with something |
| Polite, masu | がまんします (gamanshimasu)put up with something |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | がまんしない (gamanshinai)do not put up with something |
| Polite negative | がまんしません (gamanshimasen)do not put up with something |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | がまんした (gamanshita)put up with something |
| Polite past | がまんしました (gamanshimashita)put up with something |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | がまんしなかった (gamanshinakatta)did not put up with something |
| Polite past negative | がまんしませんでした (gamanshimasendeshita)did not put up with something |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | がまんして (gamanshite)putting up with something (and then) |
| Polite te-form | がまんしまして (gamanshimashite)putting up with something (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | がまんしている (gamanshiteiru)be putting up with something |
| Polite te-iru | がまんしています (gamanshiteimasu)be putting up with something |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | がまんすれば (gamansureba)if you put up with something |
| Rare literary polite conditional | がまんしますれば (gamanshimasureba)if you put up with something (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 | がまんしたら (gamanshitara)if you put up with something |
| Polite conditional, tara | がまんしましたら (gamanshimashitara)if you put up with something |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | がまんできる (gamandekiru)can put up with something |
| Polite potential | がまんできます (gamandekimasu)can put up with something |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | がまんしよう (gamanshiyou)let's put up with something! |
| Polite volitional | がまんしましょう (gamanshimashou)let's put up with something! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | がまんしたい (gamanshitai)want to put up with something |
| Polite desire, tai | がまんしたいです (gamanshitaidesu)want to put up with something |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | がまんされる (gamansareru)be affected when someone puts up with something |
| Polite passive | がまんされます (gamansaremasu)be affected when someone puts up with something |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | がまんさせる (gamansaseru)make or let someone put up with something |
| Polite causative | がまんさせます (gamansasemasu)make or let someone put up with something |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | がまんさせられる (gamansaserareru)be made to put up with something |
| Polite causative-passive | がまんさせられます (gamansaseraremasu)be made to put up with something |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | がまんするな (gamansuruna)do not put up with something! |
| Polite negative request | がまんしないでください (gamanshinaidekudasai)please do not put up with something |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | がまんします (gamanshimasu)put up with something |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | がまんしません (gamanshimasen)do not put up with something |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | がまんしました (gamanshimashita)put up with something |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | がまんしませんでした (gamanshimasendeshita)did not put up with something |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | がまんしてください (gamanshitekudasai)please put up with something |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | がまんしないでください (gamanshinaidekudasai)please do not put up with something |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | がまんしましょう (gamanshimashou)let's put up with something! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | がまんしてもいい (gamanshitemoii)may put up with something |
| Polite permission | がまんしてもいいです (gamanshitemoiidesu)may put up with something |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | がまんしてはいけない (gamanshitehaikenai)must not put up with something |
| Polite prohibition | がまんしてはいけません (gamanshitehaikemasen)must not put up with something |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | がまんしなさい (gamanshinasai)put up with something (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | がまんしてみる (gamanshitemiru)try to put up with something |
| Polite try doing | がまんしてみます (gamanshitemimasu)try to put up with something |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | がまんしてしまう (gamanshiteshimau)put up with something completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | がまんしてしまいます (gamanshiteshimaimasu)put up with something completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | がまんしておく (gamanshiteoku)put up with something in advance |
| Polite preparation | がまんしておきます (gamanshiteokimasu)put up with something in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | がまんしたことがある (gamanshitakotogaaru)have the experience of: put up with something |
| Polite past experience | がまんしたことがあります (gamanshitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: put up with something |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | がまんすると (gamansuruto)whenever you put up with something |
| Polite automatic result | がまんしますと (gamanshimasuto)whenever you put up with something |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | がまんするなら (gamansurunara)if you mean to put up with something |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | がまんするだろう (gamansurudarou)probably put up with something |
| Polite probability | がまんするでしょう (gamansurudeshou)probably put up with something |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | がまんしろ (gamanshiro)put up with something! |
| Polite request | がまんしてください (gamanshitekudasai)please put up with something |
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