Japanese reference
打ち明ける
うちあける
to open up, confide (in someone)
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 | うちあける (uchiakeru)open up |
| Polite, masu | うちあけます (uchiakemasu)open up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うちあけない (uchiakenai)do not open up |
| Polite negative | うちあけません (uchiakemasen)do not open up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うちあけた (uchiaketa)opened up |
| Polite past | うちあけました (uchiakemashita)opened up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うちあけなかった (uchiakenakatta)did not open up |
| Polite past negative | うちあけませんでした (uchiakemasendeshita)did not open up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うちあけて (uchiakete)opening up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うちあけまして (uchiakemashite)opening up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うちあけている (uchiaketeiru)be opening up |
| Polite te-iru | うちあけています (uchiaketeimasu)be opening up |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うちあければ (uchiakereba)if you open up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うちあけますれば (uchiakemasureba)if you open up (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 | うちあけたら (uchiaketara)if you open up |
| Polite conditional, tara | うちあけましたら (uchiakemashitara)if you open up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うちあけられる (uchiakerareru)can open up |
| Polite potential | うちあけられます (uchiakeraremasu)can open up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うちあけよう (uchiakeyou)let's open up! |
| Polite volitional | うちあけましょう (uchiakemashou)let's open up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うちあけたい (uchiaketai)want to open up |
| Polite desire, tai | うちあけたいです (uchiaketaidesu)want to open up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うちあけられる (uchiakerareru)be affected when someone opens up |
| Polite passive | うちあけられます (uchiakeraremasu)be affected when someone opens up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うちあけさせる (uchiakesaseru)make or let someone open up |
| Polite causative | うちあけさせます (uchiakesasemasu)make or let someone open up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うちあけさせられる (uchiakesaserareru)be made to open up |
| Polite causative-passive | うちあけさせられます (uchiakesaseraremasu)be made to open up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うちあけるな (uchiakeruna)do not open up! |
| Polite negative request | うちあけないでください (uchiakenaidekudasai)please do not open up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うちあけます (uchiakemasu)open up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うちあけません (uchiakemasen)do not open up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うちあけました (uchiakemashita)opened up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うちあけませんでした (uchiakemasendeshita)did not open up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うちあけてください (uchiaketekudasai)please open up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うちあけないでください (uchiakenaidekudasai)please do not open up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うちあけましょう (uchiakemashou)let's open up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うちあけてもいい (uchiaketemoii)may open up |
| Polite permission | うちあけてもいいです (uchiaketemoiidesu)may open up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うちあけてはいけない (uchiaketehaikenai)must not open up |
| Polite prohibition | うちあけてはいけません (uchiaketehaikemasen)must not open up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うちあけなさい (uchiakenasai)open up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うちあけてみる (uchiaketemiru)try to open up |
| Polite try doing | うちあけてみます (uchiaketemimasu)try to open up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うちあけてしまう (uchiaketeshimau)open up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うちあけてしまいます (uchiaketeshimaimasu)open up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うちあけておく (uchiaketeoku)open up in advance |
| Polite preparation | うちあけておきます (uchiaketeokimasu)open up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うちあけたことがある (uchiaketakotogaaru)have the experience of: opened up |
| Polite past experience | うちあけたことがあります (uchiaketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: opened up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うちあけると (uchiakeruto)whenever you open up |
| Polite automatic result | うちあけますと (uchiakemasuto)whenever you open up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うちあけるなら (uchiakerunara)if you mean to open up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うちあけるだろう (uchiakerudarou)probably open up |
| Polite probability | うちあけるでしょう (uchiakerudeshou)probably open up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うちあけろ (uchiakero)open up! |
| Polite request | うちあけてください (uchiaketekudasai)please open up |
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