Japanese reference
打ち解ける
うちとける
to open up; to become at ease with 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 | うちとける (uchitokeru)open up |
| Polite, masu | うちとけます (uchitokemasu)open up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うちとけない (uchitokenai)do not open up |
| Polite negative | うちとけません (uchitokemasen)do not open up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うちとけた (uchitoketa)opened up |
| Polite past | うちとけました (uchitokemashita)opened up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うちとけなかった (uchitokenakatta)did not open up |
| Polite past negative | うちとけませんでした (uchitokemasendeshita)did not open up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うちとけて (uchitokete)opening up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うちとけまして (uchitokemashite)opening up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うちとけている (uchitoketeiru)be opening up |
| Polite te-iru | うちとけています (uchitoketeimasu)be opening up |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うちとければ (uchitokereba)if you open up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うちとけますれば (uchitokemasureba)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 | うちとけたら (uchitoketara)if you open up |
| Polite conditional, tara | うちとけましたら (uchitokemashitara)if you open up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うちとけられる (uchitokerareru)can open up |
| Polite potential | うちとけられます (uchitokeraremasu)can open up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うちとけよう (uchitokeyou)let's open up! |
| Polite volitional | うちとけましょう (uchitokemashou)let's open up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うちとけたい (uchitoketai)want to open up |
| Polite desire, tai | うちとけたいです (uchitoketaidesu)want to open up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うちとけられる (uchitokerareru)be affected when someone opens up |
| Polite passive | うちとけられます (uchitokeraremasu)be affected when someone opens up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うちとけさせる (uchitokesaseru)make or let someone open up |
| Polite causative | うちとけさせます (uchitokesasemasu)make or let someone open up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うちとけさせられる (uchitokesaserareru)be made to open up |
| Polite causative-passive | うちとけさせられます (uchitokesaseraremasu)be made to open up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うちとけるな (uchitokeruna)do not open up! |
| Polite negative request | うちとけないでください (uchitokenaidekudasai)please do not open up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うちとけます (uchitokemasu)open up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うちとけません (uchitokemasen)do not open up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うちとけました (uchitokemashita)opened up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うちとけませんでした (uchitokemasendeshita)did not open up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うちとけてください (uchitoketekudasai)please open up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うちとけないでください (uchitokenaidekudasai)please do not open up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うちとけましょう (uchitokemashou)let's open up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うちとけてもいい (uchitoketemoii)may open up |
| Polite permission | うちとけてもいいです (uchitoketemoiidesu)may open up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うちとけてはいけない (uchitoketehaikenai)must not open up |
| Polite prohibition | うちとけてはいけません (uchitoketehaikemasen)must not open up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うちとけなさい (uchitokenasai)open up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うちとけてみる (uchitoketemiru)try to open up |
| Polite try doing | うちとけてみます (uchitoketemimasu)try to open up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うちとけてしまう (uchitoketeshimau)open up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うちとけてしまいます (uchitoketeshimaimasu)open up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うちとけておく (uchitoketeoku)open up in advance |
| Polite preparation | うちとけておきます (uchitoketeokimasu)open up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うちとけたことがある (uchitoketakotogaaru)have the experience of: opened up |
| Polite past experience | うちとけたことがあります (uchitoketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: opened up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うちとけると (uchitokeruto)whenever you open up |
| Polite automatic result | うちとけますと (uchitokemasuto)whenever you open up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うちとけるなら (uchitokerunara)if you mean to open up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うちとけるだろう (uchitokerudarou)probably open up |
| Polite probability | うちとけるでしょう (uchitokerudeshou)probably open up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うちとけろ (uchitokero)open up! |
| Polite request | うちとけてください (uchitoketekudasai)please open up |
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