Japanese reference
扱う
あつかう
to handle; to deal with
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 | あつかう (atsukau)handle |
| Polite, masu | あつかいます (atsukaimasu)handle |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あつかわない (atsukawanai)do not handle |
| Polite negative | あつかいません (atsukaimasen)do not handle |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あつかった (atsukatta)handled |
| Polite past | あつかいました (atsukaimashita)handled |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あつかわなかった (atsukawanakatta)did not handle |
| Polite past negative | あつかいませんでした (atsukaimasendeshita)did not handle |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あつかって (atsukatte)handling (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あつかいまして (atsukaimashite)handling (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あつかっている (atsukatteiru)be handling |
| Polite te-iru | あつかっています (atsukatteimasu)be handling |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あつかえば (atsukaeba)if you handle |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あつかいますれば (atsukaimasureba)if you handle (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 | あつかったら (atsukattara)if you handle |
| Polite conditional, tara | あつかいましたら (atsukaimashitara)if you handle |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あつかえる (atsukaeru)can handle |
| Polite potential | あつかえます (atsukaemasu)can handle |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あつかおう (atsukaou)let's handle! |
| Polite volitional | あつかいましょう (atsukaimashou)let's handle! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あつかいたい (atsukaitai)want to handle |
| Polite desire, tai | あつかいたいです (atsukaitaidesu)want to handle |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あつかわれる (atsukawareru)be affected when someone handles |
| Polite passive | あつかわれます (atsukawaremasu)be affected when someone handles |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あつかわせる (atsukawaseru)make or let someone handle |
| Polite causative | あつかわせます (atsukawasemasu)make or let someone handle |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あつかわせられる (atsukawaserareru)be made to handle |
| Polite causative-passive | あつかわせられます (atsukawaseraremasu)be made to handle |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あつかうな (atsukauna)do not handle! |
| Polite negative request | あつかわないでください (atsukawanaidekudasai)please do not handle |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あつかいます (atsukaimasu)handle |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あつかいません (atsukaimasen)do not handle |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あつかいました (atsukaimashita)handled |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あつかいませんでした (atsukaimasendeshita)did not handle |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あつかってください (atsukattekudasai)please handle |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あつかわないでください (atsukawanaidekudasai)please do not handle |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あつかいましょう (atsukaimashou)let's handle! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あつかってもいい (atsukattemoii)may handle |
| Polite permission | あつかってもいいです (atsukattemoiidesu)may handle |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あつかってはいけない (atsukattehaikenai)must not handle |
| Polite prohibition | あつかってはいけません (atsukattehaikemasen)must not handle |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あつかいなさい (atsukainasai)handle (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あつかってみる (atsukattemiru)try to handle |
| Polite try doing | あつかってみます (atsukattemimasu)try to handle |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あつかってしまう (atsukatteshimau)handle completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あつかってしまいます (atsukatteshimaimasu)handle completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あつかっておく (atsukatteoku)handle in advance |
| Polite preparation | あつかっておきます (atsukatteokimasu)handle in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あつかったことがある (atsukattakotogaaru)have the experience of: handled |
| Polite past experience | あつかったことがあります (atsukattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: handled |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あつかうと (atsukauto)whenever you handle |
| Polite automatic result | あつかいますと (atsukaimasuto)whenever you handle |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あつかうなら (atsukaunara)if you mean to handle |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あつかうだろう (atsukaudarou)probably handle |
| Polite probability | あつかうでしょう (atsukaudeshou)probably handle |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あつかえ (atsukae)handle! |
| Polite request | あつかってください (atsukattekudasai)please handle |
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