Japanese reference
抜く
ぬく
to pull out; to remove
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 | ぬく (nuku)pull out |
| Polite, masu | ぬきます (nukimasu)pull out |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ぬかない (nukanai)do not pull out |
| Polite negative | ぬきません (nukimasen)do not pull out |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ぬいた (nuita)pulled out |
| Polite past | ぬきました (nukimashita)pulled out |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ぬかなかった (nukanakatta)did not pull out |
| Polite past negative | ぬきませんでした (nukimasendeshita)did not pull out |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ぬいて (nuite)pulling out (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ぬきまして (nukimashite)pulling out (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ぬいている (nuiteiru)be pulling out |
| Polite te-iru | ぬいています (nuiteimasu)be pulling out |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ぬけば (nukeba)if you pull out |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ぬきますれば (nukimasureba)if you pull out (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 | ぬいたら (nuitara)if you pull out |
| Polite conditional, tara | ぬきましたら (nukimashitara)if you pull out |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ぬける (nukeru)can pull out |
| Polite potential | ぬけます (nukemasu)can pull out |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ぬこう (nukou)let's pull out! |
| Polite volitional | ぬきましょう (nukimashou)let's pull out! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ぬきたい (nukitai)want to pull out |
| Polite desire, tai | ぬきたいです (nukitaidesu)want to pull out |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ぬかれる (nukareru)be affected when someone pulls out |
| Polite passive | ぬかれます (nukaremasu)be affected when someone pulls out |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ぬかせる (nukaseru)make or let someone pull out |
| Polite causative | ぬかせます (nukasemasu)make or let someone pull out |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ぬかせられる (nukaserareru)be made to pull out |
| Polite causative-passive | ぬかせられます (nukaseraremasu)be made to pull out |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ぬくな (nukuna)do not pull out! |
| Polite negative request | ぬかないでください (nukanaidekudasai)please do not pull out |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ぬきます (nukimasu)pull out |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ぬきません (nukimasen)do not pull out |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ぬきました (nukimashita)pulled out |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ぬきませんでした (nukimasendeshita)did not pull out |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ぬいてください (nuitekudasai)please pull out |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ぬかないでください (nukanaidekudasai)please do not pull out |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ぬきましょう (nukimashou)let's pull out! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ぬいてもいい (nuitemoii)may pull out |
| Polite permission | ぬいてもいいです (nuitemoiidesu)may pull out |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ぬいてはいけない (nuitehaikenai)must not pull out |
| Polite prohibition | ぬいてはいけません (nuitehaikemasen)must not pull out |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ぬきなさい (nukinasai)pull out (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ぬいてみる (nuitemiru)try to pull out |
| Polite try doing | ぬいてみます (nuitemimasu)try to pull out |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ぬいてしまう (nuiteshimau)pull out completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ぬいてしまいます (nuiteshimaimasu)pull out completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ぬいておく (nuiteoku)pull out in advance |
| Polite preparation | ぬいておきます (nuiteokimasu)pull out in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ぬいたことがある (nuitakotogaaru)have the experience of: pulled out |
| Polite past experience | ぬいたことがあります (nuitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: pulled out |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ぬくと (nukuto)whenever you pull out |
| Polite automatic result | ぬきますと (nukimasuto)whenever you pull out |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ぬくなら (nukunara)if you mean to pull out |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ぬくだろう (nukudarou)probably pull out |
| Polite probability | ぬくでしょう (nukudeshou)probably pull out |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ぬけ (nuke)pull out! |
| Polite request | ぬいてください (nuitekudasai)please pull out |
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