Japanese reference
拾う
ひろう
to pick up (something off the ground)
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 | ひろう (hirou)pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite, masu | ひろいます (hiroimasu)pick up (something off the ground) |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ひろわない (hirowanai)do not pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite negative | ひろいません (hiroimasen)do not pick up (something off the ground) |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ひろった (hirotta)picked up (something off the ground) |
| Polite past | ひろいました (hiroimashita)picked up (something off the ground) |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ひろわなかった (hirowanakatta)did not pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite past negative | ひろいませんでした (hiroimasendeshita)did not pick up (something off the ground) |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ひろって (hirotte)picking up (something off the ground) (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ひろいまして (hiroimashite)picking up (something off the ground) (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ひろっている (hirotteiru)be picking up (something off the ground) |
| Polite te-iru | ひろっています (hirotteimasu)be picking up (something off the ground) |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ひろえば (hiroeba)if you pick up (something off the ground) |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ひろいますれば (hiroimasureba)if you pick up (something off the ground) (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 | ひろったら (hirottara)if you pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite conditional, tara | ひろいましたら (hiroimashitara)if you pick up (something off the ground) |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ひろえる (hiroeru)can pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite potential | ひろえます (hiroemasu)can pick up (something off the ground) |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ひろおう (hiroou)let's pick up (something off the ground)! |
| Polite volitional | ひろいましょう (hiroimashou)let's pick up (something off the ground)! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ひろいたい (hiroitai)want to pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite desire, tai | ひろいたいです (hiroitaidesu)want to pick up (something off the ground) |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ひろわれる (hirowareru)be affected when someone picks up (something off the ground) |
| Polite passive | ひろわれます (hirowaremasu)be affected when someone picks up (something off the ground) |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ひろわせる (hirowaseru)make or let someone pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite causative | ひろわせます (hirowasemasu)make or let someone pick up (something off the ground) |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ひろわせられる (hirowaserareru)be made to pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite causative-passive | ひろわせられます (hirowaseraremasu)be made to pick up (something off the ground) |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ひろうな (hirouna)do not pick up (something off the ground)! |
| Polite negative request | ひろわないでください (hirowanaidekudasai)please do not pick up (something off the ground) |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ひろいます (hiroimasu)pick up (something off the ground) |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ひろいません (hiroimasen)do not pick up (something off the ground) |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ひろいました (hiroimashita)picked up (something off the ground) |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ひろいませんでした (hiroimasendeshita)did not pick up (something off the ground) |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ひろってください (hirottekudasai)please pick up (something off the ground) |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ひろわないでください (hirowanaidekudasai)please do not pick up (something off the ground) |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ひろいましょう (hiroimashou)let's pick up (something off the ground)! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ひろってもいい (hirottemoii)may pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite permission | ひろってもいいです (hirottemoiidesu)may pick up (something off the ground) |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ひろってはいけない (hirottehaikenai)must not pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite prohibition | ひろってはいけません (hirottehaikemasen)must not pick up (something off the ground) |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ひろいなさい (hiroinasai)pick up (something off the ground) (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ひろってみる (hirottemiru)try to pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite try doing | ひろってみます (hirottemimasu)try to pick up (something off the ground) |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ひろってしまう (hirotteshimau)pick up (something off the ground) completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ひろってしまいます (hirotteshimaimasu)pick up (something off the ground) completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ひろっておく (hirotteoku)pick up (something off the ground) in advance |
| Polite preparation | ひろっておきます (hirotteokimasu)pick up (something off the ground) in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ひろったことがある (hirottakotogaaru)have the experience of: picked up (something off the ground) |
| Polite past experience | ひろったことがあります (hirottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: picked up (something off the ground) |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ひろうと (hirouto)whenever you pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite automatic result | ひろいますと (hiroimasuto)whenever you pick up (something off the ground) |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ひろうなら (hirounara)if you mean to pick up (something off the ground) |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ひろうだろう (hiroudarou)probably pick up (something off the ground) |
| Polite probability | ひろうでしょう (hiroudeshou)probably pick up (something off the ground) |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ひろえ (hiroe)pick up (something off the ground)! |
| Polite request | ひろってください (hirottekudasai)please pick up (something off the ground) |
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