Japanese reference
持ち上げる
もちあげる
to lift up
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 | もちあげる (mochiageru)lift up |
| Polite, masu | もちあげます (mochiagemasu)lift up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | もちあげない (mochiagenai)do not lift up |
| Polite negative | もちあげません (mochiagemasen)do not lift up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | もちあげた (mochiageta)lifted up |
| Polite past | もちあげました (mochiagemashita)lifted up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | もちあげなかった (mochiagenakatta)did not lift up |
| Polite past negative | もちあげませんでした (mochiagemasendeshita)did not lift up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | もちあげて (mochiagete)lifting up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | もちあげまして (mochiagemashite)lifting up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | もちあげている (mochiageteiru)be lifting up |
| Polite te-iru | もちあげています (mochiageteimasu)be lifting up |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | もちあげれば (mochiagereba)if you lift up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | もちあげますれば (mochiagemasureba)if you lift 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 | もちあげたら (mochiagetara)if you lift up |
| Polite conditional, tara | もちあげましたら (mochiagemashitara)if you lift up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | もちあげられる (mochiagerareru)can lift up |
| Polite potential | もちあげられます (mochiageraremasu)can lift up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | もちあげよう (mochiageyou)let's lift up! |
| Polite volitional | もちあげましょう (mochiagemashou)let's lift up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | もちあげたい (mochiagetai)want to lift up |
| Polite desire, tai | もちあげたいです (mochiagetaidesu)want to lift up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | もちあげられる (mochiagerareru)be affected when someone lifts up |
| Polite passive | もちあげられます (mochiageraremasu)be affected when someone lifts up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | もちあげさせる (mochiagesaseru)make or let someone lift up |
| Polite causative | もちあげさせます (mochiagesasemasu)make or let someone lift up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | もちあげさせられる (mochiagesaserareru)be made to lift up |
| Polite causative-passive | もちあげさせられます (mochiagesaseraremasu)be made to lift up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | もちあげるな (mochiageruna)do not lift up! |
| Polite negative request | もちあげないでください (mochiagenaidekudasai)please do not lift up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | もちあげます (mochiagemasu)lift up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | もちあげません (mochiagemasen)do not lift up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | もちあげました (mochiagemashita)lifted up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | もちあげませんでした (mochiagemasendeshita)did not lift up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | もちあげてください (mochiagetekudasai)please lift up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | もちあげないでください (mochiagenaidekudasai)please do not lift up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | もちあげましょう (mochiagemashou)let's lift up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | もちあげてもいい (mochiagetemoii)may lift up |
| Polite permission | もちあげてもいいです (mochiagetemoiidesu)may lift up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | もちあげてはいけない (mochiagetehaikenai)must not lift up |
| Polite prohibition | もちあげてはいけません (mochiagetehaikemasen)must not lift up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | もちあげなさい (mochiagenasai)lift up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | もちあげてみる (mochiagetemiru)try to lift up |
| Polite try doing | もちあげてみます (mochiagetemimasu)try to lift up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | もちあげてしまう (mochiageteshimau)lift up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | もちあげてしまいます (mochiageteshimaimasu)lift up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | もちあげておく (mochiageteoku)lift up in advance |
| Polite preparation | もちあげておきます (mochiageteokimasu)lift up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | もちあげたことがある (mochiagetakotogaaru)have the experience of: lifted up |
| Polite past experience | もちあげたことがあります (mochiagetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: lifted up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | もちあげると (mochiageruto)whenever you lift up |
| Polite automatic result | もちあげますと (mochiagemasuto)whenever you lift up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | もちあげるなら (mochiagerunara)if you mean to lift up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | もちあげるだろう (mochiagerudarou)probably lift up |
| Polite probability | もちあげるでしょう (mochiagerudeshou)probably lift up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | もちあげろ (mochiagero)lift up! |
| Polite request | もちあげてください (mochiagetekudasai)please lift up |
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