Japanese reference
挟む
はさむ
to hold between; to insert
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 | はさむ (hasamu)hold between |
| Polite, masu | はさみます (hasamimasu)hold between |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | はさまない (hasamanai)do not hold between |
| Polite negative | はさみません (hasamimasen)do not hold between |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | はさんだ (hasanda)held between |
| Polite past | はさみました (hasamimashita)held between |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | はさまなかった (hasamanakatta)did not hold between |
| Polite past negative | はさみませんでした (hasamimasendeshita)did not hold between |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | はさんで (hasande)holding between (and then) |
| Polite te-form | はさみまして (hasamimashite)holding between (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | はさんでいる (hasandeiru)be holding between |
| Polite te-iru | はさんでいます (hasandeimasu)be holding between |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | はさめば (hasameba)if you hold between |
| Rare literary polite conditional | はさみますれば (hasamimasureba)if you hold between (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 | はさんだら (hasandara)if you hold between |
| Polite conditional, tara | はさみましたら (hasamimashitara)if you hold between |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | はさめる (hasameru)can hold between |
| Polite potential | はさめます (hasamemasu)can hold between |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | はさもう (hasamou)let's hold between! |
| Polite volitional | はさみましょう (hasamimashou)let's hold between! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | はさみたい (hasamitai)want to hold between |
| Polite desire, tai | はさみたいです (hasamitaidesu)want to hold between |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | はさまれる (hasamareru)be affected when someone holds between |
| Polite passive | はさまれます (hasamaremasu)be affected when someone holds between |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | はさませる (hasamaseru)make or let someone hold between |
| Polite causative | はさませます (hasamasemasu)make or let someone hold between |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | はさませられる (hasamaserareru)be made to hold between |
| Polite causative-passive | はさませられます (hasamaseraremasu)be made to hold between |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | はさむな (hasamuna)do not hold between! |
| Polite negative request | はさまないでください (hasamanaidekudasai)please do not hold between |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | はさみます (hasamimasu)hold between |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | はさみません (hasamimasen)do not hold between |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | はさみました (hasamimashita)held between |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | はさみませんでした (hasamimasendeshita)did not hold between |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | はさんでください (hasandekudasai)please hold between |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | はさまないでください (hasamanaidekudasai)please do not hold between |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | はさみましょう (hasamimashou)let's hold between! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | はさんでもいい (hasandemoii)may hold between |
| Polite permission | はさんでもいいです (hasandemoiidesu)may hold between |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | はさんではいけない (hasandehaikenai)must not hold between |
| Polite prohibition | はさんではいけません (hasandehaikemasen)must not hold between |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | はさみなさい (hasaminasai)hold between (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | はさんでみる (hasandemiru)try to hold between |
| Polite try doing | はさんでみます (hasandemimasu)try to hold between |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | はさんでしまう (hasandeshimau)hold between completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | はさんでしまいます (hasandeshimaimasu)hold between completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | はさんでおく (hasandeoku)hold between in advance |
| Polite preparation | はさんでおきます (hasandeokimasu)hold between in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | はさんだことがある (hasandakotogaaru)have the experience of: held between |
| Polite past experience | はさんだことがあります (hasandakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: held between |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | はさむと (hasamuto)whenever you hold between |
| Polite automatic result | はさみますと (hasamimasuto)whenever you hold between |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | はさむなら (hasamunara)if you mean to hold between |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | はさむだろう (hasamudarou)probably hold between |
| Polite probability | はさむでしょう (hasamudeshou)probably hold between |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | はさめ (hasame)hold between! |
| Polite request | はさんでください (hasandekudasai)please hold between |
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