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掃除する
そうじする
to clean
Irregular · 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 | そうじする (soujisuru)clean |
| Polite, masu | そうじします (soujishimasu)clean |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | そうじしない (soujishinai)do not clean |
| Polite negative | そうじしません (soujishimasen)do not clean |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | そうじした (soujishita)cleaned |
| Polite past | そうじしました (soujishimashita)cleaned |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | そうじしなかった (soujishinakatta)did not clean |
| Polite past negative | そうじしませんでした (soujishimasendeshita)did not clean |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | そうじして (soujishite)cleaning (and then) |
| Polite te-form | そうじしまして (soujishimashite)cleaning (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | そうじしている (soujishiteiru)be cleaning |
| Polite te-iru | そうじしています (soujishiteimasu)be cleaning |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | そうじすれば (soujisureba)if you clean |
| Rare literary polite conditional | そうじしますれば (soujishimasureba)if you clean (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 | そうじしたら (soujishitara)if you clean |
| Polite conditional, tara | そうじしましたら (soujishimashitara)if you clean |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | そうじできる (soujidekiru)can clean |
| Polite potential | そうじできます (soujidekimasu)can clean |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | そうじしよう (soujishiyou)let's clean! |
| Polite volitional | そうじしましょう (soujishimashou)let's clean! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | そうじしたい (soujishitai)want to clean |
| Polite desire, tai | そうじしたいです (soujishitaidesu)want to clean |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | そうじされる (soujisareru)be affected when someone cleans |
| Polite passive | そうじされます (soujisaremasu)be affected when someone cleans |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | そうじさせる (soujisaseru)make or let someone clean |
| Polite causative | そうじさせます (soujisasemasu)make or let someone clean |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | そうじさせられる (soujisaserareru)be made to clean |
| Polite causative-passive | そうじさせられます (soujisaseraremasu)be made to clean |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | そうじするな (soujisuruna)do not clean! |
| Polite negative request | そうじしないでください (soujishinaidekudasai)please do not clean |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | そうじします (soujishimasu)clean |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | そうじしません (soujishimasen)do not clean |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | そうじしました (soujishimashita)cleaned |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | そうじしませんでした (soujishimasendeshita)did not clean |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | そうじしてください (soujishitekudasai)please clean |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | そうじしないでください (soujishinaidekudasai)please do not clean |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | そうじしましょう (soujishimashou)let's clean! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | そうじしてもいい (soujishitemoii)may clean |
| Polite permission | そうじしてもいいです (soujishitemoiidesu)may clean |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | そうじしてはいけない (soujishitehaikenai)must not clean |
| Polite prohibition | そうじしてはいけません (soujishitehaikemasen)must not clean |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | そうじしなさい (soujishinasai)clean (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | そうじしてみる (soujishitemiru)try to clean |
| Polite try doing | そうじしてみます (soujishitemimasu)try to clean |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | そうじしてしまう (soujishiteshimau)clean completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | そうじしてしまいます (soujishiteshimaimasu)clean completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | そうじしておく (soujishiteoku)clean in advance |
| Polite preparation | そうじしておきます (soujishiteokimasu)clean in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | そうじしたことがある (soujishitakotogaaru)have the experience of: cleaned |
| Polite past experience | そうじしたことがあります (soujishitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: cleaned |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | そうじすると (soujisuruto)whenever you clean |
| Polite automatic result | そうじしますと (soujishimasuto)whenever you clean |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | そうじするなら (soujisurunara)if you mean to clean |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | そうじするだろう (soujisurudarou)probably clean |
| Polite probability | そうじするでしょう (soujisurudeshou)probably clean |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | そうじしろ (soujishiro)clean! |
| Polite request | そうじしてください (soujishitekudasai)please clean |
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