Japanese reference
接する
せっする
to come into contact; to interact
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 | せっする (sessuru)come into contact |
| Polite, masu | せっします (sesshimasu)come into contact |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | せっしない (sesshinai)do not come into contact |
| Polite negative | せっしません (sesshimasen)do not come into contact |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | せっした (sesshita)came into contact |
| Polite past | せっしました (sesshimashita)came into contact |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | せっしなかった (sesshinakatta)did not come into contact |
| Polite past negative | せっしませんでした (sesshimasendeshita)did not come into contact |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | せっして (sesshite)coming into contact (and then) |
| Polite te-form | せっしまして (sesshimashite)coming into contact (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | せっしている (sesshiteiru)be coming into contact |
| Polite te-iru | せっしています (sesshiteimasu)be coming into contact |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | せっすれば (sessureba)if you come into contact |
| Rare literary polite conditional | せっしますれば (sesshimasureba)if you come into contact (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 | せっしたら (sesshitara)if you come into contact |
| Polite conditional, tara | せっしましたら (sesshimashitara)if you come into contact |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | せっせられる (sesserareru)can come into contact |
| Polite potential | せっせられます (sesseraremasu)can come into contact |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | せっしよう (sesshiyou)let's come into contact! |
| Polite volitional | せっしましょう (sesshimashou)let's come into contact! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | せっしたい (sesshitai)want to come into contact |
| Polite desire, tai | せっしたいです (sesshitaidesu)want to come into contact |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | せっせられる (sesserareru)be affected when someone comes into contact |
| Polite passive | せっせられます (sesseraremasu)be affected when someone comes into contact |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | せっしさせる (sesshisaseru)make or let someone come into contact |
| Polite causative | せっしさせます (sesshisasemasu)make or let someone come into contact |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | せっしさせられる (sesshisaserareru)be made to come into contact |
| Polite causative-passive | せっしさせられます (sesshisaseraremasu)be made to come into contact |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | せっするな (sessuruna)do not come into contact! |
| Polite negative request | せっしないでください (sesshinaidekudasai)please do not come into contact |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | せっします (sesshimasu)come into contact |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | せっしません (sesshimasen)do not come into contact |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | せっしました (sesshimashita)came into contact |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | せっしませんでした (sesshimasendeshita)did not come into contact |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | せっしてください (sesshitekudasai)please come into contact |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | せっしないでください (sesshinaidekudasai)please do not come into contact |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | せっしましょう (sesshimashou)let's come into contact! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | せっしてもいい (sesshitemoii)may come into contact |
| Polite permission | せっしてもいいです (sesshitemoiidesu)may come into contact |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | せっしてはいけない (sesshitehaikenai)must not come into contact |
| Polite prohibition | せっしてはいけません (sesshitehaikemasen)must not come into contact |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | せっしなさい (sesshinasai)come into contact (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | せっしてみる (sesshitemiru)try to come into contact |
| Polite try doing | せっしてみます (sesshitemimasu)try to come into contact |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | せっしてしまう (sesshiteshimau)come into contact completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | せっしてしまいます (sesshiteshimaimasu)come into contact completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | せっしておく (sesshiteoku)come into contact in advance |
| Polite preparation | せっしておきます (sesshiteokimasu)come into contact in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | せっしたことがある (sesshitakotogaaru)have the experience of: came into contact |
| Polite past experience | せっしたことがあります (sesshitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: came into contact |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | せっすると (sessuruto)whenever you come into contact |
| Polite automatic result | せっしますと (sesshimasuto)whenever you come into contact |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | せっするなら (sessurunara)if you mean to come into contact |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | せっするだろう (sessurudarou)probably come into contact |
| Polite probability | せっするでしょう (sessurudeshou)probably come into contact |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | せっしろ (sesshiro)come into contact! |
| Polite request | せっしてください (sesshitekudasai)please come into contact |
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