Japanese reference
描く
えがく
to depict; to draw
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 | えがく (egaku)depict |
| Polite, masu | えがきます (egakimasu)depict |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | えがかない (egakanai)do not depict |
| Polite negative | えがきません (egakimasen)do not depict |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | えがいた (egaita)depicted |
| Polite past | えがきました (egakimashita)depicted |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | えがかなかった (egakanakatta)did not depict |
| Polite past negative | えがきませんでした (egakimasendeshita)did not depict |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | えがいて (egaite)depicting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | えがきまして (egakimashite)depicting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | えがいている (egaiteiru)be depicting |
| Polite te-iru | えがいています (egaiteimasu)be depicting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | えがけば (egakeba)if you depict |
| Rare literary polite conditional | えがきますれば (egakimasureba)if you depict (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 | えがいたら (egaitara)if you depict |
| Polite conditional, tara | えがきましたら (egakimashitara)if you depict |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | えがける (egakeru)can depict |
| Polite potential | えがけます (egakemasu)can depict |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | えがこう (egakou)let's depict! |
| Polite volitional | えがきましょう (egakimashou)let's depict! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | えがきたい (egakitai)want to depict |
| Polite desire, tai | えがきたいです (egakitaidesu)want to depict |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | えがかれる (egakareru)be affected when someone depicts |
| Polite passive | えがかれます (egakaremasu)be affected when someone depicts |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | えがかせる (egakaseru)make or let someone depict |
| Polite causative | えがかせます (egakasemasu)make or let someone depict |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | えがかせられる (egakaserareru)be made to depict |
| Polite causative-passive | えがかせられます (egakaseraremasu)be made to depict |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | えがくな (egakuna)do not depict! |
| Polite negative request | えがかないでください (egakanaidekudasai)please do not depict |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | えがきます (egakimasu)depict |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | えがきません (egakimasen)do not depict |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | えがきました (egakimashita)depicted |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | えがきませんでした (egakimasendeshita)did not depict |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | えがいてください (egaitekudasai)please depict |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | えがかないでください (egakanaidekudasai)please do not depict |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | えがきましょう (egakimashou)let's depict! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | えがいてもいい (egaitemoii)may depict |
| Polite permission | えがいてもいいです (egaitemoiidesu)may depict |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | えがいてはいけない (egaitehaikenai)must not depict |
| Polite prohibition | えがいてはいけません (egaitehaikemasen)must not depict |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | えがきなさい (egakinasai)depict (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | えがいてみる (egaitemiru)try to depict |
| Polite try doing | えがいてみます (egaitemimasu)try to depict |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | えがいてしまう (egaiteshimau)depict completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | えがいてしまいます (egaiteshimaimasu)depict completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | えがいておく (egaiteoku)depict in advance |
| Polite preparation | えがいておきます (egaiteokimasu)depict in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | えがいたことがある (egaitakotogaaru)have the experience of: depicted |
| Polite past experience | えがいたことがあります (egaitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: depicted |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | えがくと (egakuto)whenever you depict |
| Polite automatic result | えがきますと (egakimasuto)whenever you depict |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | えがくなら (egakunara)if you mean to depict |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | えがくだろう (egakudarou)probably depict |
| Polite probability | えがくでしょう (egakudeshou)probably depict |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | えがけ (egake)depict! |
| Polite request | えがいてください (egaitekudasai)please depict |
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