Japanese reference
提案する
ていあんする
to propose; to suggest
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 | ていあんする (teiansuru)propose |
| Polite, masu | ていあんします (teianshimasu)propose |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ていあんしない (teianshinai)do not propose |
| Polite negative | ていあんしません (teianshimasen)do not propose |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ていあんした (teianshita)proposed |
| Polite past | ていあんしました (teianshimashita)proposed |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ていあんしなかった (teianshinakatta)did not propose |
| Polite past negative | ていあんしませんでした (teianshimasendeshita)did not propose |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ていあんして (teianshite)proposing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ていあんしまして (teianshimashite)proposing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ていあんしている (teianshiteiru)be proposing |
| Polite te-iru | ていあんしています (teianshiteimasu)be proposing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ていあんすれば (teiansureba)if you propose |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ていあんしますれば (teianshimasureba)if you propose (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 | ていあんしたら (teianshitara)if you propose |
| Polite conditional, tara | ていあんしましたら (teianshimashitara)if you propose |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ていあんできる (teiandekiru)can propose |
| Polite potential | ていあんできます (teiandekimasu)can propose |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ていあんしよう (teianshiyou)let's propose! |
| Polite volitional | ていあんしましょう (teianshimashou)let's propose! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ていあんしたい (teianshitai)want to propose |
| Polite desire, tai | ていあんしたいです (teianshitaidesu)want to propose |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ていあんされる (teiansareru)be affected when someone proposes |
| Polite passive | ていあんされます (teiansaremasu)be affected when someone proposes |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ていあんさせる (teiansaseru)make or let someone propose |
| Polite causative | ていあんさせます (teiansasemasu)make or let someone propose |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ていあんさせられる (teiansaserareru)be made to propose |
| Polite causative-passive | ていあんさせられます (teiansaseraremasu)be made to propose |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ていあんするな (teiansuruna)do not propose! |
| Polite negative request | ていあんしないでください (teianshinaidekudasai)please do not propose |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ていあんします (teianshimasu)propose |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ていあんしません (teianshimasen)do not propose |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ていあんしました (teianshimashita)proposed |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ていあんしませんでした (teianshimasendeshita)did not propose |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ていあんしてください (teianshitekudasai)please propose |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ていあんしないでください (teianshinaidekudasai)please do not propose |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ていあんしましょう (teianshimashou)let's propose! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ていあんしてもいい (teianshitemoii)may propose |
| Polite permission | ていあんしてもいいです (teianshitemoiidesu)may propose |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ていあんしてはいけない (teianshitehaikenai)must not propose |
| Polite prohibition | ていあんしてはいけません (teianshitehaikemasen)must not propose |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ていあんしなさい (teianshinasai)propose (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ていあんしてみる (teianshitemiru)try to propose |
| Polite try doing | ていあんしてみます (teianshitemimasu)try to propose |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ていあんしてしまう (teianshiteshimau)propose completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ていあんしてしまいます (teianshiteshimaimasu)propose completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ていあんしておく (teianshiteoku)propose in advance |
| Polite preparation | ていあんしておきます (teianshiteokimasu)propose in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ていあんしたことがある (teianshitakotogaaru)have the experience of: proposed |
| Polite past experience | ていあんしたことがあります (teianshitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: proposed |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ていあんすると (teiansuruto)whenever you propose |
| Polite automatic result | ていあんしますと (teianshimasuto)whenever you propose |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ていあんするなら (teiansurunara)if you mean to propose |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ていあんするだろう (teiansurudarou)probably propose |
| Polite probability | ていあんするでしょう (teiansurudeshou)probably propose |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ていあんしろ (teianshiro)propose! |
| Polite request | ていあんしてください (teianshitekudasai)please propose |
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