Japanese reference
整える
ととのえる
to put in order; to prepare
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 | ととのえる (totonoeru)put in order |
| Polite, masu | ととのえます (totonoemasu)put in order |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ととのえない (totonoenai)do not put in order |
| Polite negative | ととのえません (totonoemasen)do not put in order |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ととのえた (totonoeta)put in order |
| Polite past | ととのえました (totonoemashita)put in order |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ととのえなかった (totonoenakatta)did not put in order |
| Polite past negative | ととのえませんでした (totonoemasendeshita)did not put in order |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ととのえて (totonoete)putting in order (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ととのえまして (totonoemashite)putting in order (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ととのえている (totonoeteiru)be putting in order |
| Polite te-iru | ととのえています (totonoeteimasu)be putting in order |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ととのえれば (totonoereba)if you put in order |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ととのえますれば (totonoemasureba)if you put in order (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 | ととのえたら (totonoetara)if you put in order |
| Polite conditional, tara | ととのえましたら (totonoemashitara)if you put in order |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ととのえられる (totonoerareru)can put in order |
| Polite potential | ととのえられます (totonoeraremasu)can put in order |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ととのえよう (totonoeyou)let's put in order! |
| Polite volitional | ととのえましょう (totonoemashou)let's put in order! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ととのえたい (totonoetai)want to put in order |
| Polite desire, tai | ととのえたいです (totonoetaidesu)want to put in order |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ととのえられる (totonoerareru)be affected when someone puts in order |
| Polite passive | ととのえられます (totonoeraremasu)be affected when someone puts in order |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ととのえさせる (totonoesaseru)make or let someone put in order |
| Polite causative | ととのえさせます (totonoesasemasu)make or let someone put in order |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ととのえさせられる (totonoesaserareru)be made to put in order |
| Polite causative-passive | ととのえさせられます (totonoesaseraremasu)be made to put in order |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ととのえるな (totonoeruna)do not put in order! |
| Polite negative request | ととのえないでください (totonoenaidekudasai)please do not put in order |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ととのえます (totonoemasu)put in order |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ととのえません (totonoemasen)do not put in order |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ととのえました (totonoemashita)put in order |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ととのえませんでした (totonoemasendeshita)did not put in order |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ととのえてください (totonoetekudasai)please put in order |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ととのえないでください (totonoenaidekudasai)please do not put in order |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ととのえましょう (totonoemashou)let's put in order! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ととのえてもいい (totonoetemoii)may put in order |
| Polite permission | ととのえてもいいです (totonoetemoiidesu)may put in order |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ととのえてはいけない (totonoetehaikenai)must not put in order |
| Polite prohibition | ととのえてはいけません (totonoetehaikemasen)must not put in order |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ととのえなさい (totonoenasai)put in order (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ととのえてみる (totonoetemiru)try to put in order |
| Polite try doing | ととのえてみます (totonoetemimasu)try to put in order |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ととのえてしまう (totonoeteshimau)put in order completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ととのえてしまいます (totonoeteshimaimasu)put in order completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ととのえておく (totonoeteoku)put in order in advance |
| Polite preparation | ととのえておきます (totonoeteokimasu)put in order in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ととのえたことがある (totonoetakotogaaru)have the experience of: put in order |
| Polite past experience | ととのえたことがあります (totonoetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: put in order |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ととのえると (totonoeruto)whenever you put in order |
| Polite automatic result | ととのえますと (totonoemasuto)whenever you put in order |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ととのえるなら (totonoerunara)if you mean to put in order |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ととのえるだろう (totonoerudarou)probably put in order |
| Polite probability | ととのえるでしょう (totonoerudeshou)probably put in order |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ととのえろ (totonoero)put in order! |
| Polite request | ととのえてください (totonoetekudasai)please put in order |
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