Japanese reference
果たす
はたす
to fulfill; to accomplish
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 | はたす (hatasu)fulfill |
| Polite, masu | はたします (hatashimasu)fulfill |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | はたさない (hatasanai)do not fulfill |
| Polite negative | はたしません (hatashimasen)do not fulfill |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | はたした (hatashita)fulfilled |
| Polite past | はたしました (hatashimashita)fulfilled |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | はたさなかった (hatasanakatta)did not fulfill |
| Polite past negative | はたしませんでした (hatashimasendeshita)did not fulfill |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | はたして (hatashite)fulfilling (and then) |
| Polite te-form | はたしまして (hatashimashite)fulfilling (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | はたしている (hatashiteiru)be fulfilling |
| Polite te-iru | はたしています (hatashiteimasu)be fulfilling |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | はたせば (hataseba)if you fulfill |
| Rare literary polite conditional | はたしますれば (hatashimasureba)if you fulfill (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 | はたしたら (hatashitara)if you fulfill |
| Polite conditional, tara | はたしましたら (hatashimashitara)if you fulfill |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | はたせる (hataseru)can fulfill |
| Polite potential | はたせます (hatasemasu)can fulfill |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | はたそう (hatasou)let's fulfill! |
| Polite volitional | はたしましょう (hatashimashou)let's fulfill! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | はたしたい (hatashitai)want to fulfill |
| Polite desire, tai | はたしたいです (hatashitaidesu)want to fulfill |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | はたされる (hatasareru)be affected when someone fulfills |
| Polite passive | はたされます (hatasaremasu)be affected when someone fulfills |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | はたさせる (hatasaseru)make or let someone fulfill |
| Polite causative | はたさせます (hatasasemasu)make or let someone fulfill |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | はたさせられる (hatasaserareru)be made to fulfill |
| Polite causative-passive | はたさせられます (hatasaseraremasu)be made to fulfill |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | はたすな (hatasuna)do not fulfill! |
| Polite negative request | はたさないでください (hatasanaidekudasai)please do not fulfill |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | はたします (hatashimasu)fulfill |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | はたしません (hatashimasen)do not fulfill |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | はたしました (hatashimashita)fulfilled |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | はたしませんでした (hatashimasendeshita)did not fulfill |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | はたしてください (hatashitekudasai)please fulfill |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | はたさないでください (hatasanaidekudasai)please do not fulfill |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | はたしましょう (hatashimashou)let's fulfill! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | はたしてもいい (hatashitemoii)may fulfill |
| Polite permission | はたしてもいいです (hatashitemoiidesu)may fulfill |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | はたしてはいけない (hatashitehaikenai)must not fulfill |
| Polite prohibition | はたしてはいけません (hatashitehaikemasen)must not fulfill |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | はたしなさい (hatashinasai)fulfill (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | はたしてみる (hatashitemiru)try to fulfill |
| Polite try doing | はたしてみます (hatashitemimasu)try to fulfill |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | はたしてしまう (hatashiteshimau)fulfill completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | はたしてしまいます (hatashiteshimaimasu)fulfill completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | はたしておく (hatashiteoku)fulfill in advance |
| Polite preparation | はたしておきます (hatashiteokimasu)fulfill in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | はたしたことがある (hatashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: fulfilled |
| Polite past experience | はたしたことがあります (hatashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: fulfilled |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | はたすと (hatasuto)whenever you fulfill |
| Polite automatic result | はたしますと (hatashimasuto)whenever you fulfill |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | はたすなら (hatasunara)if you mean to fulfill |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | はたすだろう (hatasudarou)probably fulfill |
| Polite probability | はたすでしょう (hatasudeshou)probably fulfill |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | はたせ (hatase)fulfill! |
| Polite request | はたしてください (hatashitekudasai)please fulfill |
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