Japanese reference
植える
うえる
to plant
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 | うえる (ueru)plant |
| Polite, masu | うえます (uemasu)plant |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うえない (uenai)do not plant |
| Polite negative | うえません (uemasen)do not plant |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うえた (ueta)planted |
| Polite past | うえました (uemashita)planted |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うえなかった (uenakatta)did not plant |
| Polite past negative | うえませんでした (uemasendeshita)did not plant |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うえて (uete)planting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うえまして (uemashite)planting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うえている (ueteiru)be planting |
| Polite te-iru | うえています (ueteimasu)be planting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うえれば (uereba)if you plant |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うえますれば (uemasureba)if you plant (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 | うえたら (uetara)if you plant |
| Polite conditional, tara | うえましたら (uemashitara)if you plant |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うえられる (uerareru)can plant |
| Polite potential | うえられます (ueraremasu)can plant |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うえよう (ueyou)let's plant! |
| Polite volitional | うえましょう (uemashou)let's plant! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うえたい (uetai)want to plant |
| Polite desire, tai | うえたいです (uetaidesu)want to plant |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うえられる (uerareru)be planted |
| Polite passive | うえられます (ueraremasu)be planted |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うえさせる (uesaseru)make or let someone plant |
| Polite causative | うえさせます (uesasemasu)make or let someone plant |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うえさせられる (uesaserareru)be made to plant |
| Polite causative-passive | うえさせられます (uesaseraremasu)be made to plant |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うえるな (ueruna)do not plant! |
| Polite negative request | うえないでください (uenaidekudasai)please do not plant |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うえます (uemasu)plant |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うえません (uemasen)do not plant |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うえました (uemashita)planted |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うえませんでした (uemasendeshita)did not plant |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うえてください (uetekudasai)please plant |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うえないでください (uenaidekudasai)please do not plant |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うえましょう (uemashou)let's plant! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うえてもいい (uetemoii)may plant |
| Polite permission | うえてもいいです (uetemoiidesu)may plant |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うえてはいけない (uetehaikenai)must not plant |
| Polite prohibition | うえてはいけません (uetehaikemasen)must not plant |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うえなさい (uenasai)plant (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うえてみる (uetemiru)try to plant |
| Polite try doing | うえてみます (uetemimasu)try to plant |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うえてしまう (ueteshimau)plant completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うえてしまいます (ueteshimaimasu)plant completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うえておく (ueteoku)plant in advance |
| Polite preparation | うえておきます (ueteokimasu)plant in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うえたことがある (uetakotogaaru)have the experience of: planted |
| Polite past experience | うえたことがあります (uetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: planted |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うえると (ueruto)whenever you plant |
| Polite automatic result | うえますと (uemasuto)whenever you plant |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うえるなら (uerunara)if you mean to plant |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うえるだろう (uerudarou)probably plant |
| Polite probability | うえるでしょう (uerudeshou)probably plant |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うえろ (uero)plant! |
| Polite request | うえてください (uetekudasai)please plant |
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