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検索する
けんさくする
to search (a database or the internet)
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 | けんさくする (kensakusuru)search for something |
| Polite, masu | けんさくします (kensakushimasu)search for something |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | けんさくしない (kensakushinai)do not search for something |
| Polite negative | けんさくしません (kensakushimasen)do not search for something |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | けんさくした (kensakushita)searched for something |
| Polite past | けんさくしました (kensakushimashita)searched for something |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | けんさくしなかった (kensakushinakatta)did not search for something |
| Polite past negative | けんさくしませんでした (kensakushimasendeshita)did not search for something |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | けんさくして (kensakushite)searching for something (and then) |
| Polite te-form | けんさくしまして (kensakushimashite)searching for something (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | けんさくしている (kensakushiteiru)be searching for something |
| Polite te-iru | けんさくしています (kensakushiteimasu)be searching for something |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | けんさくすれば (kensakusureba)if you search for something |
| Rare literary polite conditional | けんさくしますれば (kensakushimasureba)if you search for something (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 | けんさくしたら (kensakushitara)if you search for something |
| Polite conditional, tara | けんさくしましたら (kensakushimashitara)if you search for something |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | けんさくできる (kensakudekiru)can search for something |
| Polite potential | けんさくできます (kensakudekimasu)can search for something |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | けんさくしよう (kensakushiyou)let's search for something! |
| Polite volitional | けんさくしましょう (kensakushimashou)let's search for something! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | けんさくしたい (kensakushitai)want to search for something |
| Polite desire, tai | けんさくしたいです (kensakushitaidesu)want to search for something |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | けんさくされる (kensakusareru)be affected when someone searches for something |
| Polite passive | けんさくされます (kensakusaremasu)be affected when someone searches for something |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | けんさくさせる (kensakusaseru)make or let someone search for something |
| Polite causative | けんさくさせます (kensakusasemasu)make or let someone search for something |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | けんさくさせられる (kensakusaserareru)be made to search for something |
| Polite causative-passive | けんさくさせられます (kensakusaseraremasu)be made to search for something |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | けんさくするな (kensakusuruna)do not search for something! |
| Polite negative request | けんさくしないでください (kensakushinaidekudasai)please do not search for something |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | けんさくします (kensakushimasu)search for something |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | けんさくしません (kensakushimasen)do not search for something |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | けんさくしました (kensakushimashita)searched for something |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | けんさくしませんでした (kensakushimasendeshita)did not search for something |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | けんさくしてください (kensakushitekudasai)please search for something |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | けんさくしないでください (kensakushinaidekudasai)please do not search for something |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | けんさくしましょう (kensakushimashou)let's search for something! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | けんさくしてもいい (kensakushitemoii)may search for something |
| Polite permission | けんさくしてもいいです (kensakushitemoiidesu)may search for something |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | けんさくしてはいけない (kensakushitehaikenai)must not search for something |
| Polite prohibition | けんさくしてはいけません (kensakushitehaikemasen)must not search for something |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | けんさくしなさい (kensakushinasai)search for something (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | けんさくしてみる (kensakushitemiru)try to search for something |
| Polite try doing | けんさくしてみます (kensakushitemimasu)try to search for something |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | けんさくしてしまう (kensakushiteshimau)search for something completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | けんさくしてしまいます (kensakushiteshimaimasu)search for something completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | けんさくしておく (kensakushiteoku)search for something in advance |
| Polite preparation | けんさくしておきます (kensakushiteokimasu)search for something in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | けんさくしたことがある (kensakushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: searched for something |
| Polite past experience | けんさくしたことがあります (kensakushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: searched for something |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | けんさくすると (kensakusuruto)whenever you search for something |
| Polite automatic result | けんさくしますと (kensakushimasuto)whenever you search for something |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | けんさくするなら (kensakusurunara)if you mean to search for something |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | けんさくするだろう (kensakusurudarou)probably search for something |
| Polite probability | けんさくするでしょう (kensakusurudeshou)probably search for something |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | けんさくしろ (kensakushiro)search for something! |
| Polite request | けんさくしてください (kensakushitekudasai)please search for something |
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