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けんとうする
to consider
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 | けんとうする (kentousuru)consider |
| Polite, masu | けんとうします (kentoushimasu)consider |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | けんとうしない (kentoushinai)do not consider |
| Polite negative | けんとうしません (kentoushimasen)do not consider |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | けんとうした (kentoushita)considered |
| Polite past | けんとうしました (kentoushimashita)considered |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | けんとうしなかった (kentoushinakatta)did not consider |
| Polite past negative | けんとうしませんでした (kentoushimasendeshita)did not consider |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | けんとうして (kentoushite)considering (and then) |
| Polite te-form | けんとうしまして (kentoushimashite)considering (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | けんとうしている (kentoushiteiru)be considering |
| Polite te-iru | けんとうしています (kentoushiteimasu)be considering |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | けんとうすれば (kentousureba)if you consider |
| Rare literary polite conditional | けんとうしますれば (kentoushimasureba)if you consider (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 | けんとうしたら (kentoushitara)if you consider |
| Polite conditional, tara | けんとうしましたら (kentoushimashitara)if you consider |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | けんとうできる (kentoudekiru)can consider |
| Polite potential | けんとうできます (kentoudekimasu)can consider |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | けんとうしよう (kentoushiyou)let's consider! |
| Polite volitional | けんとうしましょう (kentoushimashou)let's consider! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | けんとうしたい (kentoushitai)want to consider |
| Polite desire, tai | けんとうしたいです (kentoushitaidesu)want to consider |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | けんとうされる (kentousareru)be affected when someone considers |
| Polite passive | けんとうされます (kentousaremasu)be affected when someone considers |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | けんとうさせる (kentousaseru)make or let someone consider |
| Polite causative | けんとうさせます (kentousasemasu)make or let someone consider |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | けんとうさせられる (kentousaserareru)be made to consider |
| Polite causative-passive | けんとうさせられます (kentousaseraremasu)be made to consider |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | けんとうするな (kentousuruna)do not consider! |
| Polite negative request | けんとうしないでください (kentoushinaidekudasai)please do not consider |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | けんとうします (kentoushimasu)consider |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | けんとうしません (kentoushimasen)do not consider |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | けんとうしました (kentoushimashita)considered |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | けんとうしませんでした (kentoushimasendeshita)did not consider |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | けんとうしてください (kentoushitekudasai)please consider |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | けんとうしないでください (kentoushinaidekudasai)please do not consider |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | けんとうしましょう (kentoushimashou)let's consider! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | けんとうしてもいい (kentoushitemoii)may consider |
| Polite permission | けんとうしてもいいです (kentoushitemoiidesu)may consider |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | けんとうしてはいけない (kentoushitehaikenai)must not consider |
| Polite prohibition | けんとうしてはいけません (kentoushitehaikemasen)must not consider |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | けんとうしなさい (kentoushinasai)consider (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | けんとうしてみる (kentoushitemiru)try to consider |
| Polite try doing | けんとうしてみます (kentoushitemimasu)try to consider |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | けんとうしてしまう (kentoushiteshimau)consider completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | けんとうしてしまいます (kentoushiteshimaimasu)consider completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | けんとうしておく (kentoushiteoku)consider in advance |
| Polite preparation | けんとうしておきます (kentoushiteokimasu)consider in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | けんとうしたことがある (kentoushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: considered |
| Polite past experience | けんとうしたことがあります (kentoushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: considered |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | けんとうすると (kentousuruto)whenever you consider |
| Polite automatic result | けんとうしますと (kentoushimasuto)whenever you consider |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | けんとうするなら (kentousurunara)if you mean to consider |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | けんとうするだろう (kentousurudarou)probably consider |
| Polite probability | けんとうするでしょう (kentousurudeshou)probably consider |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | けんとうしろ (kentoushiro)consider! |
| Polite request | けんとうしてください (kentoushitekudasai)please consider |
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