Japanese reference
止める
とめる
to stop (something)
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 | とめる (tomeru)stop (something) |
| Polite, masu | とめます (tomemasu)stop (something) |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | とめない (tomenai)do not stop (something) |
| Polite negative | とめません (tomemasen)do not stop (something) |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | とめた (tometa)stopped (something) |
| Polite past | とめました (tomemashita)stopped (something) |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | とめなかった (tomenakatta)did not stop (something) |
| Polite past negative | とめませんでした (tomemasendeshita)did not stop (something) |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | とめて (tomete)stopping (something) (and then) |
| Polite te-form | とめまして (tomemashite)stopping (something) (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | とめている (tometeiru)be stopping (something) |
| Polite te-iru | とめています (tometeimasu)be stopping (something) |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | とめれば (tomereba)if you stop (something) |
| Rare literary polite conditional | とめますれば (tomemasureba)if you stop (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 | とめたら (tometara)if you stop (something) |
| Polite conditional, tara | とめましたら (tomemashitara)if you stop (something) |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | とめられる (tomerareru)can stop (something) |
| Polite potential | とめられます (tomeraremasu)can stop (something) |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | とめよう (tomeyou)let's stop (something)! |
| Polite volitional | とめましょう (tomemashou)let's stop (something)! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | とめたい (tometai)want to stop (something) |
| Polite desire, tai | とめたいです (tometaidesu)want to stop (something) |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | とめられる (tomerareru)be affected when someone stops (something) |
| Polite passive | とめられます (tomeraremasu)be affected when someone stops (something) |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | とめさせる (tomesaseru)make or let someone stop (something) |
| Polite causative | とめさせます (tomesasemasu)make or let someone stop (something) |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | とめさせられる (tomesaserareru)be made to stop (something) |
| Polite causative-passive | とめさせられます (tomesaseraremasu)be made to stop (something) |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | とめるな (tomeruna)do not stop (something)! |
| Polite negative request | とめないでください (tomenaidekudasai)please do not stop (something) |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | とめます (tomemasu)stop (something) |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | とめません (tomemasen)do not stop (something) |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | とめました (tomemashita)stopped (something) |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | とめませんでした (tomemasendeshita)did not stop (something) |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | とめてください (tometekudasai)please stop (something) |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | とめないでください (tomenaidekudasai)please do not stop (something) |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | とめましょう (tomemashou)let's stop (something)! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | とめてもいい (tometemoii)may stop (something) |
| Polite permission | とめてもいいです (tometemoiidesu)may stop (something) |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | とめてはいけない (tometehaikenai)must not stop (something) |
| Polite prohibition | とめてはいけません (tometehaikemasen)must not stop (something) |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | とめなさい (tomenasai)stop (something) (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | とめてみる (tometemiru)try to stop (something) |
| Polite try doing | とめてみます (tometemimasu)try to stop (something) |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | とめてしまう (tometeshimau)stop (something) completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | とめてしまいます (tometeshimaimasu)stop (something) completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | とめておく (tometeoku)stop (something) in advance |
| Polite preparation | とめておきます (tometeokimasu)stop (something) in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | とめたことがある (tometakotogaaru)have the experience of: stopped (something) |
| Polite past experience | とめたことがあります (tometakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: stopped (something) |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | とめると (tomeruto)whenever you stop (something) |
| Polite automatic result | とめますと (tomemasuto)whenever you stop (something) |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | とめるなら (tomerunara)if you mean to stop (something) |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | とめるだろう (tomerudarou)probably stop (something) |
| Polite probability | とめるでしょう (tomerudeshou)probably stop (something) |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | とめろ (tomero)stop (something)! |
| Polite request | とめてください (tometekudasai)please stop (something) |
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