Japanese reference
気に入る
きにいる
to take a liking to
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 | きにいる (kiniiru)take a liking to something |
| Polite, masu | きにいります (kiniirimasu)take a liking to something |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | きにいらない (kiniiranai)do not take a liking to something |
| Polite negative | きにいりません (kiniirimasen)do not take a liking to something |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | きにいった (kiniitta)took a liking to something |
| Polite past | きにいりました (kiniirimashita)took a liking to something |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | きにいらなかった (kiniiranakatta)did not take a liking to something |
| Polite past negative | きにいりませんでした (kiniirimasendeshita)did not take a liking to something |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | きにいって (kiniitte)taking a liking to something (and then) |
| Polite te-form | きにいりまして (kiniirimashite)taking a liking to something (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | きにいっている (kiniitteiru)like something |
| Polite te-iru | きにいっています (kiniitteimasu)like something |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | きにいれば (kiniireba)if you take a liking to something |
| Rare literary polite conditional | きにいりますれば (kiniirimasureba)if you take a liking to 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 | きにいったら (kiniittara)if you take a liking to something |
| Polite conditional, tara | きにいりましたら (kiniirimashitara)if you take a liking to something |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | きにいれる (kiniireru)can take a liking to something |
| Polite potential | きにいれます (kiniiremasu)can take a liking to something |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | きにいろう (kiniirou)let's take a liking to something! |
| Polite volitional | きにいりましょう (kiniirimashou)let's take a liking to something! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | きにいりたい (kiniiritai)want to take a liking to something |
| Polite desire, tai | きにいりたいです (kiniiritaidesu)want to take a liking to something |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | きにいられる (kiniirareru)be affected when someone takes a liking to something |
| Polite passive | きにいられます (kiniiraremasu)be affected when someone takes a liking to something |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | きにいらせる (kiniiraseru)make or let someone take a liking to something |
| Polite causative | きにいらせます (kiniirasemasu)make or let someone take a liking to something |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | きにいらせられる (kiniiraserareru)be made to take a liking to something |
| Polite causative-passive | きにいらせられます (kiniiraseraremasu)be made to take a liking to something |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | きにいるな (kiniiruna)do not take a liking to something! |
| Polite negative request | きにいらないでください (kiniiranaidekudasai)please do not take a liking to something |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | きにいります (kiniirimasu)take a liking to something |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | きにいりません (kiniirimasen)do not take a liking to something |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | きにいりました (kiniirimashita)took a liking to something |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | きにいりませんでした (kiniirimasendeshita)did not take a liking to something |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | きにいってください (kiniittekudasai)please take a liking to something |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | きにいらないでください (kiniiranaidekudasai)please do not take a liking to something |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | きにいりましょう (kiniirimashou)let's take a liking to something! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | きにいってもいい (kiniittemoii)may take a liking to something |
| Polite permission | きにいってもいいです (kiniittemoiidesu)may take a liking to something |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | きにいってはいけない (kiniittehaikenai)must not take a liking to something |
| Polite prohibition | きにいってはいけません (kiniittehaikemasen)must not take a liking to something |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | きにいりなさい (kiniirinasai)take a liking to something (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | きにいってみる (kiniittemiru)try to take a liking to something |
| Polite try doing | きにいってみます (kiniittemimasu)try to take a liking to something |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | きにいってしまう (kiniitteshimau)take a liking to something completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | きにいってしまいます (kiniitteshimaimasu)take a liking to something completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | きにいっておく (kiniitteoku)take a liking to something in advance |
| Polite preparation | きにいっておきます (kiniitteokimasu)take a liking to something in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | きにいったことがある (kiniittakotogaaru)have the experience of: took a liking to something |
| Polite past experience | きにいったことがあります (kiniittakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: took a liking to something |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | きにいると (kiniiruto)whenever you take a liking to something |
| Polite automatic result | きにいりますと (kiniirimasuto)whenever you take a liking to something |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | きにいるなら (kiniirunara)if you mean to take a liking to something |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | きにいるだろう (kiniirudarou)probably take a liking to something |
| Polite probability | きにいるでしょう (kiniirudeshou)probably take a liking to something |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | きにいれ (kiniire)take a liking to something! |
| Polite request | きにいってください (kiniittekudasai)please take a liking to something |
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