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決める
きめる
to decide
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 | きめる (kimeru)decide |
| Polite, masu | きめます (kimemasu)decide |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | きめない (kimenai)do not decide |
| Polite negative | きめません (kimemasen)do not decide |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | きめた (kimeta)decided |
| Polite past | きめました (kimemashita)decided |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | きめなかった (kimenakatta)did not decide |
| Polite past negative | きめませんでした (kimemasendeshita)did not decide |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | きめて (kimete)deciding (and then) |
| Polite te-form | きめまして (kimemashite)deciding (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | きめている (kimeteiru)be deciding |
| Polite te-iru | きめています (kimeteimasu)be deciding |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | きめれば (kimereba)if you decide |
| Rare literary polite conditional | きめますれば (kimemasureba)if you decide (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 | きめたら (kimetara)if you decide |
| Polite conditional, tara | きめましたら (kimemashitara)if you decide |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | きめられる (kimerareru)can decide |
| Polite potential | きめられます (kimeraremasu)can decide |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | きめよう (kimeyou)let's decide! |
| Polite volitional | きめましょう (kimemashou)let's decide! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | きめたい (kimetai)want to decide |
| Polite desire, tai | きめたいです (kimetaidesu)want to decide |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | きめられる (kimerareru)be decided |
| Polite passive | きめられます (kimeraremasu)be decided |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | きめさせる (kimesaseru)make or let someone decide |
| Polite causative | きめさせます (kimesasemasu)make or let someone decide |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | きめさせられる (kimesaserareru)be made to decide |
| Polite causative-passive | きめさせられます (kimesaseraremasu)be made to decide |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | きめるな (kimeruna)do not decide! |
| Polite negative request | きめないでください (kimenaidekudasai)please do not decide |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | きめます (kimemasu)decide |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | きめません (kimemasen)do not decide |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | きめました (kimemashita)decided |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | きめませんでした (kimemasendeshita)did not decide |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | きめてください (kimetekudasai)please decide |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | きめないでください (kimenaidekudasai)please do not decide |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | きめましょう (kimemashou)let's decide! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | きめてもいい (kimetemoii)may decide |
| Polite permission | きめてもいいです (kimetemoiidesu)may decide |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | きめてはいけない (kimetehaikenai)must not decide |
| Polite prohibition | きめてはいけません (kimetehaikemasen)must not decide |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | きめなさい (kimenasai)decide (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | きめてみる (kimetemiru)try to decide |
| Polite try doing | きめてみます (kimetemimasu)try to decide |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | きめてしまう (kimeteshimau)decide completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | きめてしまいます (kimeteshimaimasu)decide completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | きめておく (kimeteoku)decide in advance |
| Polite preparation | きめておきます (kimeteokimasu)decide in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | きめたことがある (kimetakotogaaru)have the experience of: decided |
| Polite past experience | きめたことがあります (kimetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: decided |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | きめると (kimeruto)whenever you decide |
| Polite automatic result | きめますと (kimemasuto)whenever you decide |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | きめるなら (kimerunara)if you mean to decide |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | きめるだろう (kimerudarou)probably decide |
| Polite probability | きめるでしょう (kimerudeshou)probably decide |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | きめろ (kimero)decide! |
| Polite request | きめてください (kimetekudasai)please decide |
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