Japanese reference
沸かす
わかす
to boil water, heat up
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 | わかす (wakasu)boil water |
| Polite, masu | わかします (wakashimasu)boil water |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | わかさない (wakasanai)do not boil water |
| Polite negative | わかしません (wakashimasen)do not boil water |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | わかした (wakashita)boiled water |
| Polite past | わかしました (wakashimashita)boiled water |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | わかさなかった (wakasanakatta)did not boil water |
| Polite past negative | わかしませんでした (wakashimasendeshita)did not boil water |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | わかして (wakashite)boiling water (and then) |
| Polite te-form | わかしまして (wakashimashite)boiling water (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | わかしている (wakashiteiru)be boiling water |
| Polite te-iru | わかしています (wakashiteimasu)be boiling water |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | わかせば (wakaseba)if you boil water |
| Rare literary polite conditional | わかしますれば (wakashimasureba)if you boil water (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 | わかしたら (wakashitara)if you boil water |
| Polite conditional, tara | わかしましたら (wakashimashitara)if you boil water |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | わかせる (wakaseru)can boil water |
| Polite potential | わかせます (wakasemasu)can boil water |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | わかそう (wakasou)let's boil water! |
| Polite volitional | わかしましょう (wakashimashou)let's boil water! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | わかしたい (wakashitai)want to boil water |
| Polite desire, tai | わかしたいです (wakashitaidesu)want to boil water |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | わかされる (wakasareru)be affected when someone boils water |
| Polite passive | わかされます (wakasaremasu)be affected when someone boils water |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | わかさせる (wakasaseru)make or let someone boil water |
| Polite causative | わかさせます (wakasasemasu)make or let someone boil water |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | わかさせられる (wakasaserareru)be made to boil water |
| Polite causative-passive | わかさせられます (wakasaseraremasu)be made to boil water |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | わかすな (wakasuna)do not boil water! |
| Polite negative request | わかさないでください (wakasanaidekudasai)please do not boil water |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | わかします (wakashimasu)boil water |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | わかしません (wakashimasen)do not boil water |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | わかしました (wakashimashita)boiled water |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | わかしませんでした (wakashimasendeshita)did not boil water |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | わかしてください (wakashitekudasai)please boil water |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | わかさないでください (wakasanaidekudasai)please do not boil water |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | わかしましょう (wakashimashou)let's boil water! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | わかしてもいい (wakashitemoii)may boil water |
| Polite permission | わかしてもいいです (wakashitemoiidesu)may boil water |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | わかしてはいけない (wakashitehaikenai)must not boil water |
| Polite prohibition | わかしてはいけません (wakashitehaikemasen)must not boil water |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | わかしなさい (wakashinasai)boil water (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | わかしてみる (wakashitemiru)try to boil water |
| Polite try doing | わかしてみます (wakashitemimasu)try to boil water |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | わかしてしまう (wakashiteshimau)boil water completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | わかしてしまいます (wakashiteshimaimasu)boil water completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | わかしておく (wakashiteoku)boil water in advance |
| Polite preparation | わかしておきます (wakashiteokimasu)boil water in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | わかしたことがある (wakashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: boiled water |
| Polite past experience | わかしたことがあります (wakashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: boiled water |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | わかすと (wakasuto)whenever you boil water |
| Polite automatic result | わかしますと (wakashimasuto)whenever you boil water |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | わかすなら (wakasunara)if you mean to boil water |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | わかすだろう (wakasudarou)probably boil water |
| Polite probability | わかすでしょう (wakasudeshou)probably boil water |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | わかせ (wakase)boil water! |
| Polite request | わかしてください (wakashitekudasai)please boil water |
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