Japanese reference
注ぐ
そそぐ
to pour
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 | そそぐ (sosogu)pour |
| Polite, masu | そそぎます (sosogimasu)pour |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | そそがない (sosoganai)do not pour |
| Polite negative | そそぎません (sosogimasen)do not pour |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | そそいだ (sosoida)poured |
| Polite past | そそぎました (sosogimashita)poured |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | そそがなかった (sosoganakatta)did not pour |
| Polite past negative | そそぎませんでした (sosogimasendeshita)did not pour |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | そそいで (sosoide)pouring (and then) |
| Polite te-form | そそぎまして (sosogimashite)pouring (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | そそいでいる (sosoideiru)be pouring |
| Polite te-iru | そそいでいます (sosoideimasu)be pouring |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | そそげば (sosogeba)if you pour |
| Rare literary polite conditional | そそぎますれば (sosogimasureba)if you pour (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 | そそいだら (sosoidara)if you pour |
| Polite conditional, tara | そそぎましたら (sosogimashitara)if you pour |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | そそげる (sosogeru)can pour |
| Polite potential | そそげます (sosogemasu)can pour |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | そそごう (sosogou)let's pour! |
| Polite volitional | そそぎましょう (sosogimashou)let's pour! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | そそぎたい (sosogitai)want to pour |
| Polite desire, tai | そそぎたいです (sosogitaidesu)want to pour |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | そそがれる (sosogareru)be affected when someone pours |
| Polite passive | そそがれます (sosogaremasu)be affected when someone pours |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | そそがせる (sosogaseru)make or let someone pour |
| Polite causative | そそがせます (sosogasemasu)make or let someone pour |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | そそがせられる (sosogaserareru)be made to pour |
| Polite causative-passive | そそがせられます (sosogaseraremasu)be made to pour |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | そそぐな (sosoguna)do not pour! |
| Polite negative request | そそがないでください (sosoganaidekudasai)please do not pour |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | そそぎます (sosogimasu)pour |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | そそぎません (sosogimasen)do not pour |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | そそぎました (sosogimashita)poured |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | そそぎませんでした (sosogimasendeshita)did not pour |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | そそいでください (sosoidekudasai)please pour |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | そそがないでください (sosoganaidekudasai)please do not pour |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | そそぎましょう (sosogimashou)let's pour! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | そそいでもいい (sosoidemoii)may pour |
| Polite permission | そそいでもいいです (sosoidemoiidesu)may pour |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | そそいではいけない (sosoidehaikenai)must not pour |
| Polite prohibition | そそいではいけません (sosoidehaikemasen)must not pour |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | そそぎなさい (sosoginasai)pour (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | そそいでみる (sosoidemiru)try to pour |
| Polite try doing | そそいでみます (sosoidemimasu)try to pour |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | そそいでしまう (sosoideshimau)pour completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | そそいでしまいます (sosoideshimaimasu)pour completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | そそいでおく (sosoideoku)pour in advance |
| Polite preparation | そそいでおきます (sosoideokimasu)pour in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | そそいだことがある (sosoidakotogaaru)have the experience of: poured |
| Polite past experience | そそいだことがあります (sosoidakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: poured |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | そそぐと (sosoguto)whenever you pour |
| Polite automatic result | そそぎますと (sosogimasuto)whenever you pour |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | そそぐなら (sosogunara)if you mean to pour |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | そそぐだろう (sosogudarou)probably pour |
| Polite probability | そそぐでしょう (sosogudeshou)probably pour |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | そそげ (sosoge)pour! |
| Polite request | そそいでください (sosoidekudasai)please pour |
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