Japanese reference
流れる
ながれる
to flow
Regular · 18 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 | ながれる (nagareru)something flows |
| Polite, masu | ながれます (nagaremasu)something flows |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ながれない (nagarenai)something does not flow |
| Polite negative | ながれません (nagaremasen)something does not flow |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ながれた (nagareta)something flowed |
| Polite past | ながれました (nagaremashita)something flowed |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ながれなかった (nagarenakatta)something did not flow |
| Polite past negative | ながれませんでした (nagaremasendeshita)something did not flow |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ながれて (nagarete)flowing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ながれまして (nagaremashite)flowing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ながれている (nagareteiru)something is flowing |
| Polite te-iru | ながれています (nagareteimasu)something is flowing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ながれれば (nagarereba)if something flows |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ながれますれば (nagaremasureba)if something flows (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 | ながれたら (nagaretara)if something flows |
| Polite conditional, tara | ながれましたら (nagaremashitara)if something flows |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ながれさせる (nagaresaseru)cause something to flow |
| Polite causative | ながれさせます (nagaresasemasu)cause something to flow |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ながれます (nagaremasu)something flows |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ながれません (nagaremasen)something does not flow |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ながれました (nagaremashita)something flowed |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ながれませんでした (nagaremasendeshita)something did not flow |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ながれてしまう (nagareteshimau)something flows completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ながれてしまいます (nagareteshimaimasu)something flows completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ながれたことがある (nagaretakotogaaru)have the experience of: something flowed |
| Polite past experience | ながれたことがあります (nagaretakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something flowed |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ながれると (nagareruto)whenever you something flows |
| Polite automatic result | ながれますと (nagaremasuto)whenever you something flows |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ながれるなら (nagarerunara)if you mean to something flows |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ながれるだろう (nagarerudarou)probably something flows |
| Polite probability | ながれるでしょう (nagarerudeshou)probably something flows |
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