Japanese reference
浮かぶ
うかぶ
to float; to come to mind
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 | うかぶ (ukabu)float |
| Polite, masu | うかびます (ukabimasu)float |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うかばない (ukabanai)do not float |
| Polite negative | うかびません (ukabimasen)do not float |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うかんだ (ukanda)floated |
| Polite past | うかびました (ukabimashita)floated |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うかばなかった (ukabanakatta)did not float |
| Polite past negative | うかびませんでした (ukabimasendeshita)did not float |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うかんで (ukande)floating (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うかびまして (ukabimashite)floating (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うかんでいる (ukandeiru)be floating |
| Polite te-iru | うかんでいます (ukandeimasu)be floating |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うかべば (ukabeba)if you float |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うかびますれば (ukabimasureba)if you float (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 | うかんだら (ukandara)if you float |
| Polite conditional, tara | うかびましたら (ukabimashitara)if you float |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うかべる (ukaberu)can float |
| Polite potential | うかべます (ukabemasu)can float |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うかぼう (ukabou)let's float! |
| Polite volitional | うかびましょう (ukabimashou)let's float! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うかびたい (ukabitai)want to float |
| Polite desire, tai | うかびたいです (ukabitaidesu)want to float |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うかばれる (ukabareru)be affected when someone floats |
| Polite passive | うかばれます (ukabaremasu)be affected when someone floats |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うかばせる (ukabaseru)make or let someone float |
| Polite causative | うかばせます (ukabasemasu)make or let someone float |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うかばせられる (ukabaserareru)be made to float |
| Polite causative-passive | うかばせられます (ukabaseraremasu)be made to float |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うかぶな (ukabuna)do not float! |
| Polite negative request | うかばないでください (ukabanaidekudasai)please do not float |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うかびます (ukabimasu)float |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うかびません (ukabimasen)do not float |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うかびました (ukabimashita)floated |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うかびませんでした (ukabimasendeshita)did not float |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うかんでください (ukandekudasai)please float |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うかばないでください (ukabanaidekudasai)please do not float |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うかびましょう (ukabimashou)let's float! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うかんでもいい (ukandemoii)may float |
| Polite permission | うかんでもいいです (ukandemoiidesu)may float |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うかんではいけない (ukandehaikenai)must not float |
| Polite prohibition | うかんではいけません (ukandehaikemasen)must not float |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うかびなさい (ukabinasai)float (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うかんでみる (ukandemiru)try to float |
| Polite try doing | うかんでみます (ukandemimasu)try to float |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うかんでしまう (ukandeshimau)float completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うかんでしまいます (ukandeshimaimasu)float completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うかんでおく (ukandeoku)float in advance |
| Polite preparation | うかんでおきます (ukandeokimasu)float in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うかんだことがある (ukandakotogaaru)have the experience of: floated |
| Polite past experience | うかんだことがあります (ukandakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: floated |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うかぶと (ukabuto)whenever you float |
| Polite automatic result | うかびますと (ukabimasuto)whenever you float |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うかぶなら (ukabunara)if you mean to float |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うかぶだろう (ukabudarou)probably float |
| Polite probability | うかぶでしょう (ukabudeshou)probably float |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うかべ (ukabe)float! |
| Polite request | うかんでください (ukandekudasai)please float |
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