Japanese reference
消える
きえる
to disappear; to go out
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 | きえる (kieru)something disappears |
| Polite, masu | きえます (kiemasu)something disappears |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | きえない (kienai)something does not disappear |
| Polite negative | きえません (kiemasen)something does not disappear |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | きえた (kieta)something disappeared |
| Polite past | きえました (kiemashita)something disappeared |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | きえなかった (kienakatta)something did not disappear |
| Polite past negative | きえませんでした (kiemasendeshita)something did not disappear |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | きえて (kiete)disappearing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | きえまして (kiemashite)disappearing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | きえている (kieteiru)something has disappeared |
| Polite te-iru | きえています (kieteimasu)something has disappeared |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | きえれば (kiereba)if something disappears |
| Rare literary polite conditional | きえますれば (kiemasureba)if something disappears (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 | きえたら (kietara)if something disappears |
| Polite conditional, tara | きえましたら (kiemashitara)if something disappears |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | きえさせる (kiesaseru)cause something to disappear |
| Polite causative | きえさせます (kiesasemasu)cause something to disappear |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | きえます (kiemasu)something disappears |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | きえません (kiemasen)something does not disappear |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | きえました (kiemashita)something disappeared |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | きえませんでした (kiemasendeshita)something did not disappear |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | きえてしまう (kieteshimau)something disappears completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | きえてしまいます (kieteshimaimasu)something disappears completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | きえたことがある (kietakotogaaru)have the experience of: something disappeared |
| Polite past experience | きえたことがあります (kietakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something disappeared |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | きえると (kieruto)whenever you something disappears |
| Polite automatic result | きえますと (kiemasuto)whenever you something disappears |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | きえるなら (kierunara)if you mean to something disappears |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | きえるだろう (kierudarou)probably something disappears |
| Polite probability | きえるでしょう (kierudeshou)probably something disappears |
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