Japanese reference
減らす
へらす
to reduce something
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 | へらす (herasu)reduce something |
| Polite, masu | へらします (herashimasu)reduce something |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | へらさない (herasanai)do not reduce something |
| Polite negative | へらしません (herashimasen)do not reduce something |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | へらした (herashita)reduced something |
| Polite past | へらしました (herashimashita)reduced something |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | へらさなかった (herasanakatta)did not reduce something |
| Polite past negative | へらしませんでした (herashimasendeshita)did not reduce something |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | へらして (herashite)reducing something (and then) |
| Polite te-form | へらしまして (herashimashite)reducing something (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | へらしている (herashiteiru)be reducing something |
| Polite te-iru | へらしています (herashiteimasu)be reducing something |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | へらせば (heraseba)if you reduce something |
| Rare literary polite conditional | へらしますれば (herashimasureba)if you reduce something (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 | へらしたら (herashitara)if you reduce something |
| Polite conditional, tara | へらしましたら (herashimashitara)if you reduce something |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | へらせる (heraseru)can reduce something |
| Polite potential | へらせます (herasemasu)can reduce something |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | へらそう (herasou)let's reduce something! |
| Polite volitional | へらしましょう (herashimashou)let's reduce something! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | へらしたい (herashitai)want to reduce something |
| Polite desire, tai | へらしたいです (herashitaidesu)want to reduce something |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | へらされる (herasareru)be affected when someone reduces something |
| Polite passive | へらされます (herasaremasu)be affected when someone reduces something |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | へらさせる (herasaseru)make or let someone reduce something |
| Polite causative | へらさせます (herasasemasu)make or let someone reduce something |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | へらさせられる (herasaserareru)be made to reduce something |
| Polite causative-passive | へらさせられます (herasaseraremasu)be made to reduce something |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | へらすな (herasuna)do not reduce something! |
| Polite negative request | へらさないでください (herasanaidekudasai)please do not reduce something |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | へらします (herashimasu)reduce something |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | へらしません (herashimasen)do not reduce something |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | へらしました (herashimashita)reduced something |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | へらしませんでした (herashimasendeshita)did not reduce something |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | へらしてください (herashitekudasai)please reduce something |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | へらさないでください (herasanaidekudasai)please do not reduce something |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | へらしましょう (herashimashou)let's reduce something! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | へらしてもいい (herashitemoii)may reduce something |
| Polite permission | へらしてもいいです (herashitemoiidesu)may reduce something |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | へらしてはいけない (herashitehaikenai)must not reduce something |
| Polite prohibition | へらしてはいけません (herashitehaikemasen)must not reduce something |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | へらしなさい (herashinasai)reduce something (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | へらしてみる (herashitemiru)try to reduce something |
| Polite try doing | へらしてみます (herashitemimasu)try to reduce something |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | へらしてしまう (herashiteshimau)reduce something completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | へらしてしまいます (herashiteshimaimasu)reduce something completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | へらしておく (herashiteoku)reduce something in advance |
| Polite preparation | へらしておきます (herashiteokimasu)reduce something in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | へらしたことがある (herashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: reduced something |
| Polite past experience | へらしたことがあります (herashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: reduced something |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | へらすと (herasuto)whenever you reduce something |
| Polite automatic result | へらしますと (herashimasuto)whenever you reduce something |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | へらすなら (herasunara)if you mean to reduce something |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | へらすだろう (herasudarou)probably reduce something |
| Polite probability | へらすでしょう (herasudeshou)probably reduce something |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | へらせ (herase)reduce something! |
| Polite request | へらしてください (herashitekudasai)please reduce something |
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