Japanese reference
準備する
じゅんびする
to prepare; to get ready; to make arrangements
Irregular · 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 | じゅんびする (junbisuru)prepare |
| Polite, masu | じゅんびします (junbishimasu)prepare |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | じゅんびしない (junbishinai)do not prepare |
| Polite negative | じゅんびしません (junbishimasen)do not prepare |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | じゅんびした (junbishita)prepared |
| Polite past | じゅんびしました (junbishimashita)prepared |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | じゅんびしなかった (junbishinakatta)did not prepare |
| Polite past negative | じゅんびしませんでした (junbishimasendeshita)did not prepare |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | じゅんびして (junbishite)preparing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | じゅんびしまして (junbishimashite)preparing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | じゅんびしている (junbishiteiru)be preparing |
| Polite te-iru | じゅんびしています (junbishiteimasu)be preparing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | じゅんびすれば (junbisureba)if you prepare |
| Rare literary polite conditional | じゅんびしますれば (junbishimasureba)if you prepare (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 | じゅんびしたら (junbishitara)if you prepare |
| Polite conditional, tara | じゅんびしましたら (junbishimashitara)if you prepare |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | じゅんびできる (junbidekiru)can prepare |
| Polite potential | じゅんびできます (junbidekimasu)can prepare |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | じゅんびしよう (junbishiyou)let's prepare! |
| Polite volitional | じゅんびしましょう (junbishimashou)let's prepare! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | じゅんびしたい (junbishitai)want to prepare |
| Polite desire, tai | じゅんびしたいです (junbishitaidesu)want to prepare |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | じゅんびされる (junbisareru)be affected when someone prepares |
| Polite passive | じゅんびされます (junbisaremasu)be affected when someone prepares |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | じゅんびさせる (junbisaseru)make or let someone prepare |
| Polite causative | じゅんびさせます (junbisasemasu)make or let someone prepare |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | じゅんびさせられる (junbisaserareru)be made to prepare |
| Polite causative-passive | じゅんびさせられます (junbisaseraremasu)be made to prepare |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | じゅんびするな (junbisuruna)do not prepare! |
| Polite negative request | じゅんびしないでください (junbishinaidekudasai)please do not prepare |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | じゅんびします (junbishimasu)prepare |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | じゅんびしません (junbishimasen)do not prepare |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | じゅんびしました (junbishimashita)prepared |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | じゅんびしませんでした (junbishimasendeshita)did not prepare |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | じゅんびしてください (junbishitekudasai)please prepare |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | じゅんびしないでください (junbishinaidekudasai)please do not prepare |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | じゅんびしましょう (junbishimashou)let's prepare! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | じゅんびしてもいい (junbishitemoii)may prepare |
| Polite permission | じゅんびしてもいいです (junbishitemoiidesu)may prepare |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | じゅんびしてはいけない (junbishitehaikenai)must not prepare |
| Polite prohibition | じゅんびしてはいけません (junbishitehaikemasen)must not prepare |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | じゅんびしなさい (junbishinasai)prepare (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | じゅんびしてみる (junbishitemiru)try to prepare |
| Polite try doing | じゅんびしてみます (junbishitemimasu)try to prepare |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | じゅんびしてしまう (junbishiteshimau)prepare completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | じゅんびしてしまいます (junbishiteshimaimasu)prepare completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | じゅんびしておく (junbishiteoku)prepare in advance |
| Polite preparation | じゅんびしておきます (junbishiteokimasu)prepare in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | じゅんびしたことがある (junbishitakotogaaru)have the experience of: prepared |
| Polite past experience | じゅんびしたことがあります (junbishitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: prepared |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | じゅんびすると (junbisuruto)whenever you prepare |
| Polite automatic result | じゅんびしますと (junbishimasuto)whenever you prepare |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | じゅんびするなら (junbisurunara)if you mean to prepare |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | じゅんびするだろう (junbisurudarou)probably prepare |
| Polite probability | じゅんびするでしょう (junbisurudeshou)probably prepare |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | じゅんびしろ (junbishiro)prepare! |
| Polite request | じゅんびしてください (junbishitekudasai)please prepare |
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