Japanese reference
溜まる
たまる
to accumulate
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 | たまる (tamaru)something accumulates |
| Polite, masu | たまります (tamarimasu)something accumulates |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | たまらない (tamaranai)something does not accumulate |
| Polite negative | たまりません (tamarimasen)something does not accumulate |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | たまった (tamatta)something accumulated |
| Polite past | たまりました (tamarimashita)something accumulated |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | たまらなかった (tamaranakatta)something did not accumulate |
| Polite past negative | たまりませんでした (tamarimasendeshita)something did not accumulate |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | たまって (tamatte)accumulating (and then) |
| Polite te-form | たまりまして (tamarimashite)accumulating (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | たまっている (tamatteiru)something is accumulating |
| Polite te-iru | たまっています (tamatteimasu)something is accumulating |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | たまれば (tamareba)if something accumulates |
| Rare literary polite conditional | たまりますれば (tamarimasureba)if something accumulates (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 | たまったら (tamattara)if something accumulates |
| Polite conditional, tara | たまりましたら (tamarimashitara)if something accumulates |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | たまらせる (tamaraseru)cause something to accumulate |
| Polite causative | たまらせます (tamarasemasu)cause something to accumulate |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | たまります (tamarimasu)something accumulates |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | たまりません (tamarimasen)something does not accumulate |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | たまりました (tamarimashita)something accumulated |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | たまりませんでした (tamarimasendeshita)something did not accumulate |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | たまってしまう (tamatteshimau)something accumulates completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | たまってしまいます (tamatteshimaimasu)something accumulates completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | たまったことがある (tamattakotogaaru)have the experience of: something accumulated |
| Polite past experience | たまったことがあります (tamattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something accumulated |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | たまると (tamaruto)whenever you something accumulates |
| Polite automatic result | たまりますと (tamarimasuto)whenever you something accumulates |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | たまるなら (tamarunara)if you mean to something accumulates |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | たまるだろう (tamarudarou)probably something accumulates |
| Polite probability | たまるでしょう (tamarudeshou)probably something accumulates |
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