Japanese reference
溶ける
とける
to melt, dissolve
Regular · 26 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 | とける (tokeru)something melts |
| Polite, masu | とけます (tokemasu)something melts |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | とけない (tokenai)something does not melt |
| Polite negative | とけません (tokemasen)something does not melt |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | とけた (toketa)something melted |
| Polite past | とけました (tokemashita)something melted |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | とけなかった (tokenakatta)something did not melt |
| Polite past negative | とけませんでした (tokemasendeshita)something did not melt |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | とけて (tokete)melting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | とけまして (tokemashite)melting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | とけている (toketeiru)something is melted |
| Polite te-iru | とけています (toketeimasu)something is melted |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | とければ (tokereba)if something melts |
| Rare literary polite conditional | とけますれば (tokemasureba)if something melts (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 | とけたら (toketara)if something melts |
| Polite conditional, tara | とけましたら (tokemashitara)if something melts |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | とけさせる (tokesaseru)cause something to melt |
| Polite causative | とけさせます (tokesasemasu)cause something to melt |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | とけるな (tokeruna)do not melt! |
| Polite negative request | とけないでください (tokenaidekudasai)please do not melt |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | とけます (tokemasu)something melts |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | とけません (tokemasen)something does not melt |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | とけました (tokemashita)something melted |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | とけませんでした (tokemasendeshita)something did not melt |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | とけてください (toketekudasai)please melt |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | とけないでください (tokenaidekudasai)please do not melt |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | とけてもいい (toketemoii)may something melts |
| Polite permission | とけてもいいです (toketemoiidesu)may something melts |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | とけてはいけない (toketehaikenai)must not something melts |
| Polite prohibition | とけてはいけません (toketehaikemasen)must not something melts |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | とけなさい (tokenasai)something melts (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | とけてみる (toketemiru)try to something melts |
| Polite try doing | とけてみます (toketemimasu)try to something melts |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | とけてしまう (toketeshimau)something melts completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | とけてしまいます (toketeshimaimasu)something melts completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | とけておく (toketeoku)something melts in advance |
| Polite preparation | とけておきます (toketeokimasu)something melts in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | とけたことがある (toketakotogaaru)have the experience of: something melted |
| Polite past experience | とけたことがあります (toketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something melted |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | とけると (tokeruto)whenever you something melts |
| Polite automatic result | とけますと (tokemasuto)whenever you something melts |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | とけるなら (tokerunara)if you mean to something melts |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | とけるだろう (tokerudarou)probably something melts |
| Polite probability | とけるでしょう (tokerudeshou)probably something melts |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | とけろ (tokero)melt! |
| Polite request | とけてください (toketekudasai)please melt |
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