Japanese reference
炊く
たく
to cook rice
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 | たく (taku)cook rice |
| Polite, masu | たきます (takimasu)cook rice |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | たかない (takanai)do not cook rice |
| Polite negative | たきません (takimasen)do not cook rice |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | たいた (taita)cooked rice |
| Polite past | たきました (takimashita)cooked rice |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | たかなかった (takanakatta)did not cook rice |
| Polite past negative | たきませんでした (takimasendeshita)did not cook rice |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | たいて (taite)cooking rice (and then) |
| Polite te-form | たきまして (takimashite)cooking rice (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | たいている (taiteiru)be cooking rice |
| Polite te-iru | たいています (taiteimasu)be cooking rice |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | たけば (takeba)if you cook rice |
| Rare literary polite conditional | たきますれば (takimasureba)if you cook rice (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 | たいたら (taitara)if you cook rice |
| Polite conditional, tara | たきましたら (takimashitara)if you cook rice |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | たける (takeru)can cook rice |
| Polite potential | たけます (takemasu)can cook rice |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | たこう (takou)let's cook rice! |
| Polite volitional | たきましょう (takimashou)let's cook rice! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | たきたい (takitai)want to cook rice |
| Polite desire, tai | たきたいです (takitaidesu)want to cook rice |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | たかれる (takareru)be affected when someone cooks rice |
| Polite passive | たかれます (takaremasu)be affected when someone cooks rice |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | たかせる (takaseru)make or let someone cook rice |
| Polite causative | たかせます (takasemasu)make or let someone cook rice |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | たかせられる (takaserareru)be made to cook rice |
| Polite causative-passive | たかせられます (takaseraremasu)be made to cook rice |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | たくな (takuna)do not cook rice! |
| Polite negative request | たかないでください (takanaidekudasai)please do not cook rice |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | たきます (takimasu)cook rice |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | たきません (takimasen)do not cook rice |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | たきました (takimashita)cooked rice |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | たきませんでした (takimasendeshita)did not cook rice |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | たいてください (taitekudasai)please cook rice |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | たかないでください (takanaidekudasai)please do not cook rice |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | たきましょう (takimashou)let's cook rice! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | たいてもいい (taitemoii)may cook rice |
| Polite permission | たいてもいいです (taitemoiidesu)may cook rice |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | たいてはいけない (taitehaikenai)must not cook rice |
| Polite prohibition | たいてはいけません (taitehaikemasen)must not cook rice |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | たきなさい (takinasai)cook rice (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | たいてみる (taitemiru)try to cook rice |
| Polite try doing | たいてみます (taitemimasu)try to cook rice |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | たいてしまう (taiteshimau)cook rice completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | たいてしまいます (taiteshimaimasu)cook rice completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | たいておく (taiteoku)cook rice in advance |
| Polite preparation | たいておきます (taiteokimasu)cook rice in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | たいたことがある (taitakotogaaru)have the experience of: cooked rice |
| Polite past experience | たいたことがあります (taitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: cooked rice |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | たくと (takuto)whenever you cook rice |
| Polite automatic result | たきますと (takimasuto)whenever you cook rice |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | たくなら (takunara)if you mean to cook rice |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | たくだろう (takudarou)probably cook rice |
| Polite probability | たくでしょう (takudeshou)probably cook rice |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | たけ (take)cook rice! |
| Polite request | たいてください (taitekudasai)please cook rice |
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