Japanese reference
炒める
いためる
to stir fry, sauté
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 | いためる (itameru)stir fry |
| Polite, masu | いためます (itamemasu)stir fry |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | いためない (itamenai)do not stir fry |
| Polite negative | いためません (itamemasen)do not stir fry |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | いためた (itameta)stir fried |
| Polite past | いためました (itamemashita)stir fried |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | いためなかった (itamenakatta)did not stir fry |
| Polite past negative | いためませんでした (itamemasendeshita)did not stir fry |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | いためて (itamete)stir frying (and then) |
| Polite te-form | いためまして (itamemashite)stir frying (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | いためている (itameteiru)be stir frying |
| Polite te-iru | いためています (itameteimasu)be stir frying |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | いためれば (itamereba)if you stir fry |
| Rare literary polite conditional | いためますれば (itamemasureba)if you stir fry (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 | いためたら (itametara)if you stir fry |
| Polite conditional, tara | いためましたら (itamemashitara)if you stir fry |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | いためられる (itamerareru)can stir fry |
| Polite potential | いためられます (itameraremasu)can stir fry |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | いためよう (itameyou)let's stir fry! |
| Polite volitional | いためましょう (itamemashou)let's stir fry! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | いためたい (itametai)want to stir fry |
| Polite desire, tai | いためたいです (itametaidesu)want to stir fry |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | いためられる (itamerareru)be affected when someone stir fries |
| Polite passive | いためられます (itameraremasu)be affected when someone stir fries |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | いためさせる (itamesaseru)make or let someone stir fry |
| Polite causative | いためさせます (itamesasemasu)make or let someone stir fry |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | いためさせられる (itamesaserareru)be made to stir fry |
| Polite causative-passive | いためさせられます (itamesaseraremasu)be made to stir fry |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | いためるな (itameruna)do not stir fry! |
| Polite negative request | いためないでください (itamenaidekudasai)please do not stir fry |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | いためます (itamemasu)stir fry |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | いためません (itamemasen)do not stir fry |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | いためました (itamemashita)stir fried |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | いためませんでした (itamemasendeshita)did not stir fry |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | いためてください (itametekudasai)please stir fry |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | いためないでください (itamenaidekudasai)please do not stir fry |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | いためましょう (itamemashou)let's stir fry! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | いためてもいい (itametemoii)may stir fry |
| Polite permission | いためてもいいです (itametemoiidesu)may stir fry |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | いためてはいけない (itametehaikenai)must not stir fry |
| Polite prohibition | いためてはいけません (itametehaikemasen)must not stir fry |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | いためなさい (itamenasai)stir fry (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | いためてみる (itametemiru)try to stir fry |
| Polite try doing | いためてみます (itametemimasu)try to stir fry |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | いためてしまう (itameteshimau)stir fry completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | いためてしまいます (itameteshimaimasu)stir fry completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | いためておく (itameteoku)stir fry in advance |
| Polite preparation | いためておきます (itameteokimasu)stir fry in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | いためたことがある (itametakotogaaru)have the experience of: stir fried |
| Polite past experience | いためたことがあります (itametakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: stir fried |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | いためると (itameruto)whenever you stir fry |
| Polite automatic result | いためますと (itamemasuto)whenever you stir fry |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | いためるなら (itamerunara)if you mean to stir fry |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | いためるだろう (itamerudarou)probably stir fry |
| Polite probability | いためるでしょう (itamerudeshou)probably stir fry |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | いためろ (itamero)stir fry! |
| Polite request | いためてください (itametekudasai)please stir fry |
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