Japanese reference
焼く
やく
to grill, bake, roast
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 | やく (yaku)grill |
| Polite, masu | やきます (yakimasu)grill |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | やかない (yakanai)do not grill |
| Polite negative | やきません (yakimasen)do not grill |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | やいた (yaita)grilled |
| Polite past | やきました (yakimashita)grilled |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | やかなかった (yakanakatta)did not grill |
| Polite past negative | やきませんでした (yakimasendeshita)did not grill |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | やいて (yaite)grilling (and then) |
| Polite te-form | やきまして (yakimashite)grilling (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | やいている (yaiteiru)be grilling |
| Polite te-iru | やいています (yaiteimasu)be grilling |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | やけば (yakeba)if you grill |
| Rare literary polite conditional | やきますれば (yakimasureba)if you grill (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 | やいたら (yaitara)if you grill |
| Polite conditional, tara | やきましたら (yakimashitara)if you grill |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | やける (yakeru)can grill |
| Polite potential | やけます (yakemasu)can grill |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | やこう (yakou)let's grill! |
| Polite volitional | やきましょう (yakimashou)let's grill! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | やきたい (yakitai)want to grill |
| Polite desire, tai | やきたいです (yakitaidesu)want to grill |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | やかれる (yakareru)be grilled |
| Polite passive | やかれます (yakaremasu)be grilled |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | やかせる (yakaseru)make or let someone grill |
| Polite causative | やかせます (yakasemasu)make or let someone grill |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | やかせられる (yakaserareru)be made to grill |
| Polite causative-passive | やかせられます (yakaseraremasu)be made to grill |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | やくな (yakuna)do not grill! |
| Polite negative request | やかないでください (yakanaidekudasai)please do not grill |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | やきます (yakimasu)grill |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | やきません (yakimasen)do not grill |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | やきました (yakimashita)grilled |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | やきませんでした (yakimasendeshita)did not grill |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | やいてください (yaitekudasai)please grill |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | やかないでください (yakanaidekudasai)please do not grill |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | やきましょう (yakimashou)let's grill! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | やいてもいい (yaitemoii)may grill |
| Polite permission | やいてもいいです (yaitemoiidesu)may grill |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | やいてはいけない (yaitehaikenai)must not grill |
| Polite prohibition | やいてはいけません (yaitehaikemasen)must not grill |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | やきなさい (yakinasai)grill (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | やいてみる (yaitemiru)try to grill |
| Polite try doing | やいてみます (yaitemimasu)try to grill |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | やいてしまう (yaiteshimau)grill completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | やいてしまいます (yaiteshimaimasu)grill completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | やいておく (yaiteoku)grill in advance |
| Polite preparation | やいておきます (yaiteokimasu)grill in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | やいたことがある (yaitakotogaaru)have the experience of: grilled |
| Polite past experience | やいたことがあります (yaitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: grilled |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | やくと (yakuto)whenever you grill |
| Polite automatic result | やきますと (yakimasuto)whenever you grill |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | やくなら (yakunara)if you mean to grill |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | やくだろう (yakudarou)probably grill |
| Polite probability | やくでしょう (yakudeshou)probably grill |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | やけ (yake)grill! |
| Polite request | やいてください (yaitekudasai)please grill |
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