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片付ける
かたづける
to tidy up
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 | かたづける (katazukeru)tidy up |
| Polite, masu | かたづけます (katazukemasu)tidy up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | かたづけない (katazukenai)do not tidy up |
| Polite negative | かたづけません (katazukemasen)do not tidy up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | かたづけた (katazuketa)tidied up |
| Polite past | かたづけました (katazukemashita)tidied up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | かたづけなかった (katazukenakatta)did not tidy up |
| Polite past negative | かたづけませんでした (katazukemasendeshita)did not tidy up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | かたづけて (katazukete)tidying up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | かたづけまして (katazukemashite)tidying up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | かたづけている (katazuketeiru)be tidying up |
| Polite te-iru | かたづけています (katazuketeimasu)be tidying up |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | かたづければ (katazukereba)if you tidy up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | かたづけますれば (katazukemasureba)if you tidy up (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 | かたづけたら (katazuketara)if you tidy up |
| Polite conditional, tara | かたづけましたら (katazukemashitara)if you tidy up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | かたづけられる (katazukerareru)can tidy up |
| Polite potential | かたづけられます (katazukeraremasu)can tidy up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | かたづけよう (katazukeyou)let's tidy up! |
| Polite volitional | かたづけましょう (katazukemashou)let's tidy up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | かたづけたい (katazuketai)want to tidy up |
| Polite desire, tai | かたづけたいです (katazuketaidesu)want to tidy up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | かたづけられる (katazukerareru)be affected when someone tidies up |
| Polite passive | かたづけられます (katazukeraremasu)be affected when someone tidies up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | かたづけさせる (katazukesaseru)make or let someone tidy up |
| Polite causative | かたづけさせます (katazukesasemasu)make or let someone tidy up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | かたづけさせられる (katazukesaserareru)be made to tidy up |
| Polite causative-passive | かたづけさせられます (katazukesaseraremasu)be made to tidy up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | かたづけるな (katazukeruna)do not tidy up! |
| Polite negative request | かたづけないでください (katazukenaidekudasai)please do not tidy up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | かたづけます (katazukemasu)tidy up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | かたづけません (katazukemasen)do not tidy up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | かたづけました (katazukemashita)tidied up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | かたづけませんでした (katazukemasendeshita)did not tidy up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | かたづけてください (katazuketekudasai)please tidy up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | かたづけないでください (katazukenaidekudasai)please do not tidy up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | かたづけましょう (katazukemashou)let's tidy up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | かたづけてもいい (katazuketemoii)may tidy up |
| Polite permission | かたづけてもいいです (katazuketemoiidesu)may tidy up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | かたづけてはいけない (katazuketehaikenai)must not tidy up |
| Polite prohibition | かたづけてはいけません (katazuketehaikemasen)must not tidy up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | かたづけなさい (katazukenasai)tidy up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | かたづけてみる (katazuketemiru)try to tidy up |
| Polite try doing | かたづけてみます (katazuketemimasu)try to tidy up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | かたづけてしまう (katazuketeshimau)tidy up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | かたづけてしまいます (katazuketeshimaimasu)tidy up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | かたづけておく (katazuketeoku)tidy up in advance |
| Polite preparation | かたづけておきます (katazuketeokimasu)tidy up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | かたづけたことがある (katazuketakotogaaru)have the experience of: tidied up |
| Polite past experience | かたづけたことがあります (katazuketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: tidied up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | かたづけると (katazukeruto)whenever you tidy up |
| Polite automatic result | かたづけますと (katazukemasuto)whenever you tidy up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | かたづけるなら (katazukerunara)if you mean to tidy up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | かたづけるだろう (katazukerudarou)probably tidy up |
| Polite probability | かたづけるでしょう (katazukerudeshou)probably tidy up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | かたづけろ (katazukero)tidy up! |
| Polite request | かたづけてください (katazuketekudasai)please tidy up |
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