Japanese reference
現れる
あらわれる
to appear
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 | あらわれる (arawareru)appear |
| Polite, masu | あらわれます (arawaremasu)appear |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あらわれない (arawarenai)do not appear |
| Polite negative | あらわれません (arawaremasen)do not appear |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あらわれた (arawareta)appeared |
| Polite past | あらわれました (arawaremashita)appeared |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あらわれなかった (arawarenakatta)did not appear |
| Polite past negative | あらわれませんでした (arawaremasendeshita)did not appear |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あらわれて (arawarete)appearing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あらわれまして (arawaremashite)appearing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あらわれている (arawareteiru)have appeared |
| Polite te-iru | あらわれています (arawareteimasu)have appeared |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あらわれれば (arawarereba)if you appear |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あらわれますれば (arawaremasureba)if you appear (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 | あらわれたら (arawaretara)if you appear |
| Polite conditional, tara | あらわれましたら (arawaremashitara)if you appear |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あらわれられる (arawarerareru)can appear |
| Polite potential | あらわれられます (arawareraremasu)can appear |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あらわれよう (arawareyou)let's appear! |
| Polite volitional | あらわれましょう (arawaremashou)let's appear! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あらわれたい (arawaretai)want to appear |
| Polite desire, tai | あらわれたいです (arawaretaidesu)want to appear |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あらわれられる (arawarerareru)be affected when someone appears |
| Polite passive | あらわれられます (arawareraremasu)be affected when someone appears |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あらわれさせる (arawaresaseru)make or let someone appear |
| Polite causative | あらわれさせます (arawaresasemasu)make or let someone appear |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あらわれさせられる (arawaresaserareru)be made to appear |
| Polite causative-passive | あらわれさせられます (arawaresaseraremasu)be made to appear |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あらわれるな (arawareruna)do not appear! |
| Polite negative request | あらわれないでください (arawarenaidekudasai)please do not appear |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あらわれます (arawaremasu)appear |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あらわれません (arawaremasen)do not appear |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あらわれました (arawaremashita)appeared |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あらわれませんでした (arawaremasendeshita)did not appear |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あらわれてください (arawaretekudasai)please appear |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あらわれないでください (arawarenaidekudasai)please do not appear |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あらわれましょう (arawaremashou)let's appear! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あらわれてもいい (arawaretemoii)may appear |
| Polite permission | あらわれてもいいです (arawaretemoiidesu)may appear |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あらわれてはいけない (arawaretehaikenai)must not appear |
| Polite prohibition | あらわれてはいけません (arawaretehaikemasen)must not appear |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あらわれなさい (arawarenasai)appear (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あらわれてみる (arawaretemiru)try to appear |
| Polite try doing | あらわれてみます (arawaretemimasu)try to appear |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あらわれてしまう (arawareteshimau)appear completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あらわれてしまいます (arawareteshimaimasu)appear completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あらわれておく (arawareteoku)appear in advance |
| Polite preparation | あらわれておきます (arawareteokimasu)appear in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あらわれたことがある (arawaretakotogaaru)have the experience of: appeared |
| Polite past experience | あらわれたことがあります (arawaretakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: appeared |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あらわれると (arawareruto)whenever you appear |
| Polite automatic result | あらわれますと (arawaremasuto)whenever you appear |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あらわれるなら (arawarerunara)if you mean to appear |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あらわれるだろう (arawarerudarou)probably appear |
| Polite probability | あらわれるでしょう (arawarerudeshou)probably appear |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あらわれろ (arawarero)appear! |
| Polite request | あらわれてください (arawaretekudasai)please appear |
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