Japanese reference

生かす

いかす

to make use of; to keep alive

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

生かす: Non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Dictionary form	いかす (ikasu)make use of
Polite, masu	いかします (ikashimasu)make use of

Negative

生かす: Negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Negative, nai	いかさない (ikasanai)do not make use of
Polite negative	いかしません (ikashimasen)do not make use of

Past

生かす: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past, ta	いかした (ikashita)made use of
Polite past	いかしました (ikashimashita)made use of

Past negative

生かす: Past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past negative	いかさなかった (ikasanakatta)did not make use of
Polite past negative	いかしませんでした (ikashimasendeshita)did not make use of

Linking

Te form

生かす: Te form
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-form	いかして (ikashite)making use of (and then)
Polite te-form	いかしまして (ikashimashite)making use of (and then)

Te iru

生かす: Te iru
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state	いかしている (ikashiteiru)be making use of
Polite te-iru	いかしています (ikashiteimasu)be making use of

Conditional, ba

生かす: Conditional, ba
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, ba	いかせば (ikaseba)if you make use of
Rare literary polite conditional	いかしますれば (ikashimasureba)if you make use of (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite

Conditional, tara

生かす: Conditional, tara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, tara	いかしたら (ikashitara)if you make use of
Polite conditional, tara	いかしましたら (ikashimashitara)if you make use of

Mood

Potential

生かす: Potential
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Potential	いかせる (ikaseru)can make use of
Polite potential	いかせます (ikasemasu)can make use of

Volitional

生かす: Volitional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Volitional	いかそう (ikasou)let's make use of!
Polite volitional	いかしましょう (ikashimashou)let's make use of!

Desire, tai

生かす: Desire, tai
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Desire, tai	いかしたい (ikashitai)want to make use of
Polite desire, tai	いかしたいです (ikashitaidesu)want to make use of

Voice

Passive

生かす: Passive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Passive	いかされる (ikasareru)be affected when someone makes use of
Polite passive	いかされます (ikasaremasu)be affected when someone makes use of

Causative

生かす: Causative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Causative	いかさせる (ikasaseru)make or let someone make use of
Polite causative	いかさせます (ikasasemasu)make or let someone make use of

Causative passive

生かす: Causative passive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Causative-passive	いかさせられる (ikasaserareru)be made to make use of
Polite causative-passive	いかさせられます (ikasaseraremasu)be made to make use of

Commands

Negative imperative

生かす: Negative imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Negative imperative	いかすな (ikasuna)do not make use of!
Polite negative request	いかさないでください (ikasanaidekudasai)please do not make use of

Polite

Polite non past

生かす: Polite non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite non-past form	いかします (ikashimasu)make use of

Polite negative

生かす: Polite negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite negative form	いかしません (ikashimasen)do not make use of

Polite past

生かす: Polite past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past form	いかしました (ikashimashita)made use of

Polite past negative

生かす: Polite past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past negative form	いかしませんでした (ikashimasendeshita)did not make use of

Requests

Request with kudasai

生かす: Request with kudasai
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Request with kudasai	いかしてください (ikashitekudasai)please make use of

Negative request

生かす: Negative request
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Request not to act	いかさないでください (ikasanaidekudasai)please do not make use of

Invitation with mashou

生かす: Invitation with mashou
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Invitation with mashou	いかしましょう (ikashimashou)let's make use of!

Permission

生かす: Permission
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Permission	いかしてもいい (ikashitemoii)may make use of
Polite permission	いかしてもいいです (ikashitemoiidesu)may make use of

Not allowed

生かす: Not allowed
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Not allowed	いかしてはいけない (ikashitehaikenai)must not make use of
Polite prohibition	いかしてはいけません (ikashitehaikemasen)must not make use of

Instruction with nasai

生かす: Instruction with nasai
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Instruction with nasai	いかしなさい (ikashinasai)make use of (instruction)

Aspect

Try doing

生かす: Try doing
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Try doing	いかしてみる (ikashitemiru)try to make use of
Polite try doing	いかしてみます (ikashitemimasu)try to make use of

Completion or regret

生かす: Completion or regret
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Completion or regret	いかしてしまう (ikashiteshimau)make use of completely or regrettably
Polite completion or regret	いかしてしまいます (ikashiteshimaimasu)make use of completely or regrettably

Preparation

生かす: Preparation
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Preparation	いかしておく (ikashiteoku)make use of in advance
Polite preparation	いかしておきます (ikashiteokimasu)make use of in advance

Past experience

生かす: Past experience
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past experience	いかしたことがある (ikashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: made use of
Polite past experience	いかしたことがあります (ikashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: made use of

Conditions

Automatic result, to

生かす: Automatic result, to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Automatic result, to	いかすと (ikasuto)whenever you make use of
Polite automatic result	いかしますと (ikashimasuto)whenever you make use of

Given that, nara

生かす: Given that, nara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Given that, nara	いかすなら (ikasunara)if you mean to make use of

Probability

生かす: Probability
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Probability	いかすだろう (ikasudarou)probably make use of
Polite probability	いかすでしょう (ikasudeshou)probably make use of

Additional forms

Strong command

生かす: Strong command
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Imperative	いかせ (ikase)make use of!
Polite request	いかしてください (ikashitekudasai)please make use of

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