Japanese reference
生きる
いきる
to live; to be 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
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | いきる (ikiru)live |
| Polite, masu | いきます (ikimasu)live |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | いきない (ikinai)do not live |
| Polite negative | いきません (ikimasen)do not live |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | いきた (ikita)lived |
| Polite past | いきました (ikimashita)lived |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | いきなかった (ikinakatta)did not live |
| Polite past negative | いきませんでした (ikimasendeshita)did not live |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | いきて (ikite)living (and then) |
| Polite te-form | いきまして (ikimashite)living (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | いきている (ikiteiru)be alive |
| Polite te-iru | いきています (ikiteimasu)be alive |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | いきれば (ikireba)if you live |
| Rare literary polite conditional | いきますれば (ikimasureba)if you live (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 | いきたら (ikitara)if you live |
| Polite conditional, tara | いきましたら (ikimashitara)if you live |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | いきられる (ikirareru)can live |
| Polite potential | いきられます (ikiraremasu)can live |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | いきよう (ikiyou)let's live! |
| Polite volitional | いきましょう (ikimashou)let's live! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | いきたい (ikitai)want to live |
| Polite desire, tai | いきたいです (ikitaidesu)want to live |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | いきられる (ikirareru)be affected when someone lives |
| Polite passive | いきられます (ikiraremasu)be affected when someone lives |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | いきさせる (ikisaseru)make or let someone live |
| Polite causative | いきさせます (ikisasemasu)make or let someone live |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | いきさせられる (ikisaserareru)be made to live |
| Polite causative-passive | いきさせられます (ikisaseraremasu)be made to live |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | いきるな (ikiruna)do not live! |
| Polite negative request | いきないでください (ikinaidekudasai)please do not live |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | いきます (ikimasu)live |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | いきません (ikimasen)do not live |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | いきました (ikimashita)lived |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | いきませんでした (ikimasendeshita)did not live |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | いきてください (ikitekudasai)please live |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | いきないでください (ikinaidekudasai)please do not live |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | いきましょう (ikimashou)let's live! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | いきてもいい (ikitemoii)may live |
| Polite permission | いきてもいいです (ikitemoiidesu)may live |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | いきてはいけない (ikitehaikenai)must not live |
| Polite prohibition | いきてはいけません (ikitehaikemasen)must not live |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | いきなさい (ikinasai)live (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | いきてみる (ikitemiru)try to live |
| Polite try doing | いきてみます (ikitemimasu)try to live |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | いきてしまう (ikiteshimau)live completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | いきてしまいます (ikiteshimaimasu)live completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | いきておく (ikiteoku)live in advance |
| Polite preparation | いきておきます (ikiteokimasu)live in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | いきたことがある (ikitakotogaaru)have the experience of: lived |
| Polite past experience | いきたことがあります (ikitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: lived |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | いきると (ikiruto)whenever you live |
| Polite automatic result | いきますと (ikimasuto)whenever you live |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | いきるなら (ikirunara)if you mean to live |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | いきるだろう (ikirudarou)probably live |
| Polite probability | いきるでしょう (ikirudeshou)probably live |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | いきろ (ikiro)live! |
| Polite request | いきてください (ikitekudasai)please live |
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