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申し上げる
もうしあげる
to say (humble)
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 | もうしあげる (moushiageru)say |
| Polite, masu | もうしあげます (moushiagemasu)say |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | もうしあげない (moushiagenai)do not say |
| Polite negative | もうしあげません (moushiagemasen)do not say |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | もうしあげた (moushiageta)said |
| Polite past | もうしあげました (moushiagemashita)said |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | もうしあげなかった (moushiagenakatta)did not say |
| Polite past negative | もうしあげませんでした (moushiagemasendeshita)did not say |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | もうしあげて (moushiagete)saying (and then) |
| Polite te-form | もうしあげまして (moushiagemashite)saying (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | もうしあげている (moushiageteiru)be saying |
| Polite te-iru | もうしあげています (moushiageteimasu)be saying |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | もうしあげれば (moushiagereba)if you say |
| Rare literary polite conditional | もうしあげますれば (moushiagemasureba)if you say (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 | もうしあげたら (moushiagetara)if you say |
| Polite conditional, tara | もうしあげましたら (moushiagemashitara)if you say |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | もうしあげられる (moushiagerareru)can say |
| Polite potential | もうしあげられます (moushiageraremasu)can say |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | もうしあげよう (moushiageyou)let's say! |
| Polite volitional | もうしあげましょう (moushiagemashou)let's say! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | もうしあげたい (moushiagetai)want to say |
| Polite desire, tai | もうしあげたいです (moushiagetaidesu)want to say |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | もうしあげられる (moushiagerareru)be affected when someone says |
| Polite passive | もうしあげられます (moushiageraremasu)be affected when someone says |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | もうしあげさせる (moushiagesaseru)make or let someone say |
| Polite causative | もうしあげさせます (moushiagesasemasu)make or let someone say |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | もうしあげさせられる (moushiagesaserareru)be made to say |
| Polite causative-passive | もうしあげさせられます (moushiagesaseraremasu)be made to say |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | もうしあげるな (moushiageruna)do not say! |
| Polite negative request | もうしあげないでください (moushiagenaidekudasai)please do not say |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | もうしあげます (moushiagemasu)say |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | もうしあげません (moushiagemasen)do not say |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | もうしあげました (moushiagemashita)said |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | もうしあげませんでした (moushiagemasendeshita)did not say |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | もうしあげてください (moushiagetekudasai)please say |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | もうしあげないでください (moushiagenaidekudasai)please do not say |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | もうしあげましょう (moushiagemashou)let's say! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | もうしあげてもいい (moushiagetemoii)may say |
| Polite permission | もうしあげてもいいです (moushiagetemoiidesu)may say |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | もうしあげてはいけない (moushiagetehaikenai)must not say |
| Polite prohibition | もうしあげてはいけません (moushiagetehaikemasen)must not say |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | もうしあげなさい (moushiagenasai)say (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | もうしあげてみる (moushiagetemiru)try to say |
| Polite try doing | もうしあげてみます (moushiagetemimasu)try to say |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | もうしあげてしまう (moushiageteshimau)say completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | もうしあげてしまいます (moushiageteshimaimasu)say completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | もうしあげておく (moushiageteoku)say in advance |
| Polite preparation | もうしあげておきます (moushiageteokimasu)say in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | もうしあげたことがある (moushiagetakotogaaru)have the experience of: said |
| Polite past experience | もうしあげたことがあります (moushiagetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: said |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | もうしあげると (moushiageruto)whenever you say |
| Polite automatic result | もうしあげますと (moushiagemasuto)whenever you say |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | もうしあげるなら (moushiagerunara)if you mean to say |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | もうしあげるだろう (moushiagerudarou)probably say |
| Polite probability | もうしあげるでしょう (moushiagerudeshou)probably say |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | もうしあげろ (moushiagero)say! |
| Polite request | もうしあげてください (moushiagetekudasai)please say |
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