Japanese reference
留まる
とまる
to stay in place
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 | とまる (tomaru)stay in place |
| Polite, masu | とまります (tomarimasu)stay in place |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | とまらない (tomaranai)do not stay in place |
| Polite negative | とまりません (tomarimasen)do not stay in place |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | とまった (tomatta)stayed in place |
| Polite past | とまりました (tomarimashita)stayed in place |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | とまらなかった (tomaranakatta)did not stay in place |
| Polite past negative | とまりませんでした (tomarimasendeshita)did not stay in place |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | とまって (tomatte)staying in place (and then) |
| Polite te-form | とまりまして (tomarimashite)staying in place (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | とまっている (tomatteiru)be staying in place |
| Polite te-iru | とまっています (tomatteimasu)be staying in place |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | とまれば (tomareba)if you stay in place |
| Rare literary polite conditional | とまりますれば (tomarimasureba)if you stay in place (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 | とまったら (tomattara)if you stay in place |
| Polite conditional, tara | とまりましたら (tomarimashitara)if you stay in place |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | とまれる (tomareru)can stay in place |
| Polite potential | とまれます (tomaremasu)can stay in place |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | とまろう (tomarou)let's stay in place! |
| Polite volitional | とまりましょう (tomarimashou)let's stay in place! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | とまりたい (tomaritai)want to stay in place |
| Polite desire, tai | とまりたいです (tomaritaidesu)want to stay in place |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | とまられる (tomarareru)be affected when someone stays in place |
| Polite passive | とまられます (tomararemasu)be affected when someone stays in place |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | とまらせる (tomaraseru)make or let someone stay in place |
| Polite causative | とまらせます (tomarasemasu)make or let someone stay in place |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | とまらせられる (tomaraserareru)be made to stay in place |
| Polite causative-passive | とまらせられます (tomaraseraremasu)be made to stay in place |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | とまるな (tomaruna)do not stay in place! |
| Polite negative request | とまらないでください (tomaranaidekudasai)please do not stay in place |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | とまります (tomarimasu)stay in place |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | とまりません (tomarimasen)do not stay in place |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | とまりました (tomarimashita)stayed in place |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | とまりませんでした (tomarimasendeshita)did not stay in place |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | とまってください (tomattekudasai)please stay in place |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | とまらないでください (tomaranaidekudasai)please do not stay in place |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | とまりましょう (tomarimashou)let's stay in place! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | とまってもいい (tomattemoii)may stay in place |
| Polite permission | とまってもいいです (tomattemoiidesu)may stay in place |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | とまってはいけない (tomattehaikenai)must not stay in place |
| Polite prohibition | とまってはいけません (tomattehaikemasen)must not stay in place |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | とまりなさい (tomarinasai)stay in place (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | とまってみる (tomattemiru)try to stay in place |
| Polite try doing | とまってみます (tomattemimasu)try to stay in place |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | とまってしまう (tomatteshimau)stay in place completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | とまってしまいます (tomatteshimaimasu)stay in place completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | とまっておく (tomatteoku)stay in place in advance |
| Polite preparation | とまっておきます (tomatteokimasu)stay in place in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | とまったことがある (tomattakotogaaru)have the experience of: stayed in place |
| Polite past experience | とまったことがあります (tomattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: stayed in place |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | とまると (tomaruto)whenever you stay in place |
| Polite automatic result | とまりますと (tomarimasuto)whenever you stay in place |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | とまるなら (tomarunara)if you mean to stay in place |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | とまるだろう (tomarudarou)probably stay in place |
| Polite probability | とまるでしょう (tomarudeshou)probably stay in place |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | とまれ (tomare)stay in place! |
| Polite request | とまってください (tomattekudasai)please stay in place |
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