Japanese reference
盛る
もる
to serve up, heap on a plate
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 | もる (moru)serve up |
| Polite, masu | もります (morimasu)serve up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | もらない (moranai)do not serve up |
| Polite negative | もりません (morimasen)do not serve up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | もった (motta)served up |
| Polite past | もりました (morimashita)served up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | もらなかった (moranakatta)did not serve up |
| Polite past negative | もりませんでした (morimasendeshita)did not serve up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | もって (motte)serving up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | もりまして (morimashite)serving up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | もっている (motteiru)be serving up |
| Polite te-iru | もっています (motteimasu)be serving up |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | もれば (moreba)if you serve up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | もりますれば (morimasureba)if you serve up (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 | もったら (mottara)if you serve up |
| Polite conditional, tara | もりましたら (morimashitara)if you serve up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | もれる (moreru)can serve up |
| Polite potential | もれます (moremasu)can serve up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | もろう (morou)let's serve up! |
| Polite volitional | もりましょう (morimashou)let's serve up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | もりたい (moritai)want to serve up |
| Polite desire, tai | もりたいです (moritaidesu)want to serve up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | もられる (morareru)be affected when someone serves up |
| Polite passive | もられます (moraremasu)be affected when someone serves up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | もらせる (moraseru)make or let someone serve up |
| Polite causative | もらせます (morasemasu)make or let someone serve up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | もらせられる (moraserareru)be made to serve up |
| Polite causative-passive | もらせられます (moraseraremasu)be made to serve up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | もるな (moruna)do not serve up! |
| Polite negative request | もらないでください (moranaidekudasai)please do not serve up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | もります (morimasu)serve up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | もりません (morimasen)do not serve up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | もりました (morimashita)served up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | もりませんでした (morimasendeshita)did not serve up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | もってください (mottekudasai)please serve up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | もらないでください (moranaidekudasai)please do not serve up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | もりましょう (morimashou)let's serve up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | もってもいい (mottemoii)may serve up |
| Polite permission | もってもいいです (mottemoiidesu)may serve up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | もってはいけない (mottehaikenai)must not serve up |
| Polite prohibition | もってはいけません (mottehaikemasen)must not serve up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | もりなさい (morinasai)serve up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | もってみる (mottemiru)try to serve up |
| Polite try doing | もってみます (mottemimasu)try to serve up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | もってしまう (motteshimau)serve up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | もってしまいます (motteshimaimasu)serve up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | もっておく (motteoku)serve up in advance |
| Polite preparation | もっておきます (motteokimasu)serve up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | もったことがある (mottakotogaaru)have the experience of: served up |
| Polite past experience | もったことがあります (mottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: served up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | もると (moruto)whenever you serve up |
| Polite automatic result | もりますと (morimasuto)whenever you serve up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | もるなら (morunara)if you mean to serve up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | もるだろう (morudarou)probably serve up |
| Polite probability | もるでしょう (morudeshou)probably serve up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | もれ (more)serve up! |
| Polite request | もってください (mottekudasai)please serve up |
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