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目立つ
めだつ
to stand out
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 | めだつ (medatsu)stand out |
| Polite, masu | めだちます (medachimasu)stand out |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | めだたない (medatanai)do not stand out |
| Polite negative | めだちません (medachimasen)do not stand out |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | めだった (medatta)stood out |
| Polite past | めだちました (medachimashita)stood out |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | めだたなかった (medatanakatta)did not stand out |
| Polite past negative | めだちませんでした (medachimasendeshita)did not stand out |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | めだって (medatte)standing out (and then) |
| Polite te-form | めだちまして (medachimashite)standing out (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | めだっている (medatteiru)be standing out |
| Polite te-iru | めだっています (medatteimasu)be standing out |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | めだてば (medateba)if you stand out |
| Rare literary polite conditional | めだちますれば (medachimasureba)if you stand out (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 | めだったら (medattara)if you stand out |
| Polite conditional, tara | めだちましたら (medachimashitara)if you stand out |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | めだてる (medateru)can stand out |
| Polite potential | めだてます (medatemasu)can stand out |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | めだとう (medatou)let's stand out! |
| Polite volitional | めだちましょう (medachimashou)let's stand out! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | めだちたい (medachitai)want to stand out |
| Polite desire, tai | めだちたいです (medachitaidesu)want to stand out |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | めだたれる (medatareru)be affected when someone stands out |
| Polite passive | めだたれます (medataremasu)be affected when someone stands out |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | めだたせる (medataseru)make or let someone stand out |
| Polite causative | めだたせます (medatasemasu)make or let someone stand out |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | めだたせられる (medataserareru)be made to stand out |
| Polite causative-passive | めだたせられます (medataseraremasu)be made to stand out |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | めだつな (medatsuna)do not stand out! |
| Polite negative request | めだたないでください (medatanaidekudasai)please do not stand out |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | めだちます (medachimasu)stand out |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | めだちません (medachimasen)do not stand out |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | めだちました (medachimashita)stood out |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | めだちませんでした (medachimasendeshita)did not stand out |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | めだってください (medattekudasai)please stand out |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | めだたないでください (medatanaidekudasai)please do not stand out |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | めだちましょう (medachimashou)let's stand out! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | めだってもいい (medattemoii)may stand out |
| Polite permission | めだってもいいです (medattemoiidesu)may stand out |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | めだってはいけない (medattehaikenai)must not stand out |
| Polite prohibition | めだってはいけません (medattehaikemasen)must not stand out |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | めだちなさい (medachinasai)stand out (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | めだってみる (medattemiru)try to stand out |
| Polite try doing | めだってみます (medattemimasu)try to stand out |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | めだってしまう (medatteshimau)stand out completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | めだってしまいます (medatteshimaimasu)stand out completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | めだっておく (medatteoku)stand out in advance |
| Polite preparation | めだっておきます (medatteokimasu)stand out in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | めだったことがある (medattakotogaaru)have the experience of: stood out |
| Polite past experience | めだったことがあります (medattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: stood out |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | めだつと (medatsuto)whenever you stand out |
| Polite automatic result | めだちますと (medachimasuto)whenever you stand out |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | めだつなら (medatsunara)if you mean to stand out |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | めだつだろう (medatsudarou)probably stand out |
| Polite probability | めだつでしょう (medatsudeshou)probably stand out |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | めだて (medate)stand out! |
| Polite request | めだってください (medattekudasai)please stand out |
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