Japanese reference
着る
きる
to put on; to wear (shirts, jackets, dresses)
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 | きる (kiru)put on |
| Polite, masu | きます (kimasu)put on |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | きない (kinai)do not put on |
| Polite negative | きません (kimasen)do not put on |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | きた (kita)put on |
| Polite past | きました (kimashita)put on |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | きなかった (kinakatta)did not put on |
| Polite past negative | きませんでした (kimasendeshita)did not put on |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | きて (kite)putting on (and then) |
| Polite te-form | きまして (kimashite)putting on (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | きている (kiteiru)be wearing clothes |
| Polite te-iru | きています (kiteimasu)be wearing clothes |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | きれば (kireba)if you put on |
| Rare literary polite conditional | きますれば (kimasureba)if you put on (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 | きたら (kitara)if you put on |
| Polite conditional, tara | きましたら (kimashitara)if you put on |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | きられる (kirareru)can put on |
| Polite potential | きられます (kiraremasu)can put on |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | きよう (kiyou)let's put on! |
| Polite volitional | きましょう (kimashou)let's put on! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | きたい (kitai)want to put on |
| Polite desire, tai | きたいです (kitaidesu)want to put on |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | きられる (kirareru)be affected when someone puts on |
| Polite passive | きられます (kiraremasu)be affected when someone puts on |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | きさせる (kisaseru)make or let someone put on |
| Polite causative | きさせます (kisasemasu)make or let someone put on |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | きさせられる (kisaserareru)be made to put on |
| Polite causative-passive | きさせられます (kisaseraremasu)be made to put on |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | きるな (kiruna)do not put on! |
| Polite negative request | きないでください (kinaidekudasai)please do not put on |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | きます (kimasu)put on |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | きません (kimasen)do not put on |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | きました (kimashita)put on |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | きませんでした (kimasendeshita)did not put on |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | きてください (kitekudasai)please put on |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | きないでください (kinaidekudasai)please do not put on |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | きましょう (kimashou)let's put on! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | きてもいい (kitemoii)may put on |
| Polite permission | きてもいいです (kitemoiidesu)may put on |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | きてはいけない (kitehaikenai)must not put on |
| Polite prohibition | きてはいけません (kitehaikemasen)must not put on |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | きなさい (kinasai)put on (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | きてみる (kitemiru)try to put on |
| Polite try doing | きてみます (kitemimasu)try to put on |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | きてしまう (kiteshimau)put on completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | きてしまいます (kiteshimaimasu)put on completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | きておく (kiteoku)put on in advance |
| Polite preparation | きておきます (kiteokimasu)put on in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | きたことがある (kitakotogaaru)have the experience of: put on |
| Polite past experience | きたことがあります (kitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: put on |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | きると (kiruto)whenever you put on |
| Polite automatic result | きますと (kimasuto)whenever you put on |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | きるなら (kirunara)if you mean to put on |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | きるだろう (kirudarou)probably put on |
| Polite probability | きるでしょう (kirudeshou)probably put on |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | きろ (kiro)put on! |
| Polite request | きてください (kitekudasai)please put on |
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