Japanese reference
破壊する
はかいする
to destroy
Irregular · 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 | はかいする (hakaisuru)destroy |
| Polite, masu | はかいします (hakaishimasu)destroy |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | はかいしない (hakaishinai)do not destroy |
| Polite negative | はかいしません (hakaishimasen)do not destroy |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | はかいした (hakaishita)destroyed |
| Polite past | はかいしました (hakaishimashita)destroyed |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | はかいしなかった (hakaishinakatta)did not destroy |
| Polite past negative | はかいしませんでした (hakaishimasendeshita)did not destroy |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | はかいして (hakaishite)destroying (and then) |
| Polite te-form | はかいしまして (hakaishimashite)destroying (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | はかいしている (hakaishiteiru)be destroying |
| Polite te-iru | はかいしています (hakaishiteimasu)be destroying |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | はかいすれば (hakaisureba)if you destroy |
| Rare literary polite conditional | はかいしますれば (hakaishimasureba)if you destroy (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 | はかいしたら (hakaishitara)if you destroy |
| Polite conditional, tara | はかいしましたら (hakaishimashitara)if you destroy |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | はかいできる (hakaidekiru)can destroy |
| Polite potential | はかいできます (hakaidekimasu)can destroy |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | はかいしよう (hakaishiyou)let's destroy! |
| Polite volitional | はかいしましょう (hakaishimashou)let's destroy! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | はかいしたい (hakaishitai)want to destroy |
| Polite desire, tai | はかいしたいです (hakaishitaidesu)want to destroy |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | はかいされる (hakaisareru)be destroyed |
| Polite passive | はかいされます (hakaisaremasu)be destroyed |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | はかいさせる (hakaisaseru)make or let someone destroy |
| Polite causative | はかいさせます (hakaisasemasu)make or let someone destroy |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | はかいさせられる (hakaisaserareru)be made to destroy |
| Polite causative-passive | はかいさせられます (hakaisaseraremasu)be made to destroy |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | はかいするな (hakaisuruna)do not destroy! |
| Polite negative request | はかいしないでください (hakaishinaidekudasai)please do not destroy |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | はかいします (hakaishimasu)destroy |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | はかいしません (hakaishimasen)do not destroy |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | はかいしました (hakaishimashita)destroyed |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | はかいしませんでした (hakaishimasendeshita)did not destroy |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | はかいしてください (hakaishitekudasai)please destroy |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | はかいしないでください (hakaishinaidekudasai)please do not destroy |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | はかいしましょう (hakaishimashou)let's destroy! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | はかいしてもいい (hakaishitemoii)may destroy |
| Polite permission | はかいしてもいいです (hakaishitemoiidesu)may destroy |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | はかいしてはいけない (hakaishitehaikenai)must not destroy |
| Polite prohibition | はかいしてはいけません (hakaishitehaikemasen)must not destroy |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | はかいしなさい (hakaishinasai)destroy (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | はかいしてみる (hakaishitemiru)try to destroy |
| Polite try doing | はかいしてみます (hakaishitemimasu)try to destroy |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | はかいしてしまう (hakaishiteshimau)destroy completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | はかいしてしまいます (hakaishiteshimaimasu)destroy completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | はかいしておく (hakaishiteoku)destroy in advance |
| Polite preparation | はかいしておきます (hakaishiteokimasu)destroy in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | はかいしたことがある (hakaishitakotogaaru)have the experience of: destroyed |
| Polite past experience | はかいしたことがあります (hakaishitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: destroyed |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | はかいすると (hakaisuruto)whenever you destroy |
| Polite automatic result | はかいしますと (hakaishimasuto)whenever you destroy |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | はかいするなら (hakaisurunara)if you mean to destroy |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | はかいするだろう (hakaisurudarou)probably destroy |
| Polite probability | はかいするでしょう (hakaisurudeshou)probably destroy |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | はかいしろ (hakaishiro)destroy! |
| Polite request | はかいしてください (hakaishitekudasai)please destroy |
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