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確認する
かくにんする
to confirm; to check
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 | かくにんする (kakuninsuru)confirm |
| Polite, masu | かくにんします (kakuninshimasu)confirm |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | かくにんしない (kakuninshinai)do not confirm |
| Polite negative | かくにんしません (kakuninshimasen)do not confirm |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | かくにんした (kakuninshita)confirmed |
| Polite past | かくにんしました (kakuninshimashita)confirmed |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | かくにんしなかった (kakuninshinakatta)did not confirm |
| Polite past negative | かくにんしませんでした (kakuninshimasendeshita)did not confirm |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | かくにんして (kakuninshite)confirming (and then) |
| Polite te-form | かくにんしまして (kakuninshimashite)confirming (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | かくにんしている (kakuninshiteiru)be confirming |
| Polite te-iru | かくにんしています (kakuninshiteimasu)be confirming |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | かくにんすれば (kakuninsureba)if you confirm |
| Rare literary polite conditional | かくにんしますれば (kakuninshimasureba)if you confirm (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 | かくにんしたら (kakuninshitara)if you confirm |
| Polite conditional, tara | かくにんしましたら (kakuninshimashitara)if you confirm |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | かくにんできる (kakunindekiru)can confirm |
| Polite potential | かくにんできます (kakunindekimasu)can confirm |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | かくにんしよう (kakuninshiyou)let's confirm! |
| Polite volitional | かくにんしましょう (kakuninshimashou)let's confirm! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | かくにんしたい (kakuninshitai)want to confirm |
| Polite desire, tai | かくにんしたいです (kakuninshitaidesu)want to confirm |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | かくにんされる (kakuninsareru)be affected when someone confirms |
| Polite passive | かくにんされます (kakuninsaremasu)be affected when someone confirms |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | かくにんさせる (kakuninsaseru)make or let someone confirm |
| Polite causative | かくにんさせます (kakuninsasemasu)make or let someone confirm |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | かくにんさせられる (kakuninsaserareru)be made to confirm |
| Polite causative-passive | かくにんさせられます (kakuninsaseraremasu)be made to confirm |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | かくにんするな (kakuninsuruna)do not confirm! |
| Polite negative request | かくにんしないでください (kakuninshinaidekudasai)please do not confirm |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | かくにんします (kakuninshimasu)confirm |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | かくにんしません (kakuninshimasen)do not confirm |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | かくにんしました (kakuninshimashita)confirmed |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | かくにんしませんでした (kakuninshimasendeshita)did not confirm |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | かくにんしてください (kakuninshitekudasai)please confirm |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | かくにんしないでください (kakuninshinaidekudasai)please do not confirm |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | かくにんしましょう (kakuninshimashou)let's confirm! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | かくにんしてもいい (kakuninshitemoii)may confirm |
| Polite permission | かくにんしてもいいです (kakuninshitemoiidesu)may confirm |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | かくにんしてはいけない (kakuninshitehaikenai)must not confirm |
| Polite prohibition | かくにんしてはいけません (kakuninshitehaikemasen)must not confirm |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | かくにんしなさい (kakuninshinasai)confirm (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | かくにんしてみる (kakuninshitemiru)try to confirm |
| Polite try doing | かくにんしてみます (kakuninshitemimasu)try to confirm |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | かくにんしてしまう (kakuninshiteshimau)confirm completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | かくにんしてしまいます (kakuninshiteshimaimasu)confirm completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | かくにんしておく (kakuninshiteoku)confirm in advance |
| Polite preparation | かくにんしておきます (kakuninshiteokimasu)confirm in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | かくにんしたことがある (kakuninshitakotogaaru)have the experience of: confirmed |
| Polite past experience | かくにんしたことがあります (kakuninshitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: confirmed |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | かくにんすると (kakuninsuruto)whenever you confirm |
| Polite automatic result | かくにんしますと (kakuninshimasuto)whenever you confirm |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | かくにんするなら (kakuninsurunara)if you mean to confirm |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | かくにんするだろう (kakuninsurudarou)probably confirm |
| Polite probability | かくにんするでしょう (kakuninsurudeshou)probably confirm |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | かくにんしろ (kakuninshiro)confirm! |
| Polite request | かくにんしてください (kakuninshitekudasai)please confirm |
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