Japanese reference
稼ぐ
かせぐ
to earn
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 | かせぐ (kasegu)earn |
| Polite, masu | かせぎます (kasegimasu)earn |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | かせがない (kaseganai)do not earn |
| Polite negative | かせぎません (kasegimasen)do not earn |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | かせいだ (kaseida)earned |
| Polite past | かせぎました (kasegimashita)earned |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | かせがなかった (kaseganakatta)did not earn |
| Polite past negative | かせぎませんでした (kasegimasendeshita)did not earn |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | かせいで (kaseide)earning (and then) |
| Polite te-form | かせぎまして (kasegimashite)earning (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | かせいでいる (kaseideiru)be earning |
| Polite te-iru | かせいでいます (kaseideimasu)be earning |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | かせげば (kasegeba)if you earn |
| Rare literary polite conditional | かせぎますれば (kasegimasureba)if you earn (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 | かせいだら (kaseidara)if you earn |
| Polite conditional, tara | かせぎましたら (kasegimashitara)if you earn |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | かせげる (kasegeru)can earn |
| Polite potential | かせげます (kasegemasu)can earn |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | かせごう (kasegou)let's earn! |
| Polite volitional | かせぎましょう (kasegimashou)let's earn! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | かせぎたい (kasegitai)want to earn |
| Polite desire, tai | かせぎたいです (kasegitaidesu)want to earn |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | かせがれる (kasegareru)be earned |
| Polite passive | かせがれます (kasegaremasu)be earned |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | かせがせる (kasegaseru)make or let someone earn |
| Polite causative | かせがせます (kasegasemasu)make or let someone earn |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | かせがせられる (kasegaserareru)be made to earn |
| Polite causative-passive | かせがせられます (kasegaseraremasu)be made to earn |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | かせぐな (kaseguna)do not earn! |
| Polite negative request | かせがないでください (kaseganaidekudasai)please do not earn |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | かせぎます (kasegimasu)earn |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | かせぎません (kasegimasen)do not earn |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | かせぎました (kasegimashita)earned |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | かせぎませんでした (kasegimasendeshita)did not earn |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | かせいでください (kaseidekudasai)please earn |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | かせがないでください (kaseganaidekudasai)please do not earn |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | かせぎましょう (kasegimashou)let's earn! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | かせいでもいい (kaseidemoii)may earn |
| Polite permission | かせいでもいいです (kaseidemoiidesu)may earn |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | かせいではいけない (kaseidehaikenai)must not earn |
| Polite prohibition | かせいではいけません (kaseidehaikemasen)must not earn |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | かせぎなさい (kaseginasai)earn (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | かせいでみる (kaseidemiru)try to earn |
| Polite try doing | かせいでみます (kaseidemimasu)try to earn |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | かせいでしまう (kaseideshimau)earn completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | かせいでしまいます (kaseideshimaimasu)earn completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | かせいでおく (kaseideoku)earn in advance |
| Polite preparation | かせいでおきます (kaseideokimasu)earn in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | かせいだことがある (kaseidakotogaaru)have the experience of: earned |
| Polite past experience | かせいだことがあります (kaseidakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: earned |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | かせぐと (kaseguto)whenever you earn |
| Polite automatic result | かせぎますと (kasegimasuto)whenever you earn |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | かせぐなら (kasegunara)if you mean to earn |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | かせぐだろう (kasegudarou)probably earn |
| Polite probability | かせぐでしょう (kasegudeshou)probably earn |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | かせげ (kasege)earn! |
| Polite request | かせいでください (kaseidekudasai)please earn |
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