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節約する
せつやくする
to save resources
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 | せつやくする (setsuyakusuru)save resources |
| Polite, masu | せつやくします (setsuyakushimasu)save resources |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | せつやくしない (setsuyakushinai)do not save resources |
| Polite negative | せつやくしません (setsuyakushimasen)do not save resources |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | せつやくした (setsuyakushita)saved resources |
| Polite past | せつやくしました (setsuyakushimashita)saved resources |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | せつやくしなかった (setsuyakushinakatta)did not save resources |
| Polite past negative | せつやくしませんでした (setsuyakushimasendeshita)did not save resources |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | せつやくして (setsuyakushite)saving resources (and then) |
| Polite te-form | せつやくしまして (setsuyakushimashite)saving resources (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | せつやくしている (setsuyakushiteiru)be saving resources |
| Polite te-iru | せつやくしています (setsuyakushiteimasu)be saving resources |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | せつやくすれば (setsuyakusureba)if you save resources |
| Rare literary polite conditional | せつやくしますれば (setsuyakushimasureba)if you save resources (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 | せつやくしたら (setsuyakushitara)if you save resources |
| Polite conditional, tara | せつやくしましたら (setsuyakushimashitara)if you save resources |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | せつやくできる (setsuyakudekiru)can save resources |
| Polite potential | せつやくできます (setsuyakudekimasu)can save resources |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | せつやくしよう (setsuyakushiyou)let's save resources! |
| Polite volitional | せつやくしましょう (setsuyakushimashou)let's save resources! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | せつやくしたい (setsuyakushitai)want to save resources |
| Polite desire, tai | せつやくしたいです (setsuyakushitaidesu)want to save resources |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | せつやくされる (setsuyakusareru)be affected when someone saves resources |
| Polite passive | せつやくされます (setsuyakusaremasu)be affected when someone saves resources |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | せつやくさせる (setsuyakusaseru)make or let someone save resources |
| Polite causative | せつやくさせます (setsuyakusasemasu)make or let someone save resources |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | せつやくさせられる (setsuyakusaserareru)be made to save resources |
| Polite causative-passive | せつやくさせられます (setsuyakusaseraremasu)be made to save resources |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | せつやくするな (setsuyakusuruna)do not save resources! |
| Polite negative request | せつやくしないでください (setsuyakushinaidekudasai)please do not save resources |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | せつやくします (setsuyakushimasu)save resources |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | せつやくしません (setsuyakushimasen)do not save resources |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | せつやくしました (setsuyakushimashita)saved resources |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | せつやくしませんでした (setsuyakushimasendeshita)did not save resources |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | せつやくしてください (setsuyakushitekudasai)please save resources |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | せつやくしないでください (setsuyakushinaidekudasai)please do not save resources |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | せつやくしましょう (setsuyakushimashou)let's save resources! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | せつやくしてもいい (setsuyakushitemoii)may save resources |
| Polite permission | せつやくしてもいいです (setsuyakushitemoiidesu)may save resources |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | せつやくしてはいけない (setsuyakushitehaikenai)must not save resources |
| Polite prohibition | せつやくしてはいけません (setsuyakushitehaikemasen)must not save resources |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | せつやくしなさい (setsuyakushinasai)save resources (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | せつやくしてみる (setsuyakushitemiru)try to save resources |
| Polite try doing | せつやくしてみます (setsuyakushitemimasu)try to save resources |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | せつやくしてしまう (setsuyakushiteshimau)save resources completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | せつやくしてしまいます (setsuyakushiteshimaimasu)save resources completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | せつやくしておく (setsuyakushiteoku)save resources in advance |
| Polite preparation | せつやくしておきます (setsuyakushiteokimasu)save resources in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | せつやくしたことがある (setsuyakushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: saved resources |
| Polite past experience | せつやくしたことがあります (setsuyakushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: saved resources |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | せつやくすると (setsuyakusuruto)whenever you save resources |
| Polite automatic result | せつやくしますと (setsuyakushimasuto)whenever you save resources |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | せつやくするなら (setsuyakusurunara)if you mean to save resources |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | せつやくするだろう (setsuyakusurudarou)probably save resources |
| Polite probability | せつやくするでしょう (setsuyakusurudeshou)probably save resources |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | せつやくしろ (setsuyakushiro)save resources! |
| Polite request | せつやくしてください (setsuyakushitekudasai)please save resources |
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