Japanese reference
終える
おえる
to finish something
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 | おえる (oeru)finish something |
| Polite, masu | おえます (oemasu)finish something |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おえない (oenai)do not finish something |
| Polite negative | おえません (oemasen)do not finish something |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おえた (oeta)finished something |
| Polite past | おえました (oemashita)finished something |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おえなかった (oenakatta)did not finish something |
| Polite past negative | おえませんでした (oemasendeshita)did not finish something |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おえて (oete)finishing something (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おえまして (oemashite)finishing something (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おえている (oeteiru)be finishing something |
| Polite te-iru | おえています (oeteimasu)be finishing something |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おえれば (oereba)if you finish something |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おえますれば (oemasureba)if you finish something (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 | おえたら (oetara)if you finish something |
| Polite conditional, tara | おえましたら (oemashitara)if you finish something |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おえられる (oerareru)can finish something |
| Polite potential | おえられます (oeraremasu)can finish something |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | おえよう (oeyou)let's finish something! |
| Polite volitional | おえましょう (oemashou)let's finish something! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おえたい (oetai)want to finish something |
| Polite desire, tai | おえたいです (oetaidesu)want to finish something |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おえられる (oerareru)be affected when someone finishes something |
| Polite passive | おえられます (oeraremasu)be affected when someone finishes something |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おえさせる (oesaseru)make or let someone finish something |
| Polite causative | おえさせます (oesasemasu)make or let someone finish something |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おえさせられる (oesaserareru)be made to finish something |
| Polite causative-passive | おえさせられます (oesaseraremasu)be made to finish something |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おえるな (oeruna)do not finish something! |
| Polite negative request | おえないでください (oenaidekudasai)please do not finish something |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おえます (oemasu)finish something |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おえません (oemasen)do not finish something |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おえました (oemashita)finished something |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おえませんでした (oemasendeshita)did not finish something |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おえてください (oetekudasai)please finish something |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おえないでください (oenaidekudasai)please do not finish something |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | おえましょう (oemashou)let's finish something! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おえてもいい (oetemoii)may finish something |
| Polite permission | おえてもいいです (oetemoiidesu)may finish something |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おえてはいけない (oetehaikenai)must not finish something |
| Polite prohibition | おえてはいけません (oetehaikemasen)must not finish something |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おえなさい (oenasai)finish something (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おえてみる (oetemiru)try to finish something |
| Polite try doing | おえてみます (oetemimasu)try to finish something |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おえてしまう (oeteshimau)finish something completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おえてしまいます (oeteshimaimasu)finish something completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おえておく (oeteoku)finish something in advance |
| Polite preparation | おえておきます (oeteokimasu)finish something in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おえたことがある (oetakotogaaru)have the experience of: finished something |
| Polite past experience | おえたことがあります (oetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: finished something |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おえると (oeruto)whenever you finish something |
| Polite automatic result | おえますと (oemasuto)whenever you finish something |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おえるなら (oerunara)if you mean to finish something |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おえるだろう (oerudarou)probably finish something |
| Polite probability | おえるでしょう (oerudeshou)probably finish something |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おえろ (oero)finish something! |
| Polite request | おえてください (oetekudasai)please finish something |
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