Japanese reference
経る
へる
to pass through; to undergo
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 | へる (heru)pass through |
| Polite, masu | へます (hemasu)pass through |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | へない (henai)do not pass through |
| Polite negative | へません (hemasen)do not pass through |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | へた (heta)passed through |
| Polite past | へました (hemashita)passed through |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | へなかった (henakatta)did not pass through |
| Polite past negative | へませんでした (hemasendeshita)did not pass through |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | へて (hete)passing through (and then) |
| Polite te-form | へまして (hemashite)passing through (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | へている (heteiru)be passing through |
| Polite te-iru | へています (heteimasu)be passing through |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | へれば (hereba)if you pass through |
| Rare literary polite conditional | へますれば (hemasureba)if you pass through (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 | へたら (hetara)if you pass through |
| Polite conditional, tara | へましたら (hemashitara)if you pass through |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | へられる (herareru)can pass through |
| Polite potential | へられます (heraremasu)can pass through |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | へよう (heyou)let's pass through! |
| Polite volitional | へましょう (hemashou)let's pass through! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | へたい (hetai)want to pass through |
| Polite desire, tai | へたいです (hetaidesu)want to pass through |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | へられる (herareru)be affected when someone passes through |
| Polite passive | へられます (heraremasu)be affected when someone passes through |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | へさせる (hesaseru)make or let someone pass through |
| Polite causative | へさせます (hesasemasu)make or let someone pass through |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | へさせられる (hesaserareru)be made to pass through |
| Polite causative-passive | へさせられます (hesaseraremasu)be made to pass through |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | へるな (heruna)do not pass through! |
| Polite negative request | へないでください (henaidekudasai)please do not pass through |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | へます (hemasu)pass through |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | へません (hemasen)do not pass through |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | へました (hemashita)passed through |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | へませんでした (hemasendeshita)did not pass through |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | へてください (hetekudasai)please pass through |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | へないでください (henaidekudasai)please do not pass through |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | へましょう (hemashou)let's pass through! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | へてもいい (hetemoii)may pass through |
| Polite permission | へてもいいです (hetemoiidesu)may pass through |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | へてはいけない (hetehaikenai)must not pass through |
| Polite prohibition | へてはいけません (hetehaikemasen)must not pass through |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | へなさい (henasai)pass through (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | へてみる (hetemiru)try to pass through |
| Polite try doing | へてみます (hetemimasu)try to pass through |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | へてしまう (heteshimau)pass through completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | へてしまいます (heteshimaimasu)pass through completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | へておく (heteoku)pass through in advance |
| Polite preparation | へておきます (heteokimasu)pass through in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | へたことがある (hetakotogaaru)have the experience of: passed through |
| Polite past experience | へたことがあります (hetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: passed through |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | へると (heruto)whenever you pass through |
| Polite automatic result | へますと (hemasuto)whenever you pass through |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | へるなら (herunara)if you mean to pass through |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | へるだろう (herudarou)probably pass through |
| Polite probability | へるでしょう (herudeshou)probably pass through |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | へろ (hero)pass through! |
| Polite request | へてください (hetekudasai)please pass through |
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