Japanese reference
結ぶ
むすぶ
to tie; to connect
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 | むすぶ (musubu)tie |
| Polite, masu | むすびます (musubimasu)tie |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | むすばない (musubanai)do not tie |
| Polite negative | むすびません (musubimasen)do not tie |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | むすんだ (musunda)tied |
| Polite past | むすびました (musubimashita)tied |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | むすばなかった (musubanakatta)did not tie |
| Polite past negative | むすびませんでした (musubimasendeshita)did not tie |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | むすんで (musunde)tying (and then) |
| Polite te-form | むすびまして (musubimashite)tying (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | むすんでいる (musundeiru)be tying |
| Polite te-iru | むすんでいます (musundeimasu)be tying |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | むすべば (musubeba)if you tie |
| Rare literary polite conditional | むすびますれば (musubimasureba)if you tie (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 | むすんだら (musundara)if you tie |
| Polite conditional, tara | むすびましたら (musubimashitara)if you tie |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | むすべる (musuberu)can tie |
| Polite potential | むすべます (musubemasu)can tie |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | むすぼう (musubou)let's tie! |
| Polite volitional | むすびましょう (musubimashou)let's tie! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | むすびたい (musubitai)want to tie |
| Polite desire, tai | むすびたいです (musubitaidesu)want to tie |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | むすばれる (musubareru)be affected when someone ties |
| Polite passive | むすばれます (musubaremasu)be affected when someone ties |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | むすばせる (musubaseru)make or let someone tie |
| Polite causative | むすばせます (musubasemasu)make or let someone tie |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | むすばせられる (musubaserareru)be made to tie |
| Polite causative-passive | むすばせられます (musubaseraremasu)be made to tie |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | むすぶな (musubuna)do not tie! |
| Polite negative request | むすばないでください (musubanaidekudasai)please do not tie |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | むすびます (musubimasu)tie |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | むすびません (musubimasen)do not tie |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | むすびました (musubimashita)tied |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | むすびませんでした (musubimasendeshita)did not tie |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | むすんでください (musundekudasai)please tie |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | むすばないでください (musubanaidekudasai)please do not tie |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | むすびましょう (musubimashou)let's tie! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | むすんでもいい (musundemoii)may tie |
| Polite permission | むすんでもいいです (musundemoiidesu)may tie |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | むすんではいけない (musundehaikenai)must not tie |
| Polite prohibition | むすんではいけません (musundehaikemasen)must not tie |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | むすびなさい (musubinasai)tie (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | むすんでみる (musundemiru)try to tie |
| Polite try doing | むすんでみます (musundemimasu)try to tie |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | むすんでしまう (musundeshimau)tie completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | むすんでしまいます (musundeshimaimasu)tie completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | むすんでおく (musundeoku)tie in advance |
| Polite preparation | むすんでおきます (musundeokimasu)tie in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | むすんだことがある (musundakotogaaru)have the experience of: tied |
| Polite past experience | むすんだことがあります (musundakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: tied |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | むすぶと (musubuto)whenever you tie |
| Polite automatic result | むすびますと (musubimasuto)whenever you tie |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | むすぶなら (musubunara)if you mean to tie |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | むすぶだろう (musubudarou)probably tie |
| Polite probability | むすぶでしょう (musubudeshou)probably tie |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | むすべ (musube)tie! |
| Polite request | むすんでください (musundekudasai)please tie |
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