Japanese reference
結婚する
けっこんする
to get married
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 | けっこんする (kekkonsuru)get married |
| Polite, masu | けっこんします (kekkonshimasu)get married |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | けっこんしない (kekkonshinai)do not get married |
| Polite negative | けっこんしません (kekkonshimasen)do not get married |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | けっこんした (kekkonshita)got married |
| Polite past | けっこんしました (kekkonshimashita)got married |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | けっこんしなかった (kekkonshinakatta)did not get married |
| Polite past negative | けっこんしませんでした (kekkonshimasendeshita)did not get married |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | けっこんして (kekkonshite)getting married (and then) |
| Polite te-form | けっこんしまして (kekkonshimashite)getting married (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | けっこんしている (kekkonshiteiru)be married |
| Polite te-iru | けっこんしています (kekkonshiteimasu)be married |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | けっこんすれば (kekkonsureba)if you get married |
| Rare literary polite conditional | けっこんしますれば (kekkonshimasureba)if you get married (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 | けっこんしたら (kekkonshitara)if you get married |
| Polite conditional, tara | けっこんしましたら (kekkonshimashitara)if you get married |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | けっこんできる (kekkondekiru)can get married |
| Polite potential | けっこんできます (kekkondekimasu)can get married |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | けっこんしよう (kekkonshiyou)let's get married! |
| Polite volitional | けっこんしましょう (kekkonshimashou)let's get married! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | けっこんしたい (kekkonshitai)want to get married |
| Polite desire, tai | けっこんしたいです (kekkonshitaidesu)want to get married |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | けっこんされる (kekkonsareru)be affected when someone gets married |
| Polite passive | けっこんされます (kekkonsaremasu)be affected when someone gets married |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | けっこんさせる (kekkonsaseru)make or let someone get married |
| Polite causative | けっこんさせます (kekkonsasemasu)make or let someone get married |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | けっこんさせられる (kekkonsaserareru)be made to get married |
| Polite causative-passive | けっこんさせられます (kekkonsaseraremasu)be made to get married |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | けっこんするな (kekkonsuruna)do not get married! |
| Polite negative request | けっこんしないでください (kekkonshinaidekudasai)please do not get married |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | けっこんします (kekkonshimasu)get married |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | けっこんしません (kekkonshimasen)do not get married |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | けっこんしました (kekkonshimashita)got married |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | けっこんしませんでした (kekkonshimasendeshita)did not get married |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | けっこんしてください (kekkonshitekudasai)please get married |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | けっこんしないでください (kekkonshinaidekudasai)please do not get married |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | けっこんしましょう (kekkonshimashou)let's get married! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | けっこんしてもいい (kekkonshitemoii)may get married |
| Polite permission | けっこんしてもいいです (kekkonshitemoiidesu)may get married |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | けっこんしてはいけない (kekkonshitehaikenai)must not get married |
| Polite prohibition | けっこんしてはいけません (kekkonshitehaikemasen)must not get married |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | けっこんしなさい (kekkonshinasai)get married (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | けっこんしてみる (kekkonshitemiru)try to get married |
| Polite try doing | けっこんしてみます (kekkonshitemimasu)try to get married |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | けっこんしてしまう (kekkonshiteshimau)get married completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | けっこんしてしまいます (kekkonshiteshimaimasu)get married completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | けっこんしておく (kekkonshiteoku)get married in advance |
| Polite preparation | けっこんしておきます (kekkonshiteokimasu)get married in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | けっこんしたことがある (kekkonshitakotogaaru)have the experience of: got married |
| Polite past experience | けっこんしたことがあります (kekkonshitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: got married |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | けっこんすると (kekkonsuruto)whenever you get married |
| Polite automatic result | けっこんしますと (kekkonshimasuto)whenever you get married |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | けっこんするなら (kekkonsurunara)if you mean to get married |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | けっこんするだろう (kekkonsurudarou)probably get married |
| Polite probability | けっこんするでしょう (kekkonsurudeshou)probably get married |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | けっこんしろ (kekkonshiro)get married! |
| Polite request | けっこんしてください (kekkonshitekudasai)please get married |
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