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緊張する
きんちょうする
to feel nervous; be tense
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 | きんちょうする (kinchousuru)feel nervous |
| Polite, masu | きんちょうします (kinchoushimasu)feel nervous |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | きんちょうしない (kinchoushinai)do not feel nervous |
| Polite negative | きんちょうしません (kinchoushimasen)do not feel nervous |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | きんちょうした (kinchoushita)felt nervous |
| Polite past | きんちょうしました (kinchoushimashita)felt nervous |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | きんちょうしなかった (kinchoushinakatta)did not feel nervous |
| Polite past negative | きんちょうしませんでした (kinchoushimasendeshita)did not feel nervous |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | きんちょうして (kinchoushite)feeling nervous (and then) |
| Polite te-form | きんちょうしまして (kinchoushimashite)feeling nervous (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | きんちょうしている (kinchoushiteiru)be feeling nervous |
| Polite te-iru | きんちょうしています (kinchoushiteimasu)be feeling nervous |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | きんちょうすれば (kinchousureba)if you feel nervous |
| Rare literary polite conditional | きんちょうしますれば (kinchoushimasureba)if you feel nervous (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 | きんちょうしたら (kinchoushitara)if you feel nervous |
| Polite conditional, tara | きんちょうしましたら (kinchoushimashitara)if you feel nervous |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | きんちょうできる (kinchoudekiru)can feel nervous |
| Polite potential | きんちょうできます (kinchoudekimasu)can feel nervous |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | きんちょうしよう (kinchoushiyou)let's feel nervous! |
| Polite volitional | きんちょうしましょう (kinchoushimashou)let's feel nervous! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | きんちょうしたい (kinchoushitai)want to feel nervous |
| Polite desire, tai | きんちょうしたいです (kinchoushitaidesu)want to feel nervous |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | きんちょうされる (kinchousareru)be affected when someone feels nervous |
| Polite passive | きんちょうされます (kinchousaremasu)be affected when someone feels nervous |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | きんちょうさせる (kinchousaseru)make or let someone feel nervous |
| Polite causative | きんちょうさせます (kinchousasemasu)make or let someone feel nervous |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | きんちょうさせられる (kinchousaserareru)be made to feel nervous |
| Polite causative-passive | きんちょうさせられます (kinchousaseraremasu)be made to feel nervous |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | きんちょうするな (kinchousuruna)do not feel nervous! |
| Polite negative request | きんちょうしないでください (kinchoushinaidekudasai)please do not feel nervous |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | きんちょうします (kinchoushimasu)feel nervous |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | きんちょうしません (kinchoushimasen)do not feel nervous |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | きんちょうしました (kinchoushimashita)felt nervous |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | きんちょうしませんでした (kinchoushimasendeshita)did not feel nervous |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | きんちょうしてください (kinchoushitekudasai)please feel nervous |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | きんちょうしないでください (kinchoushinaidekudasai)please do not feel nervous |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | きんちょうしましょう (kinchoushimashou)let's feel nervous! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | きんちょうしてもいい (kinchoushitemoii)may feel nervous |
| Polite permission | きんちょうしてもいいです (kinchoushitemoiidesu)may feel nervous |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | きんちょうしてはいけない (kinchoushitehaikenai)must not feel nervous |
| Polite prohibition | きんちょうしてはいけません (kinchoushitehaikemasen)must not feel nervous |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | きんちょうしなさい (kinchoushinasai)feel nervous (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | きんちょうしてみる (kinchoushitemiru)try to feel nervous |
| Polite try doing | きんちょうしてみます (kinchoushitemimasu)try to feel nervous |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | きんちょうしてしまう (kinchoushiteshimau)feel nervous completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | きんちょうしてしまいます (kinchoushiteshimaimasu)feel nervous completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | きんちょうしておく (kinchoushiteoku)feel nervous in advance |
| Polite preparation | きんちょうしておきます (kinchoushiteokimasu)feel nervous in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | きんちょうしたことがある (kinchoushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: felt nervous |
| Polite past experience | きんちょうしたことがあります (kinchoushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: felt nervous |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | きんちょうすると (kinchousuruto)whenever you feel nervous |
| Polite automatic result | きんちょうしますと (kinchoushimasuto)whenever you feel nervous |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | きんちょうするなら (kinchousurunara)if you mean to feel nervous |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | きんちょうするだろう (kinchousurudarou)probably feel nervous |
| Polite probability | きんちょうするでしょう (kinchousurudeshou)probably feel nervous |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | きんちょうしろ (kinchoushiro)feel nervous! |
| Polite request | きんちょうしてください (kinchoushitekudasai)please feel nervous |
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