Japanese reference
聞こえる
きこえる
to be audible
Regular · 17 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 | きこえる (kikoeru)a sound is audible |
| Polite, masu | きこえます (kikoemasu)a sound is audible |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | きこえない (kikoenai)a sound is not audible |
| Polite negative | きこえません (kikoemasen)a sound is not audible |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | きこえた (kikoeta)a sound was audible |
| Polite past | きこえました (kikoemashita)a sound was audible |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | きこえなかった (kikoenakatta)a sound was not audible |
| Polite past negative | きこえませんでした (kikoemasendeshita)a sound was not audible |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | きこえて (kikoete)being audible (and then) |
| Polite te-form | きこえまして (kikoemashite)being audible (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | きこえている (kikoeteiru)a sound is audible |
| Polite te-iru | きこえています (kikoeteimasu)a sound is audible |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | きこえれば (kikoereba)if a sound is audible |
| Rare literary polite conditional | きこえますれば (kikoemasureba)if a sound is audible (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 | きこえたら (kikoetara)if a sound is audible |
| Polite conditional, tara | きこえましたら (kikoemashitara)if a sound is audible |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | きこえます (kikoemasu)a sound is audible |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | きこえません (kikoemasen)a sound is not audible |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | きこえました (kikoemashita)a sound was audible |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | きこえませんでした (kikoemasendeshita)a sound was not audible |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | きこえてしまう (kikoeteshimau)a sound is audible completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | きこえてしまいます (kikoeteshimaimasu)a sound is audible completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | きこえたことがある (kikoetakotogaaru)have the experience of: a sound was audible |
| Polite past experience | きこえたことがあります (kikoetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: a sound was audible |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | きこえると (kikoeruto)whenever you a sound is audible |
| Polite automatic result | きこえますと (kikoemasuto)whenever you a sound is audible |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | きこえるなら (kikoerunara)if you mean to a sound is audible |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | きこえるだろう (kikoerudarou)probably a sound is audible |
| Polite probability | きこえるでしょう (kikoerudeshou)probably a sound is audible |
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