Japanese reference
育つ
そだつ
to grow up
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 | そだつ (sodatsu)grow up |
| Polite, masu | そだちます (sodachimasu)grow up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | そだたない (sodatanai)do not grow up |
| Polite negative | そだちません (sodachimasen)do not grow up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | そだった (sodatta)grew up |
| Polite past | そだちました (sodachimashita)grew up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | そだたなかった (sodatanakatta)did not grow up |
| Polite past negative | そだちませんでした (sodachimasendeshita)did not grow up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | そだって (sodatte)growing up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | そだちまして (sodachimashite)growing up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | そだっている (sodatteiru)be growing up |
| Polite te-iru | そだっています (sodatteimasu)be growing up |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | そだてば (sodateba)if you grow up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | そだちますれば (sodachimasureba)if you grow up (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 | そだったら (sodattara)if you grow up |
| Polite conditional, tara | そだちましたら (sodachimashitara)if you grow up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | そだてる (sodateru)can grow up |
| Polite potential | そだてます (sodatemasu)can grow up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | そだとう (sodatou)let's grow up! |
| Polite volitional | そだちましょう (sodachimashou)let's grow up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | そだちたい (sodachitai)want to grow up |
| Polite desire, tai | そだちたいです (sodachitaidesu)want to grow up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | そだたれる (sodatareru)be affected when someone grows up |
| Polite passive | そだたれます (sodataremasu)be affected when someone grows up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | そだたせる (sodataseru)make or let someone grow up |
| Polite causative | そだたせます (sodatasemasu)make or let someone grow up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | そだたせられる (sodataserareru)be made to grow up |
| Polite causative-passive | そだたせられます (sodataseraremasu)be made to grow up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | そだつな (sodatsuna)do not grow up! |
| Polite negative request | そだたないでください (sodatanaidekudasai)please do not grow up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | そだちます (sodachimasu)grow up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | そだちません (sodachimasen)do not grow up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | そだちました (sodachimashita)grew up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | そだちませんでした (sodachimasendeshita)did not grow up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | そだってください (sodattekudasai)please grow up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | そだたないでください (sodatanaidekudasai)please do not grow up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | そだちましょう (sodachimashou)let's grow up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | そだってもいい (sodattemoii)may grow up |
| Polite permission | そだってもいいです (sodattemoiidesu)may grow up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | そだってはいけない (sodattehaikenai)must not grow up |
| Polite prohibition | そだってはいけません (sodattehaikemasen)must not grow up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | そだちなさい (sodachinasai)grow up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | そだってみる (sodattemiru)try to grow up |
| Polite try doing | そだってみます (sodattemimasu)try to grow up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | そだってしまう (sodatteshimau)grow up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | そだってしまいます (sodatteshimaimasu)grow up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | そだっておく (sodatteoku)grow up in advance |
| Polite preparation | そだっておきます (sodatteokimasu)grow up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | そだったことがある (sodattakotogaaru)have the experience of: grew up |
| Polite past experience | そだったことがあります (sodattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: grew up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | そだつと (sodatsuto)whenever you grow up |
| Polite automatic result | そだちますと (sodachimasuto)whenever you grow up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | そだつなら (sodatsunara)if you mean to grow up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | そだつだろう (sodatsudarou)probably grow up |
| Polite probability | そだつでしょう (sodatsudeshou)probably grow up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | そだて (sodate)grow up! |
| Polite request | そだってください (sodattekudasai)please grow up |
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