Japanese reference
育てる
そだてる
to raise, bring 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 | そだてる (sodateru)raise |
| Polite, masu | そだてます (sodatemasu)raise |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | そだてない (sodatenai)do not raise |
| Polite negative | そだてません (sodatemasen)do not raise |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | そだてた (sodateta)raised |
| Polite past | そだてました (sodatemashita)raised |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | そだてなかった (sodatenakatta)did not raise |
| Polite past negative | そだてませんでした (sodatemasendeshita)did not raise |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | そだてて (sodatete)raising (and then) |
| Polite te-form | そだてまして (sodatemashite)raising (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | そだてている (sodateteiru)be raising |
| Polite te-iru | そだてています (sodateteimasu)be raising |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | そだてれば (sodatereba)if you raise |
| Rare literary polite conditional | そだてますれば (sodatemasureba)if you raise (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 | そだてたら (sodatetara)if you raise |
| Polite conditional, tara | そだてましたら (sodatemashitara)if you raise |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | そだてられる (sodaterareru)can raise |
| Polite potential | そだてられます (sodateraremasu)can raise |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | そだてよう (sodateyou)let's raise! |
| Polite volitional | そだてましょう (sodatemashou)let's raise! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | そだてたい (sodatetai)want to raise |
| Polite desire, tai | そだてたいです (sodatetaidesu)want to raise |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | そだてられる (sodaterareru)be affected when someone raises |
| Polite passive | そだてられます (sodateraremasu)be affected when someone raises |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | そだてさせる (sodatesaseru)make or let someone raise |
| Polite causative | そだてさせます (sodatesasemasu)make or let someone raise |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | そだてさせられる (sodatesaserareru)be made to raise |
| Polite causative-passive | そだてさせられます (sodatesaseraremasu)be made to raise |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | そだてるな (sodateruna)do not raise! |
| Polite negative request | そだてないでください (sodatenaidekudasai)please do not raise |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | そだてます (sodatemasu)raise |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | そだてません (sodatemasen)do not raise |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | そだてました (sodatemashita)raised |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | そだてませんでした (sodatemasendeshita)did not raise |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | そだててください (sodatetekudasai)please raise |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | そだてないでください (sodatenaidekudasai)please do not raise |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | そだてましょう (sodatemashou)let's raise! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | そだててもいい (sodatetemoii)may raise |
| Polite permission | そだててもいいです (sodatetemoiidesu)may raise |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | そだててはいけない (sodatetehaikenai)must not raise |
| Polite prohibition | そだててはいけません (sodatetehaikemasen)must not raise |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | そだてなさい (sodatenasai)raise (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | そだててみる (sodatetemiru)try to raise |
| Polite try doing | そだててみます (sodatetemimasu)try to raise |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | そだててしまう (sodateteshimau)raise completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | そだててしまいます (sodateteshimaimasu)raise completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | そだてておく (sodateteoku)raise in advance |
| Polite preparation | そだてておきます (sodateteokimasu)raise in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | そだてたことがある (sodatetakotogaaru)have the experience of: raised |
| Polite past experience | そだてたことがあります (sodatetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: raised |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | そだてると (sodateruto)whenever you raise |
| Polite automatic result | そだてますと (sodatemasuto)whenever you raise |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | そだてるなら (sodaterunara)if you mean to raise |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | そだてるだろう (sodaterudarou)probably raise |
| Polite probability | そだてるでしょう (sodaterudeshou)probably raise |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | そだてろ (sodatero)raise! |
| Polite request | そだててください (sodatetekudasai)please raise |
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