Japanese reference
自己紹介する
じこしょうかいする
to introduce oneself
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 | じこしょうかいする (jikoshoukaisuru)introduce oneself |
| Polite, masu | じこしょうかいします (jikoshoukaishimasu)introduce oneself |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | じこしょうかいしない (jikoshoukaishinai)do not introduce oneself |
| Polite negative | じこしょうかいしません (jikoshoukaishimasen)do not introduce oneself |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | じこしょうかいした (jikoshoukaishita)introduced oneself |
| Polite past | じこしょうかいしました (jikoshoukaishimashita)introduced oneself |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | じこしょうかいしなかった (jikoshoukaishinakatta)did not introduce oneself |
| Polite past negative | じこしょうかいしませんでした (jikoshoukaishimasendeshita)did not introduce oneself |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | じこしょうかいして (jikoshoukaishite)introducing oneself (and then) |
| Polite te-form | じこしょうかいしまして (jikoshoukaishimashite)introducing oneself (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | じこしょうかいしている (jikoshoukaishiteiru)be introducing oneself |
| Polite te-iru | じこしょうかいしています (jikoshoukaishiteimasu)be introducing oneself |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | じこしょうかいすれば (jikoshoukaisureba)if you introduce yourself |
| Rare literary polite conditional | じこしょうかいしますれば (jikoshoukaishimasureba)if you introduce yourself (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 | じこしょうかいしたら (jikoshoukaishitara)if you introduce yourself |
| Polite conditional, tara | じこしょうかいしましたら (jikoshoukaishimashitara)if you introduce yourself |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | じこしょうかいできる (jikoshoukaidekiru)can introduce oneself |
| Polite potential | じこしょうかいできます (jikoshoukaidekimasu)can introduce oneself |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | じこしょうかいしよう (jikoshoukaishiyou)let's introduce ourselves! |
| Polite volitional | じこしょうかいしましょう (jikoshoukaishimashou)let's introduce ourselves! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | じこしょうかいしたい (jikoshoukaishitai)want to introduce oneself |
| Polite desire, tai | じこしょうかいしたいです (jikoshoukaishitaidesu)want to introduce oneself |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | じこしょうかいされる (jikoshoukaisareru)be affected when someone introduces themselves |
| Polite passive | じこしょうかいされます (jikoshoukaisaremasu)be affected when someone introduces themselves |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | じこしょうかいさせる (jikoshoukaisaseru)make or let someone introduce themselves |
| Polite causative | じこしょうかいさせます (jikoshoukaisasemasu)make or let someone introduce themselves |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | じこしょうかいさせられる (jikoshoukaisaserareru)be made to introduce oneself |
| Polite causative-passive | じこしょうかいさせられます (jikoshoukaisaseraremasu)be made to introduce oneself |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | じこしょうかいするな (jikoshoukaisuruna)do not introduce yourself! |
| Polite negative request | じこしょうかいしないでください (jikoshoukaishinaidekudasai)please do not introduce yourself |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | じこしょうかいします (jikoshoukaishimasu)introduce oneself |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | じこしょうかいしません (jikoshoukaishimasen)do not introduce oneself |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | じこしょうかいしました (jikoshoukaishimashita)introduced oneself |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | じこしょうかいしませんでした (jikoshoukaishimasendeshita)did not introduce oneself |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | じこしょうかいしてください (jikoshoukaishitekudasai)please introduce yourself |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | じこしょうかいしないでください (jikoshoukaishinaidekudasai)please do not introduce yourself |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | じこしょうかいしましょう (jikoshoukaishimashou)let's introduce ourselves! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | じこしょうかいしてもいい (jikoshoukaishitemoii)may introduce oneself |
| Polite permission | じこしょうかいしてもいいです (jikoshoukaishitemoiidesu)may introduce oneself |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | じこしょうかいしてはいけない (jikoshoukaishitehaikenai)must not introduce oneself |
| Polite prohibition | じこしょうかいしてはいけません (jikoshoukaishitehaikemasen)must not introduce oneself |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | じこしょうかいしなさい (jikoshoukaishinasai)introduce oneself (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | じこしょうかいしてみる (jikoshoukaishitemiru)try to introduce oneself |
| Polite try doing | じこしょうかいしてみます (jikoshoukaishitemimasu)try to introduce oneself |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | じこしょうかいしてしまう (jikoshoukaishiteshimau)introduce oneself completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | じこしょうかいしてしまいます (jikoshoukaishiteshimaimasu)introduce oneself completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | じこしょうかいしておく (jikoshoukaishiteoku)introduce oneself in advance |
| Polite preparation | じこしょうかいしておきます (jikoshoukaishiteokimasu)introduce oneself in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | じこしょうかいしたことがある (jikoshoukaishitakotogaaru)have the experience of: introduced oneself |
| Polite past experience | じこしょうかいしたことがあります (jikoshoukaishitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: introduced oneself |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | じこしょうかいすると (jikoshoukaisuruto)whenever you introduce oneself |
| Polite automatic result | じこしょうかいしますと (jikoshoukaishimasuto)whenever you introduce oneself |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | じこしょうかいするなら (jikoshoukaisurunara)if you mean to introduce oneself |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | じこしょうかいするだろう (jikoshoukaisurudarou)probably introduce oneself |
| Polite probability | じこしょうかいするでしょう (jikoshoukaisurudeshou)probably introduce oneself |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | じこしょうかいしろ (jikoshoukaishiro)introduce yourself! |
| Polite request | じこしょうかいしてください (jikoshoukaishitekudasai)please introduce yourself |
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