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蒸す
むす
to steam
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 | むす (musu)steam |
| Polite, masu | むします (mushimasu)steam |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | むさない (musanai)do not steam |
| Polite negative | むしません (mushimasen)do not steam |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | むした (mushita)steamed |
| Polite past | むしました (mushimashita)steamed |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | むさなかった (musanakatta)did not steam |
| Polite past negative | むしませんでした (mushimasendeshita)did not steam |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | むして (mushite)steaming (and then) |
| Polite te-form | むしまして (mushimashite)steaming (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | むしている (mushiteiru)be steaming |
| Polite te-iru | むしています (mushiteimasu)be steaming |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | むせば (museba)if you steam |
| Rare literary polite conditional | むしますれば (mushimasureba)if you steam (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 | むしたら (mushitara)if you steam |
| Polite conditional, tara | むしましたら (mushimashitara)if you steam |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | むせる (museru)can steam |
| Polite potential | むせます (musemasu)can steam |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | むそう (musou)let's steam! |
| Polite volitional | むしましょう (mushimashou)let's steam! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | むしたい (mushitai)want to steam |
| Polite desire, tai | むしたいです (mushitaidesu)want to steam |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | むされる (musareru)be affected when someone steams |
| Polite passive | むされます (musaremasu)be affected when someone steams |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | むさせる (musaseru)make or let someone steam |
| Polite causative | むさせます (musasemasu)make or let someone steam |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | むさせられる (musaserareru)be made to steam |
| Polite causative-passive | むさせられます (musaseraremasu)be made to steam |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | むすな (musuna)do not steam! |
| Polite negative request | むさないでください (musanaidekudasai)please do not steam |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | むします (mushimasu)steam |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | むしません (mushimasen)do not steam |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | むしました (mushimashita)steamed |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | むしませんでした (mushimasendeshita)did not steam |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | むしてください (mushitekudasai)please steam |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | むさないでください (musanaidekudasai)please do not steam |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | むしましょう (mushimashou)let's steam! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | むしてもいい (mushitemoii)may steam |
| Polite permission | むしてもいいです (mushitemoiidesu)may steam |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | むしてはいけない (mushitehaikenai)must not steam |
| Polite prohibition | むしてはいけません (mushitehaikemasen)must not steam |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | むしなさい (mushinasai)steam (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | むしてみる (mushitemiru)try to steam |
| Polite try doing | むしてみます (mushitemimasu)try to steam |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | むしてしまう (mushiteshimau)steam completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | むしてしまいます (mushiteshimaimasu)steam completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | むしておく (mushiteoku)steam in advance |
| Polite preparation | むしておきます (mushiteokimasu)steam in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | むしたことがある (mushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: steamed |
| Polite past experience | むしたことがあります (mushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: steamed |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | むすと (musuto)whenever you steam |
| Polite automatic result | むしますと (mushimasuto)whenever you steam |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | むすなら (musunara)if you mean to steam |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | むすだろう (musudarou)probably steam |
| Polite probability | むすでしょう (musudeshou)probably steam |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | むせ (muse)steam! |
| Polite request | むしてください (mushitekudasai)please steam |
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