Japanese reference
触れる
ふれる
to touch; to mention
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 | ふれる (fureru)touch |
| Polite, masu | ふれます (furemasu)touch |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ふれない (furenai)do not touch |
| Polite negative | ふれません (furemasen)do not touch |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ふれた (fureta)touched |
| Polite past | ふれました (furemashita)touched |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ふれなかった (furenakatta)did not touch |
| Polite past negative | ふれませんでした (furemasendeshita)did not touch |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ふれて (furete)touching (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ふれまして (furemashite)touching (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ふれている (fureteiru)be touching |
| Polite te-iru | ふれています (fureteimasu)be touching |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ふれれば (furereba)if you touch |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ふれますれば (furemasureba)if you touch (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 | ふれたら (furetara)if you touch |
| Polite conditional, tara | ふれましたら (furemashitara)if you touch |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ふれられる (furerareru)can touch |
| Polite potential | ふれられます (fureraremasu)can touch |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ふれよう (fureyou)let's touch! |
| Polite volitional | ふれましょう (furemashou)let's touch! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ふれたい (furetai)want to touch |
| Polite desire, tai | ふれたいです (furetaidesu)want to touch |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ふれられる (furerareru)be affected when someone touches |
| Polite passive | ふれられます (fureraremasu)be affected when someone touches |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ふれさせる (furesaseru)make or let someone touch |
| Polite causative | ふれさせます (furesasemasu)make or let someone touch |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ふれさせられる (furesaserareru)be made to touch |
| Polite causative-passive | ふれさせられます (furesaseraremasu)be made to touch |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ふれるな (fureruna)do not touch! |
| Polite negative request | ふれないでください (furenaidekudasai)please do not touch |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ふれます (furemasu)touch |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ふれません (furemasen)do not touch |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ふれました (furemashita)touched |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ふれませんでした (furemasendeshita)did not touch |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ふれてください (furetekudasai)please touch |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ふれないでください (furenaidekudasai)please do not touch |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ふれましょう (furemashou)let's touch! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ふれてもいい (furetemoii)may touch |
| Polite permission | ふれてもいいです (furetemoiidesu)may touch |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ふれてはいけない (furetehaikenai)must not touch |
| Polite prohibition | ふれてはいけません (furetehaikemasen)must not touch |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ふれなさい (furenasai)touch (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ふれてみる (furetemiru)try to touch |
| Polite try doing | ふれてみます (furetemimasu)try to touch |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ふれてしまう (fureteshimau)touch completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ふれてしまいます (fureteshimaimasu)touch completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ふれておく (fureteoku)touch in advance |
| Polite preparation | ふれておきます (fureteokimasu)touch in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ふれたことがある (furetakotogaaru)have the experience of: touched |
| Polite past experience | ふれたことがあります (furetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: touched |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ふれると (fureruto)whenever you touch |
| Polite automatic result | ふれますと (furemasuto)whenever you touch |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ふれるなら (furerunara)if you mean to touch |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ふれるだろう (furerudarou)probably touch |
| Polite probability | ふれるでしょう (furerudeshou)probably touch |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ふれろ (furero)touch! |
| Polite request | ふれてください (furetekudasai)please touch |
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