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言及する
げんきゅうする
to mention
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 | げんきゅうする (genkyuusuru)mention |
| Polite, masu | げんきゅうします (genkyuushimasu)mention |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | げんきゅうしない (genkyuushinai)do not mention |
| Polite negative | げんきゅうしません (genkyuushimasen)do not mention |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | げんきゅうした (genkyuushita)mentioned |
| Polite past | げんきゅうしました (genkyuushimashita)mentioned |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | げんきゅうしなかった (genkyuushinakatta)did not mention |
| Polite past negative | げんきゅうしませんでした (genkyuushimasendeshita)did not mention |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | げんきゅうして (genkyuushite)mentioning (and then) |
| Polite te-form | げんきゅうしまして (genkyuushimashite)mentioning (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | げんきゅうしている (genkyuushiteiru)be mentioning |
| Polite te-iru | げんきゅうしています (genkyuushiteimasu)be mentioning |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | げんきゅうすれば (genkyuusureba)if you mention |
| Rare literary polite conditional | げんきゅうしますれば (genkyuushimasureba)if you mention (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 | げんきゅうしたら (genkyuushitara)if you mention |
| Polite conditional, tara | げんきゅうしましたら (genkyuushimashitara)if you mention |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | げんきゅうできる (genkyuudekiru)can mention |
| Polite potential | げんきゅうできます (genkyuudekimasu)can mention |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | げんきゅうしよう (genkyuushiyou)let's mention! |
| Polite volitional | げんきゅうしましょう (genkyuushimashou)let's mention! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | げんきゅうしたい (genkyuushitai)want to mention |
| Polite desire, tai | げんきゅうしたいです (genkyuushitaidesu)want to mention |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | げんきゅうされる (genkyuusareru)be mentioned |
| Polite passive | げんきゅうされます (genkyuusaremasu)be mentioned |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | げんきゅうさせる (genkyuusaseru)make or let someone mention |
| Polite causative | げんきゅうさせます (genkyuusasemasu)make or let someone mention |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | げんきゅうさせられる (genkyuusaserareru)be made to mention |
| Polite causative-passive | げんきゅうさせられます (genkyuusaseraremasu)be made to mention |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | げんきゅうするな (genkyuusuruna)do not mention! |
| Polite negative request | げんきゅうしないでください (genkyuushinaidekudasai)please do not mention |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | げんきゅうします (genkyuushimasu)mention |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | げんきゅうしません (genkyuushimasen)do not mention |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | げんきゅうしました (genkyuushimashita)mentioned |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | げんきゅうしませんでした (genkyuushimasendeshita)did not mention |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | げんきゅうしてください (genkyuushitekudasai)please mention |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | げんきゅうしないでください (genkyuushinaidekudasai)please do not mention |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | げんきゅうしましょう (genkyuushimashou)let's mention! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | げんきゅうしてもいい (genkyuushitemoii)may mention |
| Polite permission | げんきゅうしてもいいです (genkyuushitemoiidesu)may mention |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | げんきゅうしてはいけない (genkyuushitehaikenai)must not mention |
| Polite prohibition | げんきゅうしてはいけません (genkyuushitehaikemasen)must not mention |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | げんきゅうしなさい (genkyuushinasai)mention (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | げんきゅうしてみる (genkyuushitemiru)try to mention |
| Polite try doing | げんきゅうしてみます (genkyuushitemimasu)try to mention |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | げんきゅうしてしまう (genkyuushiteshimau)mention completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | げんきゅうしてしまいます (genkyuushiteshimaimasu)mention completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | げんきゅうしておく (genkyuushiteoku)mention in advance |
| Polite preparation | げんきゅうしておきます (genkyuushiteokimasu)mention in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | げんきゅうしたことがある (genkyuushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: mentioned |
| Polite past experience | げんきゅうしたことがあります (genkyuushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: mentioned |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | げんきゅうすると (genkyuusuruto)whenever you mention |
| Polite automatic result | げんきゅうしますと (genkyuushimasuto)whenever you mention |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | げんきゅうするなら (genkyuusurunara)if you mean to mention |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | げんきゅうするだろう (genkyuusurudarou)probably mention |
| Polite probability | げんきゅうするでしょう (genkyuusurudeshou)probably mention |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | げんきゅうしろ (genkyuushiro)mention! |
| Polite request | げんきゅうしてください (genkyuushitekudasai)please mention |
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