Japanese reference
訪れる
おとずれる
to visit; to come (of a season or time)
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 | おとずれる (otozureru)visit |
| Polite, masu | おとずれます (otozuremasu)visit |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おとずれない (otozurenai)do not visit |
| Polite negative | おとずれません (otozuremasen)do not visit |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おとずれた (otozureta)visited |
| Polite past | おとずれました (otozuremashita)visited |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おとずれなかった (otozurenakatta)did not visit |
| Polite past negative | おとずれませんでした (otozuremasendeshita)did not visit |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おとずれて (otozurete)visiting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おとずれまして (otozuremashite)visiting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おとずれている (otozureteiru)be visiting |
| Polite te-iru | おとずれています (otozureteimasu)be visiting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おとずれれば (otozurereba)if you visit |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おとずれますれば (otozuremasureba)if you visit (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 | おとずれたら (otozuretara)if you visit |
| Polite conditional, tara | おとずれましたら (otozuremashitara)if you visit |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おとずれられる (otozurerareru)can visit |
| Polite potential | おとずれられます (otozureraremasu)can visit |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | おとずれよう (otozureyou)let's visit! |
| Polite volitional | おとずれましょう (otozuremashou)let's visit! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おとずれたい (otozuretai)want to visit |
| Polite desire, tai | おとずれたいです (otozuretaidesu)want to visit |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おとずれられる (otozurerareru)be visited |
| Polite passive | おとずれられます (otozureraremasu)be visited |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おとずれさせる (otozuresaseru)make or let someone visit |
| Polite causative | おとずれさせます (otozuresasemasu)make or let someone visit |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おとずれさせられる (otozuresaserareru)be made to visit |
| Polite causative-passive | おとずれさせられます (otozuresaseraremasu)be made to visit |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おとずれるな (otozureruna)do not visit! |
| Polite negative request | おとずれないでください (otozurenaidekudasai)please do not visit |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おとずれます (otozuremasu)visit |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おとずれません (otozuremasen)do not visit |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おとずれました (otozuremashita)visited |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おとずれませんでした (otozuremasendeshita)did not visit |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おとずれてください (otozuretekudasai)please visit |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おとずれないでください (otozurenaidekudasai)please do not visit |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | おとずれましょう (otozuremashou)let's visit! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おとずれてもいい (otozuretemoii)may visit |
| Polite permission | おとずれてもいいです (otozuretemoiidesu)may visit |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おとずれてはいけない (otozuretehaikenai)must not visit |
| Polite prohibition | おとずれてはいけません (otozuretehaikemasen)must not visit |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おとずれなさい (otozurenasai)visit (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おとずれてみる (otozuretemiru)try to visit |
| Polite try doing | おとずれてみます (otozuretemimasu)try to visit |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おとずれてしまう (otozureteshimau)visit completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おとずれてしまいます (otozureteshimaimasu)visit completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おとずれておく (otozureteoku)visit in advance |
| Polite preparation | おとずれておきます (otozureteokimasu)visit in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おとずれたことがある (otozuretakotogaaru)have the experience of: visited |
| Polite past experience | おとずれたことがあります (otozuretakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: visited |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おとずれると (otozureruto)whenever you visit |
| Polite automatic result | おとずれますと (otozuremasuto)whenever you visit |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おとずれるなら (otozurerunara)if you mean to visit |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おとずれるだろう (otozurerudarou)probably visit |
| Polite probability | おとずれるでしょう (otozurerudeshou)probably visit |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おとずれろ (otozurero)visit! |
| Polite request | おとずれてください (otozuretekudasai)please visit |
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