Japanese reference
設ける
もうける
to establish; to provide
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 | もうける (moukeru)establish |
| Polite, masu | もうけます (moukemasu)establish |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | もうけない (moukenai)do not establish |
| Polite negative | もうけません (moukemasen)do not establish |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | もうけた (mouketa)established |
| Polite past | もうけました (moukemashita)established |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | もうけなかった (moukenakatta)did not establish |
| Polite past negative | もうけませんでした (moukemasendeshita)did not establish |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | もうけて (moukete)establishing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | もうけまして (moukemashite)establishing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | もうけている (mouketeiru)be establishing |
| Polite te-iru | もうけています (mouketeimasu)be establishing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | もうければ (moukereba)if you establish |
| Rare literary polite conditional | もうけますれば (moukemasureba)if you establish (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 | もうけたら (mouketara)if you establish |
| Polite conditional, tara | もうけましたら (moukemashitara)if you establish |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | もうけられる (moukerareru)can establish |
| Polite potential | もうけられます (moukeraremasu)can establish |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | もうけよう (moukeyou)let's establish! |
| Polite volitional | もうけましょう (moukemashou)let's establish! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | もうけたい (mouketai)want to establish |
| Polite desire, tai | もうけたいです (mouketaidesu)want to establish |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | もうけられる (moukerareru)be affected when someone establishes |
| Polite passive | もうけられます (moukeraremasu)be affected when someone establishes |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | もうけさせる (moukesaseru)make or let someone establish |
| Polite causative | もうけさせます (moukesasemasu)make or let someone establish |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | もうけさせられる (moukesaserareru)be made to establish |
| Polite causative-passive | もうけさせられます (moukesaseraremasu)be made to establish |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | もうけるな (moukeruna)do not establish! |
| Polite negative request | もうけないでください (moukenaidekudasai)please do not establish |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | もうけます (moukemasu)establish |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | もうけません (moukemasen)do not establish |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | もうけました (moukemashita)established |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | もうけませんでした (moukemasendeshita)did not establish |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | もうけてください (mouketekudasai)please establish |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | もうけないでください (moukenaidekudasai)please do not establish |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | もうけましょう (moukemashou)let's establish! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | もうけてもいい (mouketemoii)may establish |
| Polite permission | もうけてもいいです (mouketemoiidesu)may establish |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | もうけてはいけない (mouketehaikenai)must not establish |
| Polite prohibition | もうけてはいけません (mouketehaikemasen)must not establish |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | もうけなさい (moukenasai)establish (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | もうけてみる (mouketemiru)try to establish |
| Polite try doing | もうけてみます (mouketemimasu)try to establish |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | もうけてしまう (mouketeshimau)establish completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | もうけてしまいます (mouketeshimaimasu)establish completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | もうけておく (mouketeoku)establish in advance |
| Polite preparation | もうけておきます (mouketeokimasu)establish in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | もうけたことがある (mouketakotogaaru)have the experience of: established |
| Polite past experience | もうけたことがあります (mouketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: established |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | もうけると (moukeruto)whenever you establish |
| Polite automatic result | もうけますと (moukemasuto)whenever you establish |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | もうけるなら (moukerunara)if you mean to establish |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | もうけるだろう (moukerudarou)probably establish |
| Polite probability | もうけるでしょう (moukerudeshou)probably establish |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | もうけろ (moukero)establish! |
| Polite request | もうけてください (mouketekudasai)please establish |
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