Japanese reference
訴える
うったえる
to sue, appeal to
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 | うったえる (uttaeru)sue |
| Polite, masu | うったえます (uttaemasu)sue |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うったえない (uttaenai)do not sue |
| Polite negative | うったえません (uttaemasen)do not sue |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うったえた (uttaeta)sued |
| Polite past | うったえました (uttaemashita)sued |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うったえなかった (uttaenakatta)did not sue |
| Polite past negative | うったえませんでした (uttaemasendeshita)did not sue |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うったえて (uttaete)suing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うったえまして (uttaemashite)suing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うったえている (uttaeteiru)be suing |
| Polite te-iru | うったえています (uttaeteimasu)be suing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うったえれば (uttaereba)if you sue |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うったえますれば (uttaemasureba)if you sue (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 | うったえたら (uttaetara)if you sue |
| Polite conditional, tara | うったえましたら (uttaemashitara)if you sue |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うったえられる (uttaerareru)can sue |
| Polite potential | うったえられます (uttaeraremasu)can sue |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うったえよう (uttaeyou)let's sue! |
| Polite volitional | うったえましょう (uttaemashou)let's sue! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うったえたい (uttaetai)want to sue |
| Polite desire, tai | うったえたいです (uttaetaidesu)want to sue |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うったえられる (uttaerareru)be sued |
| Polite passive | うったえられます (uttaeraremasu)be sued |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うったえさせる (uttaesaseru)make or let someone sue |
| Polite causative | うったえさせます (uttaesasemasu)make or let someone sue |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うったえさせられる (uttaesaserareru)be made to sue |
| Polite causative-passive | うったえさせられます (uttaesaseraremasu)be made to sue |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うったえるな (uttaeruna)do not sue! |
| Polite negative request | うったえないでください (uttaenaidekudasai)please do not sue |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うったえます (uttaemasu)sue |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うったえません (uttaemasen)do not sue |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うったえました (uttaemashita)sued |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うったえませんでした (uttaemasendeshita)did not sue |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うったえてください (uttaetekudasai)please sue |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うったえないでください (uttaenaidekudasai)please do not sue |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うったえましょう (uttaemashou)let's sue! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うったえてもいい (uttaetemoii)may sue |
| Polite permission | うったえてもいいです (uttaetemoiidesu)may sue |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うったえてはいけない (uttaetehaikenai)must not sue |
| Polite prohibition | うったえてはいけません (uttaetehaikemasen)must not sue |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うったえなさい (uttaenasai)sue (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うったえてみる (uttaetemiru)try to sue |
| Polite try doing | うったえてみます (uttaetemimasu)try to sue |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うったえてしまう (uttaeteshimau)sue completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うったえてしまいます (uttaeteshimaimasu)sue completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うったえておく (uttaeteoku)sue in advance |
| Polite preparation | うったえておきます (uttaeteokimasu)sue in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うったえたことがある (uttaetakotogaaru)have the experience of: sued |
| Polite past experience | うったえたことがあります (uttaetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: sued |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うったえると (uttaeruto)whenever you sue |
| Polite automatic result | うったえますと (uttaemasuto)whenever you sue |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うったえるなら (uttaerunara)if you mean to sue |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うったえるだろう (uttaerudarou)probably sue |
| Polite probability | うったえるでしょう (uttaerudeshou)probably sue |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うったえろ (uttaero)sue! |
| Polite request | うったえてください (uttaetekudasai)please sue |
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