Japanese reference
証明する
しょうめいする
to prove, demonstrate
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 | しょうめいする (shoumeisuru)prove |
| Polite, masu | しょうめいします (shoumeishimasu)prove |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | しょうめいしない (shoumeishinai)do not prove |
| Polite negative | しょうめいしません (shoumeishimasen)do not prove |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | しょうめいした (shoumeishita)proved |
| Polite past | しょうめいしました (shoumeishimashita)proved |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | しょうめいしなかった (shoumeishinakatta)did not prove |
| Polite past negative | しょうめいしませんでした (shoumeishimasendeshita)did not prove |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | しょうめいして (shoumeishite)proving (and then) |
| Polite te-form | しょうめいしまして (shoumeishimashite)proving (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | しょうめいしている (shoumeishiteiru)be proving |
| Polite te-iru | しょうめいしています (shoumeishiteimasu)be proving |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | しょうめいすれば (shoumeisureba)if you prove |
| Rare literary polite conditional | しょうめいしますれば (shoumeishimasureba)if you prove (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 | しょうめいしたら (shoumeishitara)if you prove |
| Polite conditional, tara | しょうめいしましたら (shoumeishimashitara)if you prove |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | しょうめいできる (shoumeidekiru)can prove |
| Polite potential | しょうめいできます (shoumeidekimasu)can prove |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | しょうめいしよう (shoumeishiyou)let's prove! |
| Polite volitional | しょうめいしましょう (shoumeishimashou)let's prove! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | しょうめいしたい (shoumeishitai)want to prove |
| Polite desire, tai | しょうめいしたいです (shoumeishitaidesu)want to prove |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | しょうめいされる (shoumeisareru)be proven |
| Polite passive | しょうめいされます (shoumeisaremasu)be proven |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | しょうめいさせる (shoumeisaseru)make or let someone prove |
| Polite causative | しょうめいさせます (shoumeisasemasu)make or let someone prove |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | しょうめいさせられる (shoumeisaserareru)be made to prove |
| Polite causative-passive | しょうめいさせられます (shoumeisaseraremasu)be made to prove |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | しょうめいするな (shoumeisuruna)do not prove! |
| Polite negative request | しょうめいしないでください (shoumeishinaidekudasai)please do not prove |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | しょうめいします (shoumeishimasu)prove |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | しょうめいしません (shoumeishimasen)do not prove |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | しょうめいしました (shoumeishimashita)proved |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | しょうめいしませんでした (shoumeishimasendeshita)did not prove |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | しょうめいしてください (shoumeishitekudasai)please prove |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | しょうめいしないでください (shoumeishinaidekudasai)please do not prove |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | しょうめいしましょう (shoumeishimashou)let's prove! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | しょうめいしてもいい (shoumeishitemoii)may prove |
| Polite permission | しょうめいしてもいいです (shoumeishitemoiidesu)may prove |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | しょうめいしてはいけない (shoumeishitehaikenai)must not prove |
| Polite prohibition | しょうめいしてはいけません (shoumeishitehaikemasen)must not prove |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | しょうめいしなさい (shoumeishinasai)prove (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | しょうめいしてみる (shoumeishitemiru)try to prove |
| Polite try doing | しょうめいしてみます (shoumeishitemimasu)try to prove |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | しょうめいしてしまう (shoumeishiteshimau)prove completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | しょうめいしてしまいます (shoumeishiteshimaimasu)prove completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | しょうめいしておく (shoumeishiteoku)prove in advance |
| Polite preparation | しょうめいしておきます (shoumeishiteokimasu)prove in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | しょうめいしたことがある (shoumeishitakotogaaru)have the experience of: proved |
| Polite past experience | しょうめいしたことがあります (shoumeishitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: proved |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | しょうめいすると (shoumeisuruto)whenever you prove |
| Polite automatic result | しょうめいしますと (shoumeishimasuto)whenever you prove |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | しょうめいするなら (shoumeisurunara)if you mean to prove |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | しょうめいするだろう (shoumeisurudarou)probably prove |
| Polite probability | しょうめいするでしょう (shoumeisurudeshou)probably prove |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | しょうめいしろ (shoumeishiro)prove! |
| Polite request | しょうめいしてください (shoumeishitekudasai)please prove |
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