Japanese reference
誘う
さそう
to invite along
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 | さそう (sasou)invite along |
| Polite, masu | さそいます (sasoimasu)invite along |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | さそわない (sasowanai)do not invite along |
| Polite negative | さそいません (sasoimasen)do not invite along |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | さそった (sasotta)invited along |
| Polite past | さそいました (sasoimashita)invited along |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | さそわなかった (sasowanakatta)did not invite along |
| Polite past negative | さそいませんでした (sasoimasendeshita)did not invite along |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | さそって (sasotte)inviting along (and then) |
| Polite te-form | さそいまして (sasoimashite)inviting along (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | さそっている (sasotteiru)be inviting along |
| Polite te-iru | さそっています (sasotteimasu)be inviting along |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | さそえば (sasoeba)if you invite along |
| Rare literary polite conditional | さそいますれば (sasoimasureba)if you invite along (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 | さそったら (sasottara)if you invite along |
| Polite conditional, tara | さそいましたら (sasoimashitara)if you invite along |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | さそえる (sasoeru)can invite along |
| Polite potential | さそえます (sasoemasu)can invite along |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | さそおう (sasoou)let's invite along! |
| Polite volitional | さそいましょう (sasoimashou)let's invite along! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | さそいたい (sasoitai)want to invite along |
| Polite desire, tai | さそいたいです (sasoitaidesu)want to invite along |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | さそわれる (sasowareru)be affected when someone invites along |
| Polite passive | さそわれます (sasowaremasu)be affected when someone invites along |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | さそわせる (sasowaseru)make or let someone invite along |
| Polite causative | さそわせます (sasowasemasu)make or let someone invite along |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | さそわせられる (sasowaserareru)be made to invite along |
| Polite causative-passive | さそわせられます (sasowaseraremasu)be made to invite along |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | さそうな (sasouna)do not invite along! |
| Polite negative request | さそわないでください (sasowanaidekudasai)please do not invite along |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | さそいます (sasoimasu)invite along |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | さそいません (sasoimasen)do not invite along |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | さそいました (sasoimashita)invited along |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | さそいませんでした (sasoimasendeshita)did not invite along |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | さそってください (sasottekudasai)please invite along |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | さそわないでください (sasowanaidekudasai)please do not invite along |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | さそいましょう (sasoimashou)let's invite along! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | さそってもいい (sasottemoii)may invite along |
| Polite permission | さそってもいいです (sasottemoiidesu)may invite along |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | さそってはいけない (sasottehaikenai)must not invite along |
| Polite prohibition | さそってはいけません (sasottehaikemasen)must not invite along |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | さそいなさい (sasoinasai)invite along (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | さそってみる (sasottemiru)try to invite along |
| Polite try doing | さそってみます (sasottemimasu)try to invite along |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | さそってしまう (sasotteshimau)invite along completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | さそってしまいます (sasotteshimaimasu)invite along completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | さそっておく (sasotteoku)invite along in advance |
| Polite preparation | さそっておきます (sasotteokimasu)invite along in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | さそったことがある (sasottakotogaaru)have the experience of: invited along |
| Polite past experience | さそったことがあります (sasottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: invited along |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | さそうと (sasouto)whenever you invite along |
| Polite automatic result | さそいますと (sasoimasuto)whenever you invite along |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | さそうなら (sasounara)if you mean to invite along |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | さそうだろう (sasoudarou)probably invite along |
| Polite probability | さそうでしょう (sasoudeshou)probably invite along |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | さそえ (sasoe)invite along! |
| Polite request | さそってください (sasottekudasai)please invite along |
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