Japanese reference
語る
かたる
to recount; to narrate
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 | かたる (kataru)recount |
| Polite, masu | かたります (katarimasu)recount |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | かたらない (kataranai)do not recount |
| Polite negative | かたりません (katarimasen)do not recount |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | かたった (katatta)recounted |
| Polite past | かたりました (katarimashita)recounted |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | かたらなかった (kataranakatta)did not recount |
| Polite past negative | かたりませんでした (katarimasendeshita)did not recount |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | かたって (katatte)recounting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | かたりまして (katarimashite)recounting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | かたっている (katatteiru)be recounting |
| Polite te-iru | かたっています (katatteimasu)be recounting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | かたれば (katareba)if you recount |
| Rare literary polite conditional | かたりますれば (katarimasureba)if you recount (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 | かたったら (katattara)if you recount |
| Polite conditional, tara | かたりましたら (katarimashitara)if you recount |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | かたれる (katareru)can recount |
| Polite potential | かたれます (kataremasu)can recount |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | かたろう (katarou)let's recount! |
| Polite volitional | かたりましょう (katarimashou)let's recount! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | かたりたい (kataritai)want to recount |
| Polite desire, tai | かたりたいです (kataritaidesu)want to recount |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | かたられる (katarareru)be affected when someone recounts |
| Polite passive | かたられます (katararemasu)be affected when someone recounts |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | かたらせる (kataraseru)make or let someone recount |
| Polite causative | かたらせます (katarasemasu)make or let someone recount |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | かたらせられる (kataraserareru)be made to recount |
| Polite causative-passive | かたらせられます (kataraseraremasu)be made to recount |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | かたるな (kataruna)do not recount! |
| Polite negative request | かたらないでください (kataranaidekudasai)please do not recount |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | かたります (katarimasu)recount |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | かたりません (katarimasen)do not recount |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | かたりました (katarimashita)recounted |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | かたりませんでした (katarimasendeshita)did not recount |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | かたってください (katattekudasai)please recount |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | かたらないでください (kataranaidekudasai)please do not recount |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | かたりましょう (katarimashou)let's recount! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | かたってもいい (katattemoii)may recount |
| Polite permission | かたってもいいです (katattemoiidesu)may recount |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | かたってはいけない (katattehaikenai)must not recount |
| Polite prohibition | かたってはいけません (katattehaikemasen)must not recount |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | かたりなさい (katarinasai)recount (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | かたってみる (katattemiru)try to recount |
| Polite try doing | かたってみます (katattemimasu)try to recount |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | かたってしまう (katatteshimau)recount completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | かたってしまいます (katatteshimaimasu)recount completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | かたっておく (katatteoku)recount in advance |
| Polite preparation | かたっておきます (katatteokimasu)recount in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | かたったことがある (katattakotogaaru)have the experience of: recounted |
| Polite past experience | かたったことがあります (katattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: recounted |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | かたると (kataruto)whenever you recount |
| Polite automatic result | かたりますと (katarimasuto)whenever you recount |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | かたるなら (katarunara)if you mean to recount |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | かたるだろう (katarudarou)probably recount |
| Polite probability | かたるでしょう (katarudeshou)probably recount |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | かたれ (katare)recount! |
| Polite request | かたってください (katattekudasai)please recount |
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Japanese entries.