Japanese reference
説得する
せっとくする
to persuade
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 | せっとくする (settokusuru)persuade |
| Polite, masu | せっとくします (settokushimasu)persuade |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | せっとくしない (settokushinai)do not persuade |
| Polite negative | せっとくしません (settokushimasen)do not persuade |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | せっとくした (settokushita)persuaded |
| Polite past | せっとくしました (settokushimashita)persuaded |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | せっとくしなかった (settokushinakatta)did not persuade |
| Polite past negative | せっとくしませんでした (settokushimasendeshita)did not persuade |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | せっとくして (settokushite)persuading (and then) |
| Polite te-form | せっとくしまして (settokushimashite)persuading (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | せっとくしている (settokushiteiru)be persuading |
| Polite te-iru | せっとくしています (settokushiteimasu)be persuading |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | せっとくすれば (settokusureba)if you persuade |
| Rare literary polite conditional | せっとくしますれば (settokushimasureba)if you persuade (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 | せっとくしたら (settokushitara)if you persuade |
| Polite conditional, tara | せっとくしましたら (settokushimashitara)if you persuade |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | せっとくできる (settokudekiru)can persuade |
| Polite potential | せっとくできます (settokudekimasu)can persuade |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | せっとくしよう (settokushiyou)let's persuade! |
| Polite volitional | せっとくしましょう (settokushimashou)let's persuade! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | せっとくしたい (settokushitai)want to persuade |
| Polite desire, tai | せっとくしたいです (settokushitaidesu)want to persuade |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | せっとくされる (settokusareru)be persuaded |
| Polite passive | せっとくされます (settokusaremasu)be persuaded |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | せっとくさせる (settokusaseru)make or let someone persuade |
| Polite causative | せっとくさせます (settokusasemasu)make or let someone persuade |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | せっとくさせられる (settokusaserareru)be made to persuade |
| Polite causative-passive | せっとくさせられます (settokusaseraremasu)be made to persuade |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | せっとくするな (settokusuruna)do not persuade! |
| Polite negative request | せっとくしないでください (settokushinaidekudasai)please do not persuade |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | せっとくします (settokushimasu)persuade |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | せっとくしません (settokushimasen)do not persuade |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | せっとくしました (settokushimashita)persuaded |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | せっとくしませんでした (settokushimasendeshita)did not persuade |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | せっとくしてください (settokushitekudasai)please persuade |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | せっとくしないでください (settokushinaidekudasai)please do not persuade |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | せっとくしましょう (settokushimashou)let's persuade! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | せっとくしてもいい (settokushitemoii)may persuade |
| Polite permission | せっとくしてもいいです (settokushitemoiidesu)may persuade |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | せっとくしてはいけない (settokushitehaikenai)must not persuade |
| Polite prohibition | せっとくしてはいけません (settokushitehaikemasen)must not persuade |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | せっとくしなさい (settokushinasai)persuade (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | せっとくしてみる (settokushitemiru)try to persuade |
| Polite try doing | せっとくしてみます (settokushitemimasu)try to persuade |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | せっとくしてしまう (settokushiteshimau)persuade completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | せっとくしてしまいます (settokushiteshimaimasu)persuade completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | せっとくしておく (settokushiteoku)persuade in advance |
| Polite preparation | せっとくしておきます (settokushiteokimasu)persuade in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | せっとくしたことがある (settokushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: persuaded |
| Polite past experience | せっとくしたことがあります (settokushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: persuaded |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | せっとくすると (settokusuruto)whenever you persuade |
| Polite automatic result | せっとくしますと (settokushimasuto)whenever you persuade |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | せっとくするなら (settokusurunara)if you mean to persuade |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | せっとくするだろう (settokusurudarou)probably persuade |
| Polite probability | せっとくするでしょう (settokusurudeshou)probably persuade |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | せっとくしろ (settokushiro)persuade! |
| Polite request | せっとくしてください (settokushitekudasai)please persuade |
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