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貯金する
ちょきんする
to save money
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 | ちょきんする (chokinsuru)save money |
| Polite, masu | ちょきんします (chokinshimasu)save money |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ちょきんしない (chokinshinai)do not save money |
| Polite negative | ちょきんしません (chokinshimasen)do not save money |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ちょきんした (chokinshita)saved money |
| Polite past | ちょきんしました (chokinshimashita)saved money |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ちょきんしなかった (chokinshinakatta)did not save money |
| Polite past negative | ちょきんしませんでした (chokinshimasendeshita)did not save money |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ちょきんして (chokinshite)saving money (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ちょきんしまして (chokinshimashite)saving money (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ちょきんしている (chokinshiteiru)be saving money |
| Polite te-iru | ちょきんしています (chokinshiteimasu)be saving money |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ちょきんすれば (chokinsureba)if you save money |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ちょきんしますれば (chokinshimasureba)if you save money (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 | ちょきんしたら (chokinshitara)if you save money |
| Polite conditional, tara | ちょきんしましたら (chokinshimashitara)if you save money |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ちょきんできる (chokindekiru)can save money |
| Polite potential | ちょきんできます (chokindekimasu)can save money |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ちょきんしよう (chokinshiyou)let's save money! |
| Polite volitional | ちょきんしましょう (chokinshimashou)let's save money! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ちょきんしたい (chokinshitai)want to save money |
| Polite desire, tai | ちょきんしたいです (chokinshitaidesu)want to save money |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ちょきんされる (chokinsareru)be affected when someone saves money |
| Polite passive | ちょきんされます (chokinsaremasu)be affected when someone saves money |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ちょきんさせる (chokinsaseru)make or let someone save money |
| Polite causative | ちょきんさせます (chokinsasemasu)make or let someone save money |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ちょきんさせられる (chokinsaserareru)be made to save money |
| Polite causative-passive | ちょきんさせられます (chokinsaseraremasu)be made to save money |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ちょきんするな (chokinsuruna)do not save money! |
| Polite negative request | ちょきんしないでください (chokinshinaidekudasai)please do not save money |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ちょきんします (chokinshimasu)save money |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ちょきんしません (chokinshimasen)do not save money |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ちょきんしました (chokinshimashita)saved money |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ちょきんしませんでした (chokinshimasendeshita)did not save money |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ちょきんしてください (chokinshitekudasai)please save money |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ちょきんしないでください (chokinshinaidekudasai)please do not save money |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ちょきんしましょう (chokinshimashou)let's save money! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ちょきんしてもいい (chokinshitemoii)may save money |
| Polite permission | ちょきんしてもいいです (chokinshitemoiidesu)may save money |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ちょきんしてはいけない (chokinshitehaikenai)must not save money |
| Polite prohibition | ちょきんしてはいけません (chokinshitehaikemasen)must not save money |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ちょきんしなさい (chokinshinasai)save money (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ちょきんしてみる (chokinshitemiru)try to save money |
| Polite try doing | ちょきんしてみます (chokinshitemimasu)try to save money |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ちょきんしてしまう (chokinshiteshimau)save money completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ちょきんしてしまいます (chokinshiteshimaimasu)save money completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ちょきんしておく (chokinshiteoku)save money in advance |
| Polite preparation | ちょきんしておきます (chokinshiteokimasu)save money in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ちょきんしたことがある (chokinshitakotogaaru)have the experience of: saved money |
| Polite past experience | ちょきんしたことがあります (chokinshitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: saved money |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ちょきんすると (chokinsuruto)whenever you save money |
| Polite automatic result | ちょきんしますと (chokinshimasuto)whenever you save money |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ちょきんするなら (chokinsurunara)if you mean to save money |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ちょきんするだろう (chokinsurudarou)probably save money |
| Polite probability | ちょきんするでしょう (chokinsurudeshou)probably save money |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ちょきんしろ (chokinshiro)save money! |
| Polite request | ちょきんしてください (chokinshitekudasai)please save money |
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