Japanese reference
起こる
おこる
to happen; to occur
Regular · 26 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 | おこる (okoru)something happens |
| Polite, masu | おこります (okorimasu)something happens |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おこらない (okoranai)something does not happen |
| Polite negative | おこりません (okorimasen)something does not happen |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おこった (okotta)something happened |
| Polite past | おこりました (okorimashita)something happened |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おこらなかった (okoranakatta)something did not happen |
| Polite past negative | おこりませんでした (okorimasendeshita)something did not happen |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おこって (okotte)happening (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おこりまして (okorimashite)happening (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おこっている (okotteiru)something is happening |
| Polite te-iru | おこっています (okotteimasu)something is happening |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おこれば (okoreba)if something happens |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おこりますれば (okorimasureba)if something happens (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 | おこったら (okottara)if something happens |
| Polite conditional, tara | おこりましたら (okorimashitara)if something happens |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おこらせる (okoraseru)cause something to happen |
| Polite causative | おこらせます (okorasemasu)cause something to happen |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おこるな (okoruna)do not happen! |
| Polite negative request | おこらないでください (okoranaidekudasai)please do not happen |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おこります (okorimasu)something happens |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おこりません (okorimasen)something does not happen |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おこりました (okorimashita)something happened |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おこりませんでした (okorimasendeshita)something did not happen |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おこってください (okottekudasai)please happen |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おこらないでください (okoranaidekudasai)please do not happen |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おこってもいい (okottemoii)may something happens |
| Polite permission | おこってもいいです (okottemoiidesu)may something happens |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おこってはいけない (okottehaikenai)must not something happens |
| Polite prohibition | おこってはいけません (okottehaikemasen)must not something happens |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おこりなさい (okorinasai)something happens (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おこってみる (okottemiru)try to something happens |
| Polite try doing | おこってみます (okottemimasu)try to something happens |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おこってしまう (okotteshimau)something happens completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おこってしまいます (okotteshimaimasu)something happens completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おこっておく (okotteoku)something happens in advance |
| Polite preparation | おこっておきます (okotteokimasu)something happens in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おこったことがある (okottakotogaaru)have the experience of: something happened |
| Polite past experience | おこったことがあります (okottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something happened |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おこると (okoruto)whenever you something happens |
| Polite automatic result | おこりますと (okorimasuto)whenever you something happens |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おこるなら (okorunara)if you mean to something happens |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おこるだろう (okorudarou)probably something happens |
| Polite probability | おこるでしょう (okorudeshou)probably something happens |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おこれ (okore)happen! |
| Polite request | おこってください (okottekudasai)please happen |
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