Japanese reference
起業する
きぎょうする
to start a business
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 | きぎょうする (kigyousuru)start a business |
| Polite, masu | きぎょうします (kigyoushimasu)start a business |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | きぎょうしない (kigyoushinai)do not start a business |
| Polite negative | きぎょうしません (kigyoushimasen)do not start a business |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | きぎょうした (kigyoushita)started a business |
| Polite past | きぎょうしました (kigyoushimashita)started a business |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | きぎょうしなかった (kigyoushinakatta)did not start a business |
| Polite past negative | きぎょうしませんでした (kigyoushimasendeshita)did not start a business |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | きぎょうして (kigyoushite)starting a business (and then) |
| Polite te-form | きぎょうしまして (kigyoushimashite)starting a business (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | きぎょうしている (kigyoushiteiru)be starting a business |
| Polite te-iru | きぎょうしています (kigyoushiteimasu)be starting a business |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | きぎょうすれば (kigyousureba)if you start a business |
| Rare literary polite conditional | きぎょうしますれば (kigyoushimasureba)if you start a business (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 | きぎょうしたら (kigyoushitara)if you start a business |
| Polite conditional, tara | きぎょうしましたら (kigyoushimashitara)if you start a business |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | きぎょうできる (kigyoudekiru)can start a business |
| Polite potential | きぎょうできます (kigyoudekimasu)can start a business |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | きぎょうしよう (kigyoushiyou)let's start a business! |
| Polite volitional | きぎょうしましょう (kigyoushimashou)let's start a business! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | きぎょうしたい (kigyoushitai)want to start a business |
| Polite desire, tai | きぎょうしたいです (kigyoushitaidesu)want to start a business |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | きぎょうされる (kigyousareru)be affected when someone starts a business |
| Polite passive | きぎょうされます (kigyousaremasu)be affected when someone starts a business |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | きぎょうさせる (kigyousaseru)make or let someone start a business |
| Polite causative | きぎょうさせます (kigyousasemasu)make or let someone start a business |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | きぎょうさせられる (kigyousaserareru)be made to start a business |
| Polite causative-passive | きぎょうさせられます (kigyousaseraremasu)be made to start a business |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | きぎょうするな (kigyousuruna)do not start a business! |
| Polite negative request | きぎょうしないでください (kigyoushinaidekudasai)please do not start a business |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | きぎょうします (kigyoushimasu)start a business |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | きぎょうしません (kigyoushimasen)do not start a business |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | きぎょうしました (kigyoushimashita)started a business |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | きぎょうしませんでした (kigyoushimasendeshita)did not start a business |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | きぎょうしてください (kigyoushitekudasai)please start a business |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | きぎょうしないでください (kigyoushinaidekudasai)please do not start a business |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | きぎょうしましょう (kigyoushimashou)let's start a business! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | きぎょうしてもいい (kigyoushitemoii)may start a business |
| Polite permission | きぎょうしてもいいです (kigyoushitemoiidesu)may start a business |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | きぎょうしてはいけない (kigyoushitehaikenai)must not start a business |
| Polite prohibition | きぎょうしてはいけません (kigyoushitehaikemasen)must not start a business |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | きぎょうしなさい (kigyoushinasai)start a business (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | きぎょうしてみる (kigyoushitemiru)try to start a business |
| Polite try doing | きぎょうしてみます (kigyoushitemimasu)try to start a business |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | きぎょうしてしまう (kigyoushiteshimau)start a business completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | きぎょうしてしまいます (kigyoushiteshimaimasu)start a business completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | きぎょうしておく (kigyoushiteoku)start a business in advance |
| Polite preparation | きぎょうしておきます (kigyoushiteokimasu)start a business in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | きぎょうしたことがある (kigyoushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: started a business |
| Polite past experience | きぎょうしたことがあります (kigyoushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: started a business |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | きぎょうすると (kigyousuruto)whenever you start a business |
| Polite automatic result | きぎょうしますと (kigyoushimasuto)whenever you start a business |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | きぎょうするなら (kigyousurunara)if you mean to start a business |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | きぎょうするだろう (kigyousurudarou)probably start a business |
| Polite probability | きぎょうするでしょう (kigyousurudeshou)probably start a business |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | きぎょうしろ (kigyoushiro)start a business! |
| Polite request | きぎょうしてください (kigyoushitekudasai)please start a business |
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