Japanese reference
踊る
おどる
to dance
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 | おどる (odoru)dance |
| Polite, masu | おどります (odorimasu)dance |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おどらない (odoranai)do not dance |
| Polite negative | おどりません (odorimasen)do not dance |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おどった (odotta)danced |
| Polite past | おどりました (odorimashita)danced |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おどらなかった (odoranakatta)did not dance |
| Polite past negative | おどりませんでした (odorimasendeshita)did not dance |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おどって (odotte)dancing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おどりまして (odorimashite)dancing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おどっている (odotteiru)be dancing |
| Polite te-iru | おどっています (odotteimasu)be dancing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おどれば (odoreba)if you dance |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おどりますれば (odorimasureba)if you dance (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 | おどったら (odottara)if you dance |
| Polite conditional, tara | おどりましたら (odorimashitara)if you dance |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おどれる (odoreru)can dance |
| Polite potential | おどれます (odoremasu)can dance |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | おどろう (odorou)let's dance! |
| Polite volitional | おどりましょう (odorimashou)let's dance! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おどりたい (odoritai)want to dance |
| Polite desire, tai | おどりたいです (odoritaidesu)want to dance |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おどられる (odorareru)be affected when someone dances |
| Polite passive | おどられます (odoraremasu)be affected when someone dances |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おどらせる (odoraseru)make or let someone dance |
| Polite causative | おどらせます (odorasemasu)make or let someone dance |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おどらせられる (odoraserareru)be made to dance |
| Polite causative-passive | おどらせられます (odoraseraremasu)be made to dance |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おどるな (odoruna)do not dance! |
| Polite negative request | おどらないでください (odoranaidekudasai)please do not dance |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おどります (odorimasu)dance |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おどりません (odorimasen)do not dance |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おどりました (odorimashita)danced |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おどりませんでした (odorimasendeshita)did not dance |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おどってください (odottekudasai)please dance |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おどらないでください (odoranaidekudasai)please do not dance |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | おどりましょう (odorimashou)let's dance! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おどってもいい (odottemoii)may dance |
| Polite permission | おどってもいいです (odottemoiidesu)may dance |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おどってはいけない (odottehaikenai)must not dance |
| Polite prohibition | おどってはいけません (odottehaikemasen)must not dance |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おどりなさい (odorinasai)dance (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おどってみる (odottemiru)try to dance |
| Polite try doing | おどってみます (odottemimasu)try to dance |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おどってしまう (odotteshimau)dance completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おどってしまいます (odotteshimaimasu)dance completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おどっておく (odotteoku)dance in advance |
| Polite preparation | おどっておきます (odotteokimasu)dance in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おどったことがある (odottakotogaaru)have the experience of: danced |
| Polite past experience | おどったことがあります (odottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: danced |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おどると (odoruto)whenever you dance |
| Polite automatic result | おどりますと (odorimasuto)whenever you dance |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おどるなら (odorunara)if you mean to dance |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おどるだろう (odorudarou)probably dance |
| Polite probability | おどるでしょう (odorudeshou)probably dance |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おどれ (odore)dance! |
| Polite request | おどってください (odottekudasai)please dance |
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