Japanese reference
返信する
へんしんする
to reply to a message
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 | へんしんする (henshinsuru)reply to a message |
| Polite, masu | へんしんします (henshinshimasu)reply to a message |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | へんしんしない (henshinshinai)do not reply to a message |
| Polite negative | へんしんしません (henshinshimasen)do not reply to a message |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | へんしんした (henshinshita)replied to a message |
| Polite past | へんしんしました (henshinshimashita)replied to a message |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | へんしんしなかった (henshinshinakatta)did not reply to a message |
| Polite past negative | へんしんしませんでした (henshinshimasendeshita)did not reply to a message |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | へんしんして (henshinshite)replying to a message (and then) |
| Polite te-form | へんしんしまして (henshinshimashite)replying to a message (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | へんしんしている (henshinshiteiru)be replying to a message |
| Polite te-iru | へんしんしています (henshinshiteimasu)be replying to a message |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | へんしんすれば (henshinsureba)if you reply to a message |
| Rare literary polite conditional | へんしんしますれば (henshinshimasureba)if you reply to a message (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 | へんしんしたら (henshinshitara)if you reply to a message |
| Polite conditional, tara | へんしんしましたら (henshinshimashitara)if you reply to a message |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | へんしんできる (henshindekiru)can reply to a message |
| Polite potential | へんしんできます (henshindekimasu)can reply to a message |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | へんしんしよう (henshinshiyou)let's reply to a message! |
| Polite volitional | へんしんしましょう (henshinshimashou)let's reply to a message! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | へんしんしたい (henshinshitai)want to reply to a message |
| Polite desire, tai | へんしんしたいです (henshinshitaidesu)want to reply to a message |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | へんしんされる (henshinsareru)be affected when someone replies to a message |
| Polite passive | へんしんされます (henshinsaremasu)be affected when someone replies to a message |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | へんしんさせる (henshinsaseru)make or let someone reply to a message |
| Polite causative | へんしんさせます (henshinsasemasu)make or let someone reply to a message |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | へんしんさせられる (henshinsaserareru)be made to reply to a message |
| Polite causative-passive | へんしんさせられます (henshinsaseraremasu)be made to reply to a message |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | へんしんするな (henshinsuruna)do not reply to a message! |
| Polite negative request | へんしんしないでください (henshinshinaidekudasai)please do not reply to a message |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | へんしんします (henshinshimasu)reply to a message |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | へんしんしません (henshinshimasen)do not reply to a message |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | へんしんしました (henshinshimashita)replied to a message |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | へんしんしませんでした (henshinshimasendeshita)did not reply to a message |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | へんしんしてください (henshinshitekudasai)please reply to a message |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | へんしんしないでください (henshinshinaidekudasai)please do not reply to a message |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | へんしんしましょう (henshinshimashou)let's reply to a message! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | へんしんしてもいい (henshinshitemoii)may reply to a message |
| Polite permission | へんしんしてもいいです (henshinshitemoiidesu)may reply to a message |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | へんしんしてはいけない (henshinshitehaikenai)must not reply to a message |
| Polite prohibition | へんしんしてはいけません (henshinshitehaikemasen)must not reply to a message |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | へんしんしなさい (henshinshinasai)reply to a message (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | へんしんしてみる (henshinshitemiru)try to reply to a message |
| Polite try doing | へんしんしてみます (henshinshitemimasu)try to reply to a message |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | へんしんしてしまう (henshinshiteshimau)reply to a message completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | へんしんしてしまいます (henshinshiteshimaimasu)reply to a message completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | へんしんしておく (henshinshiteoku)reply to a message in advance |
| Polite preparation | へんしんしておきます (henshinshiteokimasu)reply to a message in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | へんしんしたことがある (henshinshitakotogaaru)have the experience of: replied to a message |
| Polite past experience | へんしんしたことがあります (henshinshitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: replied to a message |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | へんしんすると (henshinsuruto)whenever you reply to a message |
| Polite automatic result | へんしんしますと (henshinshimasuto)whenever you reply to a message |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | へんしんするなら (henshinsurunara)if you mean to reply to a message |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | へんしんするだろう (henshinsurudarou)probably reply to a message |
| Polite probability | へんしんするでしょう (henshinsurudeshou)probably reply to a message |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | へんしんしろ (henshinshiro)reply to a message! |
| Polite request | へんしんしてください (henshinshitekudasai)please reply to a message |
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