Japanese reference
追いかける
おいかける
to chase; to pursue
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 | おいかける (oikakeru)chase |
| Polite, masu | おいかけます (oikakemasu)chase |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おいかけない (oikakenai)do not chase |
| Polite negative | おいかけません (oikakemasen)do not chase |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おいかけた (oikaketa)chased |
| Polite past | おいかけました (oikakemashita)chased |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おいかけなかった (oikakenakatta)did not chase |
| Polite past negative | おいかけませんでした (oikakemasendeshita)did not chase |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おいかけて (oikakete)chasing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おいかけまして (oikakemashite)chasing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おいかけている (oikaketeiru)be chasing |
| Polite te-iru | おいかけています (oikaketeimasu)be chasing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おいかければ (oikakereba)if you chase |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おいかけますれば (oikakemasureba)if you chase (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 | おいかけたら (oikaketara)if you chase |
| Polite conditional, tara | おいかけましたら (oikakemashitara)if you chase |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おいかけられる (oikakerareru)can chase |
| Polite potential | おいかけられます (oikakeraremasu)can chase |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | おいかけよう (oikakeyou)let's chase! |
| Polite volitional | おいかけましょう (oikakemashou)let's chase! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おいかけたい (oikaketai)want to chase |
| Polite desire, tai | おいかけたいです (oikaketaidesu)want to chase |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おいかけられる (oikakerareru)be affected when someone chases |
| Polite passive | おいかけられます (oikakeraremasu)be affected when someone chases |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おいかけさせる (oikakesaseru)make or let someone chase |
| Polite causative | おいかけさせます (oikakesasemasu)make or let someone chase |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おいかけさせられる (oikakesaserareru)be made to chase |
| Polite causative-passive | おいかけさせられます (oikakesaseraremasu)be made to chase |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おいかけるな (oikakeruna)do not chase! |
| Polite negative request | おいかけないでください (oikakenaidekudasai)please do not chase |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おいかけます (oikakemasu)chase |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おいかけません (oikakemasen)do not chase |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おいかけました (oikakemashita)chased |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おいかけませんでした (oikakemasendeshita)did not chase |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おいかけてください (oikaketekudasai)please chase |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おいかけないでください (oikakenaidekudasai)please do not chase |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | おいかけましょう (oikakemashou)let's chase! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おいかけてもいい (oikaketemoii)may chase |
| Polite permission | おいかけてもいいです (oikaketemoiidesu)may chase |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おいかけてはいけない (oikaketehaikenai)must not chase |
| Polite prohibition | おいかけてはいけません (oikaketehaikemasen)must not chase |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おいかけなさい (oikakenasai)chase (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おいかけてみる (oikaketemiru)try to chase |
| Polite try doing | おいかけてみます (oikaketemimasu)try to chase |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おいかけてしまう (oikaketeshimau)chase completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おいかけてしまいます (oikaketeshimaimasu)chase completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おいかけておく (oikaketeoku)chase in advance |
| Polite preparation | おいかけておきます (oikaketeokimasu)chase in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おいかけたことがある (oikaketakotogaaru)have the experience of: chased |
| Polite past experience | おいかけたことがあります (oikaketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: chased |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おいかけると (oikakeruto)whenever you chase |
| Polite automatic result | おいかけますと (oikakemasuto)whenever you chase |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おいかけるなら (oikakerunara)if you mean to chase |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おいかけるだろう (oikakerudarou)probably chase |
| Polite probability | おいかけるでしょう (oikakerudeshou)probably chase |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おいかけろ (oikakero)chase! |
| Polite request | おいかけてください (oikaketekudasai)please chase |
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