Japanese reference
通勤する
つうきんする
to commute
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 | つうきんする (tsuukinsuru)commute |
| Polite, masu | つうきんします (tsuukinshimasu)commute |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | つうきんしない (tsuukinshinai)do not commute |
| Polite negative | つうきんしません (tsuukinshimasen)do not commute |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | つうきんした (tsuukinshita)commuted |
| Polite past | つうきんしました (tsuukinshimashita)commuted |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | つうきんしなかった (tsuukinshinakatta)did not commute |
| Polite past negative | つうきんしませんでした (tsuukinshimasendeshita)did not commute |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | つうきんして (tsuukinshite)commuting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | つうきんしまして (tsuukinshimashite)commuting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | つうきんしている (tsuukinshiteiru)be commuting |
| Polite te-iru | つうきんしています (tsuukinshiteimasu)be commuting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | つうきんすれば (tsuukinsureba)if you commute |
| Rare literary polite conditional | つうきんしますれば (tsuukinshimasureba)if you commute (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 | つうきんしたら (tsuukinshitara)if you commute |
| Polite conditional, tara | つうきんしましたら (tsuukinshimashitara)if you commute |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | つうきんできる (tsuukindekiru)can commute |
| Polite potential | つうきんできます (tsuukindekimasu)can commute |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | つうきんしよう (tsuukinshiyou)let's commute! |
| Polite volitional | つうきんしましょう (tsuukinshimashou)let's commute! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | つうきんしたい (tsuukinshitai)want to commute |
| Polite desire, tai | つうきんしたいです (tsuukinshitaidesu)want to commute |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | つうきんされる (tsuukinsareru)be affected when someone commutes |
| Polite passive | つうきんされます (tsuukinsaremasu)be affected when someone commutes |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | つうきんさせる (tsuukinsaseru)make or let someone commute |
| Polite causative | つうきんさせます (tsuukinsasemasu)make or let someone commute |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | つうきんさせられる (tsuukinsaserareru)be made to commute |
| Polite causative-passive | つうきんさせられます (tsuukinsaseraremasu)be made to commute |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | つうきんするな (tsuukinsuruna)do not commute! |
| Polite negative request | つうきんしないでください (tsuukinshinaidekudasai)please do not commute |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | つうきんします (tsuukinshimasu)commute |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | つうきんしません (tsuukinshimasen)do not commute |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | つうきんしました (tsuukinshimashita)commuted |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | つうきんしませんでした (tsuukinshimasendeshita)did not commute |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | つうきんしてください (tsuukinshitekudasai)please commute |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | つうきんしないでください (tsuukinshinaidekudasai)please do not commute |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | つうきんしましょう (tsuukinshimashou)let's commute! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | つうきんしてもいい (tsuukinshitemoii)may commute |
| Polite permission | つうきんしてもいいです (tsuukinshitemoiidesu)may commute |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | つうきんしてはいけない (tsuukinshitehaikenai)must not commute |
| Polite prohibition | つうきんしてはいけません (tsuukinshitehaikemasen)must not commute |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | つうきんしなさい (tsuukinshinasai)commute (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | つうきんしてみる (tsuukinshitemiru)try to commute |
| Polite try doing | つうきんしてみます (tsuukinshitemimasu)try to commute |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | つうきんしてしまう (tsuukinshiteshimau)commute completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | つうきんしてしまいます (tsuukinshiteshimaimasu)commute completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | つうきんしておく (tsuukinshiteoku)commute in advance |
| Polite preparation | つうきんしておきます (tsuukinshiteokimasu)commute in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | つうきんしたことがある (tsuukinshitakotogaaru)have the experience of: commuted |
| Polite past experience | つうきんしたことがあります (tsuukinshitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: commuted |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | つうきんすると (tsuukinsuruto)whenever you commute |
| Polite automatic result | つうきんしますと (tsuukinshimasuto)whenever you commute |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | つうきんするなら (tsuukinsurunara)if you mean to commute |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | つうきんするだろう (tsuukinsurudarou)probably commute |
| Polite probability | つうきんするでしょう (tsuukinsurudeshou)probably commute |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | つうきんしろ (tsuukinshiro)commute! |
| Polite request | つうきんしてください (tsuukinshitekudasai)please commute |
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