Japanese reference
連絡する
れんらくする
to get in touch, contact
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 | れんらくする (renrakusuru)get in touch |
| Polite, masu | れんらくします (renrakushimasu)get in touch |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | れんらくしない (renrakushinai)do not get in touch |
| Polite negative | れんらくしません (renrakushimasen)do not get in touch |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | れんらくした (renrakushita)got in touch |
| Polite past | れんらくしました (renrakushimashita)got in touch |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | れんらくしなかった (renrakushinakatta)did not get in touch |
| Polite past negative | れんらくしませんでした (renrakushimasendeshita)did not get in touch |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | れんらくして (renrakushite)getting in touch (and then) |
| Polite te-form | れんらくしまして (renrakushimashite)getting in touch (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | れんらくしている (renrakushiteiru)be getting in touch |
| Polite te-iru | れんらくしています (renrakushiteimasu)be getting in touch |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | れんらくすれば (renrakusureba)if you get in touch |
| Rare literary polite conditional | れんらくしますれば (renrakushimasureba)if you get in touch (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 | れんらくしたら (renrakushitara)if you get in touch |
| Polite conditional, tara | れんらくしましたら (renrakushimashitara)if you get in touch |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | れんらくできる (renrakudekiru)can get in touch |
| Polite potential | れんらくできます (renrakudekimasu)can get in touch |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | れんらくしよう (renrakushiyou)let's get in touch! |
| Polite volitional | れんらくしましょう (renrakushimashou)let's get in touch! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | れんらくしたい (renrakushitai)want to get in touch |
| Polite desire, tai | れんらくしたいです (renrakushitaidesu)want to get in touch |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | れんらくされる (renrakusareru)be affected when someone gets in touch |
| Polite passive | れんらくされます (renrakusaremasu)be affected when someone gets in touch |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | れんらくさせる (renrakusaseru)make or let someone get in touch |
| Polite causative | れんらくさせます (renrakusasemasu)make or let someone get in touch |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | れんらくさせられる (renrakusaserareru)be made to get in touch |
| Polite causative-passive | れんらくさせられます (renrakusaseraremasu)be made to get in touch |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | れんらくするな (renrakusuruna)do not get in touch! |
| Polite negative request | れんらくしないでください (renrakushinaidekudasai)please do not get in touch |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | れんらくします (renrakushimasu)get in touch |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | れんらくしません (renrakushimasen)do not get in touch |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | れんらくしました (renrakushimashita)got in touch |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | れんらくしませんでした (renrakushimasendeshita)did not get in touch |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | れんらくしてください (renrakushitekudasai)please get in touch |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | れんらくしないでください (renrakushinaidekudasai)please do not get in touch |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | れんらくしましょう (renrakushimashou)let's get in touch! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | れんらくしてもいい (renrakushitemoii)may get in touch |
| Polite permission | れんらくしてもいいです (renrakushitemoiidesu)may get in touch |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | れんらくしてはいけない (renrakushitehaikenai)must not get in touch |
| Polite prohibition | れんらくしてはいけません (renrakushitehaikemasen)must not get in touch |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | れんらくしなさい (renrakushinasai)get in touch (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | れんらくしてみる (renrakushitemiru)try to get in touch |
| Polite try doing | れんらくしてみます (renrakushitemimasu)try to get in touch |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | れんらくしてしまう (renrakushiteshimau)get in touch completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | れんらくしてしまいます (renrakushiteshimaimasu)get in touch completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | れんらくしておく (renrakushiteoku)get in touch in advance |
| Polite preparation | れんらくしておきます (renrakushiteokimasu)get in touch in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | れんらくしたことがある (renrakushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: got in touch |
| Polite past experience | れんらくしたことがあります (renrakushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: got in touch |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | れんらくすると (renrakusuruto)whenever you get in touch |
| Polite automatic result | れんらくしますと (renrakushimasuto)whenever you get in touch |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | れんらくするなら (renrakusurunara)if you mean to get in touch |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | れんらくするだろう (renrakusurudarou)probably get in touch |
| Polite probability | れんらくするでしょう (renrakusurudeshou)probably get in touch |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | れんらくしろ (renrakushiro)get in touch! |
| Polite request | れんらくしてください (renrakushitekudasai)please get in touch |
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