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運転する
うんてんする
to drive
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 | うんてんする (untensuru)drive |
| Polite, masu | うんてんします (untenshimasu)drive |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うんてんしない (untenshinai)do not drive |
| Polite negative | うんてんしません (untenshimasen)do not drive |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うんてんした (untenshita)drove |
| Polite past | うんてんしました (untenshimashita)drove |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うんてんしなかった (untenshinakatta)did not drive |
| Polite past negative | うんてんしませんでした (untenshimasendeshita)did not drive |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うんてんして (untenshite)driving (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うんてんしまして (untenshimashite)driving (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うんてんしている (untenshiteiru)be driving |
| Polite te-iru | うんてんしています (untenshiteimasu)be driving |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うんてんすれば (untensureba)if you drive |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うんてんしますれば (untenshimasureba)if you drive (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 | うんてんしたら (untenshitara)if you drive |
| Polite conditional, tara | うんてんしましたら (untenshimashitara)if you drive |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うんてんできる (untendekiru)can drive |
| Polite potential | うんてんできます (untendekimasu)can drive |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うんてんしよう (untenshiyou)let's drive! |
| Polite volitional | うんてんしましょう (untenshimashou)let's drive! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うんてんしたい (untenshitai)want to drive |
| Polite desire, tai | うんてんしたいです (untenshitaidesu)want to drive |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うんてんされる (untensareru)be affected when someone drives |
| Polite passive | うんてんされます (untensaremasu)be affected when someone drives |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うんてんさせる (untensaseru)make or let someone drive |
| Polite causative | うんてんさせます (untensasemasu)make or let someone drive |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うんてんさせられる (untensaserareru)be made to drive |
| Polite causative-passive | うんてんさせられます (untensaseraremasu)be made to drive |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うんてんするな (untensuruna)do not drive! |
| Polite negative request | うんてんしないでください (untenshinaidekudasai)please do not drive |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うんてんします (untenshimasu)drive |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うんてんしません (untenshimasen)do not drive |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うんてんしました (untenshimashita)drove |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うんてんしませんでした (untenshimasendeshita)did not drive |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うんてんしてください (untenshitekudasai)please drive |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うんてんしないでください (untenshinaidekudasai)please do not drive |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うんてんしましょう (untenshimashou)let's drive! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うんてんしてもいい (untenshitemoii)may drive |
| Polite permission | うんてんしてもいいです (untenshitemoiidesu)may drive |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うんてんしてはいけない (untenshitehaikenai)must not drive |
| Polite prohibition | うんてんしてはいけません (untenshitehaikemasen)must not drive |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うんてんしなさい (untenshinasai)drive (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うんてんしてみる (untenshitemiru)try to drive |
| Polite try doing | うんてんしてみます (untenshitemimasu)try to drive |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うんてんしてしまう (untenshiteshimau)drive completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うんてんしてしまいます (untenshiteshimaimasu)drive completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うんてんしておく (untenshiteoku)drive in advance |
| Polite preparation | うんてんしておきます (untenshiteokimasu)drive in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うんてんしたことがある (untenshitakotogaaru)have the experience of: drove |
| Polite past experience | うんてんしたことがあります (untenshitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: drove |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うんてんすると (untensuruto)whenever you drive |
| Polite automatic result | うんてんしますと (untenshimasuto)whenever you drive |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うんてんするなら (untensurunara)if you mean to drive |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うんてんするだろう (untensurudarou)probably drive |
| Polite probability | うんてんするでしょう (untensurudeshou)probably drive |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うんてんしろ (untenshiro)drive! |
| Polite request | うんてんしてください (untenshitekudasai)please drive |
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