Japanese reference
関わる
かかわる
to be involved with
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 | かかわる (kakawaru)be involved with |
| Polite, masu | かかわります (kakawarimasu)be involved with |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | かかわらない (kakawaranai)not be involved with |
| Polite negative | かかわりません (kakawarimasen)not be involved with |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | かかわった (kakawatta)was involved with |
| Polite past | かかわりました (kakawarimashita)was involved with |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | かかわらなかった (kakawaranakatta)was not involved with |
| Polite past negative | かかわりませんでした (kakawarimasendeshita)was not involved with |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | かかわって (kakawatte)being involved with (and then) |
| Polite te-form | かかわりまして (kakawarimashite)being involved with (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | かかわっている (kakawatteiru)be involved with |
| Polite te-iru | かかわっています (kakawatteimasu)be involved with |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | かかわれば (kakawareba)if you are involved with |
| Rare literary polite conditional | かかわりますれば (kakawarimasureba)if you are involved with (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 | かかわったら (kakawattara)if you are involved with |
| Polite conditional, tara | かかわりましたら (kakawarimashitara)if you are involved with |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | かかわれる (kakawareru)can be involved with |
| Polite potential | かかわれます (kakawaremasu)can be involved with |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | かかわろう (kakawarou)let's be involved with! |
| Polite volitional | かかわりましょう (kakawarimashou)let's be involved with! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | かかわりたい (kakawaritai)want to be involved with |
| Polite desire, tai | かかわりたいです (kakawaritaidesu)want to be involved with |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | かかわられる (kakawarareru)be affected when someone is involved with |
| Polite passive | かかわられます (kakawararemasu)be affected when someone is involved with |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | かかわらせる (kakawaraseru)make or let someone be involved with |
| Polite causative | かかわらせます (kakawarasemasu)make or let someone be involved with |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | かかわらせられる (kakawaraserareru)be made to be involved with |
| Polite causative-passive | かかわらせられます (kakawaraseraremasu)be made to be involved with |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | かかわるな (kakawaruna)do not be involved with! |
| Polite negative request | かかわらないでください (kakawaranaidekudasai)please do not be involved with |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | かかわります (kakawarimasu)be involved with |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | かかわりません (kakawarimasen)not be involved with |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | かかわりました (kakawarimashita)was involved with |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | かかわりませんでした (kakawarimasendeshita)was not involved with |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | かかわってください (kakawattekudasai)please be involved with |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | かかわらないでください (kakawaranaidekudasai)please do not be involved with |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | かかわりましょう (kakawarimashou)let's be involved with! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | かかわってもいい (kakawattemoii)may be involved with |
| Polite permission | かかわってもいいです (kakawattemoiidesu)may be involved with |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | かかわってはいけない (kakawattehaikenai)must not be involved with |
| Polite prohibition | かかわってはいけません (kakawattehaikemasen)must not be involved with |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | かかわりなさい (kakawarinasai)be involved with (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | かかわってみる (kakawattemiru)try to be involved with |
| Polite try doing | かかわってみます (kakawattemimasu)try to be involved with |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | かかわってしまう (kakawatteshimau)be involved with completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | かかわってしまいます (kakawatteshimaimasu)be involved with completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | かかわっておく (kakawatteoku)be involved with in advance |
| Polite preparation | かかわっておきます (kakawatteokimasu)be involved with in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | かかわったことがある (kakawattakotogaaru)have the experience of: was involved with |
| Polite past experience | かかわったことがあります (kakawattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: was involved with |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | かかわると (kakawaruto)whenever you be involved with |
| Polite automatic result | かかわりますと (kakawarimasuto)whenever you be involved with |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | かかわるなら (kakawarunara)if you mean to be involved with |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | かかわるだろう (kakawarudarou)probably be involved with |
| Polite probability | かかわるでしょう (kakawarudeshou)probably be involved with |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | かかわれ (kakaware)be involved with! |
| Polite request | かかわってください (kakawattekudasai)please be involved with |
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