Japanese reference
防ぐ
ふせぐ
to prevent; to protect against
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 | ふせぐ (fusegu)prevent |
| Polite, masu | ふせぎます (fusegimasu)prevent |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ふせがない (fuseganai)do not prevent |
| Polite negative | ふせぎません (fusegimasen)do not prevent |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ふせいだ (fuseida)prevented |
| Polite past | ふせぎました (fusegimashita)prevented |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ふせがなかった (fuseganakatta)did not prevent |
| Polite past negative | ふせぎませんでした (fusegimasendeshita)did not prevent |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ふせいで (fuseide)preventing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ふせぎまして (fusegimashite)preventing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ふせいでいる (fuseideiru)be preventing |
| Polite te-iru | ふせいでいます (fuseideimasu)be preventing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ふせげば (fusegeba)if you prevent |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ふせぎますれば (fusegimasureba)if you prevent (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 | ふせいだら (fuseidara)if you prevent |
| Polite conditional, tara | ふせぎましたら (fusegimashitara)if you prevent |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ふせげる (fusegeru)can prevent |
| Polite potential | ふせげます (fusegemasu)can prevent |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ふせごう (fusegou)let's prevent! |
| Polite volitional | ふせぎましょう (fusegimashou)let's prevent! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ふせぎたい (fusegitai)want to prevent |
| Polite desire, tai | ふせぎたいです (fusegitaidesu)want to prevent |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ふせがれる (fusegareru)be affected when someone prevents |
| Polite passive | ふせがれます (fusegaremasu)be affected when someone prevents |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ふせがせる (fusegaseru)make or let someone prevent |
| Polite causative | ふせがせます (fusegasemasu)make or let someone prevent |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ふせがせられる (fusegaserareru)be made to prevent |
| Polite causative-passive | ふせがせられます (fusegaseraremasu)be made to prevent |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ふせぐな (fuseguna)do not prevent! |
| Polite negative request | ふせがないでください (fuseganaidekudasai)please do not prevent |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ふせぎます (fusegimasu)prevent |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ふせぎません (fusegimasen)do not prevent |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ふせぎました (fusegimashita)prevented |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ふせぎませんでした (fusegimasendeshita)did not prevent |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ふせいでください (fuseidekudasai)please prevent |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ふせがないでください (fuseganaidekudasai)please do not prevent |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ふせぎましょう (fusegimashou)let's prevent! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ふせいでもいい (fuseidemoii)may prevent |
| Polite permission | ふせいでもいいです (fuseidemoiidesu)may prevent |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ふせいではいけない (fuseidehaikenai)must not prevent |
| Polite prohibition | ふせいではいけません (fuseidehaikemasen)must not prevent |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ふせぎなさい (fuseginasai)prevent (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ふせいでみる (fuseidemiru)try to prevent |
| Polite try doing | ふせいでみます (fuseidemimasu)try to prevent |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ふせいでしまう (fuseideshimau)prevent completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ふせいでしまいます (fuseideshimaimasu)prevent completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ふせいでおく (fuseideoku)prevent in advance |
| Polite preparation | ふせいでおきます (fuseideokimasu)prevent in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ふせいだことがある (fuseidakotogaaru)have the experience of: prevented |
| Polite past experience | ふせいだことがあります (fuseidakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: prevented |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ふせぐと (fuseguto)whenever you prevent |
| Polite automatic result | ふせぎますと (fusegimasuto)whenever you prevent |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ふせぐなら (fusegunara)if you mean to prevent |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ふせぐだろう (fusegudarou)probably prevent |
| Polite probability | ふせぐでしょう (fusegudeshou)probably prevent |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ふせげ (fusege)prevent! |
| Polite request | ふせいでください (fuseidekudasai)please prevent |
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