Japanese reference
隠す
かくす
to hide; to conceal
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 | かくす (kakusu)hide |
| Polite, masu | かくします (kakushimasu)hide |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | かくさない (kakusanai)do not hide |
| Polite negative | かくしません (kakushimasen)do not hide |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | かくした (kakushita)hid |
| Polite past | かくしました (kakushimashita)hid |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | かくさなかった (kakusanakatta)did not hide |
| Polite past negative | かくしませんでした (kakushimasendeshita)did not hide |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | かくして (kakushite)hiding (and then) |
| Polite te-form | かくしまして (kakushimashite)hiding (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | かくしている (kakushiteiru)be hiding |
| Polite te-iru | かくしています (kakushiteimasu)be hiding |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | かくせば (kakuseba)if you hide |
| Rare literary polite conditional | かくしますれば (kakushimasureba)if you hide (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 | かくしたら (kakushitara)if you hide |
| Polite conditional, tara | かくしましたら (kakushimashitara)if you hide |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | かくせる (kakuseru)can hide |
| Polite potential | かくせます (kakusemasu)can hide |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | かくそう (kakusou)let's hide! |
| Polite volitional | かくしましょう (kakushimashou)let's hide! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | かくしたい (kakushitai)want to hide |
| Polite desire, tai | かくしたいです (kakushitaidesu)want to hide |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | かくされる (kakusareru)be affected when someone hides |
| Polite passive | かくされます (kakusaremasu)be affected when someone hides |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | かくさせる (kakusaseru)make or let someone hide |
| Polite causative | かくさせます (kakusasemasu)make or let someone hide |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | かくさせられる (kakusaserareru)be made to hide |
| Polite causative-passive | かくさせられます (kakusaseraremasu)be made to hide |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | かくすな (kakusuna)do not hide! |
| Polite negative request | かくさないでください (kakusanaidekudasai)please do not hide |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | かくします (kakushimasu)hide |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | かくしません (kakushimasen)do not hide |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | かくしました (kakushimashita)hid |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | かくしませんでした (kakushimasendeshita)did not hide |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | かくしてください (kakushitekudasai)please hide |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | かくさないでください (kakusanaidekudasai)please do not hide |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | かくしましょう (kakushimashou)let's hide! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | かくしてもいい (kakushitemoii)may hide |
| Polite permission | かくしてもいいです (kakushitemoiidesu)may hide |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | かくしてはいけない (kakushitehaikenai)must not hide |
| Polite prohibition | かくしてはいけません (kakushitehaikemasen)must not hide |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | かくしなさい (kakushinasai)hide (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | かくしてみる (kakushitemiru)try to hide |
| Polite try doing | かくしてみます (kakushitemimasu)try to hide |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | かくしてしまう (kakushiteshimau)hide completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | かくしてしまいます (kakushiteshimaimasu)hide completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | かくしておく (kakushiteoku)hide in advance |
| Polite preparation | かくしておきます (kakushiteokimasu)hide in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | かくしたことがある (kakushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: hid |
| Polite past experience | かくしたことがあります (kakushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: hid |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | かくすと (kakusuto)whenever you hide |
| Polite automatic result | かくしますと (kakushimasuto)whenever you hide |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | かくすなら (kakusunara)if you mean to hide |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | かくすだろう (kakusudarou)probably hide |
| Polite probability | かくすでしょう (kakusudeshou)probably hide |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | かくせ (kakuse)hide! |
| Polite request | かくしてください (kakushitekudasai)please hide |
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