Japanese reference
集める
あつめる
to collect; to gather
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 | あつめる (atsumeru)collect |
| Polite, masu | あつめます (atsumemasu)collect |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あつめない (atsumenai)do not collect |
| Polite negative | あつめません (atsumemasen)do not collect |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あつめた (atsumeta)collected |
| Polite past | あつめました (atsumemashita)collected |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あつめなかった (atsumenakatta)did not collect |
| Polite past negative | あつめませんでした (atsumemasendeshita)did not collect |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あつめて (atsumete)collecting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あつめまして (atsumemashite)collecting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あつめている (atsumeteiru)be collecting |
| Polite te-iru | あつめています (atsumeteimasu)be collecting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あつめれば (atsumereba)if you collect |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あつめますれば (atsumemasureba)if you collect (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 | あつめたら (atsumetara)if you collect |
| Polite conditional, tara | あつめましたら (atsumemashitara)if you collect |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あつめられる (atsumerareru)can collect |
| Polite potential | あつめられます (atsumeraremasu)can collect |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あつめよう (atsumeyou)let's collect! |
| Polite volitional | あつめましょう (atsumemashou)let's collect! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あつめたい (atsumetai)want to collect |
| Polite desire, tai | あつめたいです (atsumetaidesu)want to collect |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あつめられる (atsumerareru)be collected |
| Polite passive | あつめられます (atsumeraremasu)be collected |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あつめさせる (atsumesaseru)make or let someone collect |
| Polite causative | あつめさせます (atsumesasemasu)make or let someone collect |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あつめさせられる (atsumesaserareru)be made to collect |
| Polite causative-passive | あつめさせられます (atsumesaseraremasu)be made to collect |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あつめるな (atsumeruna)do not collect! |
| Polite negative request | あつめないでください (atsumenaidekudasai)please do not collect |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あつめます (atsumemasu)collect |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あつめません (atsumemasen)do not collect |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あつめました (atsumemashita)collected |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あつめませんでした (atsumemasendeshita)did not collect |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あつめてください (atsumetekudasai)please collect |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あつめないでください (atsumenaidekudasai)please do not collect |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あつめましょう (atsumemashou)let's collect! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あつめてもいい (atsumetemoii)may collect |
| Polite permission | あつめてもいいです (atsumetemoiidesu)may collect |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あつめてはいけない (atsumetehaikenai)must not collect |
| Polite prohibition | あつめてはいけません (atsumetehaikemasen)must not collect |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あつめなさい (atsumenasai)collect (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あつめてみる (atsumetemiru)try to collect |
| Polite try doing | あつめてみます (atsumetemimasu)try to collect |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あつめてしまう (atsumeteshimau)collect completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あつめてしまいます (atsumeteshimaimasu)collect completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あつめておく (atsumeteoku)collect in advance |
| Polite preparation | あつめておきます (atsumeteokimasu)collect in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あつめたことがある (atsumetakotogaaru)have the experience of: collected |
| Polite past experience | あつめたことがあります (atsumetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: collected |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あつめると (atsumeruto)whenever you collect |
| Polite automatic result | あつめますと (atsumemasuto)whenever you collect |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あつめるなら (atsumerunara)if you mean to collect |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あつめるだろう (atsumerudarou)probably collect |
| Polite probability | あつめるでしょう (atsumerudeshou)probably collect |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あつめろ (atsumero)collect! |
| Polite request | あつめてください (atsumetekudasai)please collect |
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