Japanese reference
雇う
やとう
to hire
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 | やとう (yatou)hire |
| Polite, masu | やといます (yatoimasu)hire |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | やとわない (yatowanai)do not hire |
| Polite negative | やといません (yatoimasen)do not hire |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | やとった (yatotta)hired |
| Polite past | やといました (yatoimashita)hired |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | やとわなかった (yatowanakatta)did not hire |
| Polite past negative | やといませんでした (yatoimasendeshita)did not hire |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | やとって (yatotte)hiring (and then) |
| Polite te-form | やといまして (yatoimashite)hiring (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | やとっている (yatotteiru)be hiring |
| Polite te-iru | やとっています (yatotteimasu)be hiring |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | やとえば (yatoeba)if you hire |
| Rare literary polite conditional | やといますれば (yatoimasureba)if you hire (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 | やとったら (yatottara)if you hire |
| Polite conditional, tara | やといましたら (yatoimashitara)if you hire |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | やとえる (yatoeru)can hire |
| Polite potential | やとえます (yatoemasu)can hire |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | やとおう (yatoou)let's hire! |
| Polite volitional | やといましょう (yatoimashou)let's hire! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | やといたい (yatoitai)want to hire |
| Polite desire, tai | やといたいです (yatoitaidesu)want to hire |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | やとわれる (yatowareru)be affected when someone hires |
| Polite passive | やとわれます (yatowaremasu)be affected when someone hires |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | やとわせる (yatowaseru)make or let someone hire |
| Polite causative | やとわせます (yatowasemasu)make or let someone hire |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | やとわせられる (yatowaserareru)be made to hire |
| Polite causative-passive | やとわせられます (yatowaseraremasu)be made to hire |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | やとうな (yatouna)do not hire! |
| Polite negative request | やとわないでください (yatowanaidekudasai)please do not hire |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | やといます (yatoimasu)hire |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | やといません (yatoimasen)do not hire |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | やといました (yatoimashita)hired |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | やといませんでした (yatoimasendeshita)did not hire |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | やとってください (yatottekudasai)please hire |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | やとわないでください (yatowanaidekudasai)please do not hire |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | やといましょう (yatoimashou)let's hire! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | やとってもいい (yatottemoii)may hire |
| Polite permission | やとってもいいです (yatottemoiidesu)may hire |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | やとってはいけない (yatottehaikenai)must not hire |
| Polite prohibition | やとってはいけません (yatottehaikemasen)must not hire |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | やといなさい (yatoinasai)hire (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | やとってみる (yatottemiru)try to hire |
| Polite try doing | やとってみます (yatottemimasu)try to hire |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | やとってしまう (yatotteshimau)hire completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | やとってしまいます (yatotteshimaimasu)hire completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | やとっておく (yatotteoku)hire in advance |
| Polite preparation | やとっておきます (yatotteokimasu)hire in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | やとったことがある (yatottakotogaaru)have the experience of: hired |
| Polite past experience | やとったことがあります (yatottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: hired |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | やとうと (yatouto)whenever you hire |
| Polite automatic result | やといますと (yatoimasuto)whenever you hire |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | やとうなら (yatounara)if you mean to hire |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | やとうだろう (yatoudarou)probably hire |
| Polite probability | やとうでしょう (yatoudeshou)probably hire |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | やとえ (yatoe)hire! |
| Polite request | やとってください (yatottekudasai)please hire |
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