Japanese reference
電話する
でんわする
to phone; to call (on the phone)
Irregular · 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 | でんわする (denwasuru)phone |
| Polite, masu | でんわします (denwashimasu)phone |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | でんわしない (denwashinai)do not phone |
| Polite negative | でんわしません (denwashimasen)do not phone |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | でんわした (denwashita)phoned |
| Polite past | でんわしました (denwashimashita)phoned |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | でんわしなかった (denwashinakatta)did not phone |
| Polite past negative | でんわしませんでした (denwashimasendeshita)did not phone |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | でんわして (denwashite)phoning (and then) |
| Polite te-form | でんわしまして (denwashimashite)phoning (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | でんわしている (denwashiteiru)be phoning |
| Polite te-iru | でんわしています (denwashiteimasu)be phoning |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | でんわすれば (denwasureba)if you phone |
| Rare literary polite conditional | でんわしますれば (denwashimasureba)if you phone (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 | でんわしたら (denwashitara)if you phone |
| Polite conditional, tara | でんわしましたら (denwashimashitara)if you phone |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | でんわできる (denwadekiru)can phone |
| Polite potential | でんわできます (denwadekimasu)can phone |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | でんわしよう (denwashiyou)let's phone! |
| Polite volitional | でんわしましょう (denwashimashou)let's phone! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | でんわしたい (denwashitai)want to phone |
| Polite desire, tai | でんわしたいです (denwashitaidesu)want to phone |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | でんわされる (denwasareru)be affected when someone phones |
| Polite passive | でんわされます (denwasaremasu)be affected when someone phones |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | でんわさせる (denwasaseru)make or let someone phone |
| Polite causative | でんわさせます (denwasasemasu)make or let someone phone |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | でんわさせられる (denwasaserareru)be made to phone |
| Polite causative-passive | でんわさせられます (denwasaseraremasu)be made to phone |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | でんわするな (denwasuruna)do not phone! |
| Polite negative request | でんわしないでください (denwashinaidekudasai)please do not phone |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | でんわします (denwashimasu)phone |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | でんわしません (denwashimasen)do not phone |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | でんわしました (denwashimashita)phoned |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | でんわしませんでした (denwashimasendeshita)did not phone |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | でんわしてください (denwashitekudasai)please phone |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | でんわしないでください (denwashinaidekudasai)please do not phone |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | でんわしましょう (denwashimashou)let's phone! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | でんわしてもいい (denwashitemoii)may phone |
| Polite permission | でんわしてもいいです (denwashitemoiidesu)may phone |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | でんわしてはいけない (denwashitehaikenai)must not phone |
| Polite prohibition | でんわしてはいけません (denwashitehaikemasen)must not phone |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | でんわしなさい (denwashinasai)phone (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | でんわしてみる (denwashitemiru)try to phone |
| Polite try doing | でんわしてみます (denwashitemimasu)try to phone |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | でんわしてしまう (denwashiteshimau)phone completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | でんわしてしまいます (denwashiteshimaimasu)phone completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | でんわしておく (denwashiteoku)phone in advance |
| Polite preparation | でんわしておきます (denwashiteokimasu)phone in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | でんわしたことがある (denwashitakotogaaru)have the experience of: phoned |
| Polite past experience | でんわしたことがあります (denwashitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: phoned |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | でんわすると (denwasuruto)whenever you phone |
| Polite automatic result | でんわしますと (denwashimasuto)whenever you phone |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | でんわするなら (denwasurunara)if you mean to phone |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | でんわするだろう (denwasurudarou)probably phone |
| Polite probability | でんわするでしょう (denwasurudeshou)probably phone |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | でんわしろ (denwashiro)phone! |
| Polite request | でんわしてください (denwashitekudasai)please phone |
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