Japanese reference
預かる
あずかる
to look after, hold for someone
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 | あずかる (azukaru)look after something |
| Polite, masu | あずかります (azukarimasu)look after something |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あずからない (azukaranai)do not look after something |
| Polite negative | あずかりません (azukarimasen)do not look after something |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あずかった (azukatta)looked after something |
| Polite past | あずかりました (azukarimashita)looked after something |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あずからなかった (azukaranakatta)did not look after something |
| Polite past negative | あずかりませんでした (azukarimasendeshita)did not look after something |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あずかって (azukatte)looking after something (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あずかりまして (azukarimashite)looking after something (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あずかっている (azukatteiru)be looking after something |
| Polite te-iru | あずかっています (azukatteimasu)be looking after something |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あずかれば (azukareba)if you look after something |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あずかりますれば (azukarimasureba)if you look after something (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 | あずかったら (azukattara)if you look after something |
| Polite conditional, tara | あずかりましたら (azukarimashitara)if you look after something |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あずかれる (azukareru)can look after something |
| Polite potential | あずかれます (azukaremasu)can look after something |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あずかろう (azukarou)let's look after something! |
| Polite volitional | あずかりましょう (azukarimashou)let's look after something! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あずかりたい (azukaritai)want to look after something |
| Polite desire, tai | あずかりたいです (azukaritaidesu)want to look after something |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あずかられる (azukarareru)be affected when someone looks after something |
| Polite passive | あずかられます (azukararemasu)be affected when someone looks after something |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あずからせる (azukaraseru)make or let someone look after something |
| Polite causative | あずからせます (azukarasemasu)make or let someone look after something |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あずからせられる (azukaraserareru)be made to look after something |
| Polite causative-passive | あずからせられます (azukaraseraremasu)be made to look after something |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あずかるな (azukaruna)do not look after something! |
| Polite negative request | あずからないでください (azukaranaidekudasai)please do not look after something |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あずかります (azukarimasu)look after something |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あずかりません (azukarimasen)do not look after something |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あずかりました (azukarimashita)looked after something |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あずかりませんでした (azukarimasendeshita)did not look after something |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あずかってください (azukattekudasai)please look after something |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あずからないでください (azukaranaidekudasai)please do not look after something |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あずかりましょう (azukarimashou)let's look after something! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あずかってもいい (azukattemoii)may look after something |
| Polite permission | あずかってもいいです (azukattemoiidesu)may look after something |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あずかってはいけない (azukattehaikenai)must not look after something |
| Polite prohibition | あずかってはいけません (azukattehaikemasen)must not look after something |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あずかりなさい (azukarinasai)look after something (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あずかってみる (azukattemiru)try to look after something |
| Polite try doing | あずかってみます (azukattemimasu)try to look after something |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あずかってしまう (azukatteshimau)look after something completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あずかってしまいます (azukatteshimaimasu)look after something completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あずかっておく (azukatteoku)look after something in advance |
| Polite preparation | あずかっておきます (azukatteokimasu)look after something in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あずかったことがある (azukattakotogaaru)have the experience of: looked after something |
| Polite past experience | あずかったことがあります (azukattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: looked after something |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あずかると (azukaruto)whenever you look after something |
| Polite automatic result | あずかりますと (azukarimasuto)whenever you look after something |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あずかるなら (azukarunara)if you mean to look after something |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あずかるだろう (azukarudarou)probably look after something |
| Polite probability | あずかるでしょう (azukarudeshou)probably look after something |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あずかれ (azukare)look after something! |
| Polite request | あずかってください (azukattekudasai)please look after something |
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