Japanese reference
飾る
かざる
to decorate; to display
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 | かざる (kazaru)decorate |
| Polite, masu | かざります (kazarimasu)decorate |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | かざらない (kazaranai)do not decorate |
| Polite negative | かざりません (kazarimasen)do not decorate |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | かざった (kazatta)decorated |
| Polite past | かざりました (kazarimashita)decorated |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | かざらなかった (kazaranakatta)did not decorate |
| Polite past negative | かざりませんでした (kazarimasendeshita)did not decorate |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | かざって (kazatte)decorating (and then) |
| Polite te-form | かざりまして (kazarimashite)decorating (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | かざっている (kazatteiru)be decorating |
| Polite te-iru | かざっています (kazatteimasu)be decorating |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | かざれば (kazareba)if you decorate |
| Rare literary polite conditional | かざりますれば (kazarimasureba)if you decorate (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 | かざったら (kazattara)if you decorate |
| Polite conditional, tara | かざりましたら (kazarimashitara)if you decorate |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | かざれる (kazareru)can decorate |
| Polite potential | かざれます (kazaremasu)can decorate |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | かざろう (kazarou)let's decorate! |
| Polite volitional | かざりましょう (kazarimashou)let's decorate! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | かざりたい (kazaritai)want to decorate |
| Polite desire, tai | かざりたいです (kazaritaidesu)want to decorate |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | かざられる (kazarareru)be affected when someone decorates |
| Polite passive | かざられます (kazararemasu)be affected when someone decorates |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | かざらせる (kazaraseru)make or let someone decorate |
| Polite causative | かざらせます (kazarasemasu)make or let someone decorate |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | かざらせられる (kazaraserareru)be made to decorate |
| Polite causative-passive | かざらせられます (kazaraseraremasu)be made to decorate |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | かざるな (kazaruna)do not decorate! |
| Polite negative request | かざらないでください (kazaranaidekudasai)please do not decorate |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | かざります (kazarimasu)decorate |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | かざりません (kazarimasen)do not decorate |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | かざりました (kazarimashita)decorated |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | かざりませんでした (kazarimasendeshita)did not decorate |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | かざってください (kazattekudasai)please decorate |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | かざらないでください (kazaranaidekudasai)please do not decorate |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | かざりましょう (kazarimashou)let's decorate! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | かざってもいい (kazattemoii)may decorate |
| Polite permission | かざってもいいです (kazattemoiidesu)may decorate |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | かざってはいけない (kazattehaikenai)must not decorate |
| Polite prohibition | かざってはいけません (kazattehaikemasen)must not decorate |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | かざりなさい (kazarinasai)decorate (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | かざってみる (kazattemiru)try to decorate |
| Polite try doing | かざってみます (kazattemimasu)try to decorate |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | かざってしまう (kazatteshimau)decorate completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | かざってしまいます (kazatteshimaimasu)decorate completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | かざっておく (kazatteoku)decorate in advance |
| Polite preparation | かざっておきます (kazatteokimasu)decorate in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | かざったことがある (kazattakotogaaru)have the experience of: decorated |
| Polite past experience | かざったことがあります (kazattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: decorated |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | かざると (kazaruto)whenever you decorate |
| Polite automatic result | かざりますと (kazarimasuto)whenever you decorate |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | かざるなら (kazarunara)if you mean to decorate |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | かざるだろう (kazarudarou)probably decorate |
| Polite probability | かざるでしょう (kazarudeshou)probably decorate |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | かざれ (kazare)decorate! |
| Polite request | かざってください (kazattekudasai)please decorate |
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