作る

つくるtsukuru

make

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ru.

Conjugated like なる, やる, 知る, よる, おる, 入る

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative作りますつくりますtsukurimasu
    2. negative作りませんつくりませんtsukurimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative作りましたつくりましたtsukurimashita
    2. negative作りませんでしたつくりませんでしたtsukurimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 作ってつくってtsukutte
    2. request作ってくださいつくってくださいtsukutte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 作りましょうつくりましょうtsukurimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative作りたいつくりたいtsukuritai
    2. negative作りたくないつくりたくないtsukuritakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative作るつくるtsukuru
    2. negative作らないつくらないtsukuranai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative作ったつくったtsukutta
    2. negative作らなかったつくらなかったtsukuranakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain作っているつくっているtsukutte iru
    2. polite作っていますつくっていますtsukutte imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain作れるつくれるtsukureru
    2. polite作れますつくれますtsukuremasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 作ったらつくったらtsukuttara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain作られるつくられるtsukurareru
    2. polite作られますつくられますtsukuraremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 作ろうつくろうtsukurō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order作れつくれtsukure
    2. ban作るなつくるなtsukuru na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative作ればつくればtsukureba
    2. negative作らなければつくらなければtsukuranakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain作らせるつくらせるtsukuraseru
    2. polite作らせますつくらせますtsukurasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain作らせられるつくらせられるtsukuraserareru
    2. polite作らせられますつくらせられますtsukuraseraremasu