申す

もうすmōsu

be called

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su, verb of modesty.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 惑わす, 励ます, 乾かす

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申しますもうしますmōshimasu
    2. negative申しませんもうしませんmōshimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative申しましたもうしましたmōshimashita
    2. negative申しませんでしたもうしませんでしたmōshimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 申してもうしてmōshite
    2. request申してくださいもうしてくださいmōshite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 申しましょうもうしましょうmōshimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative申したいもうしたいmōshitai
    2. negative申したくないもうしたくないmōshitakunai
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申すもうすmōsu
    2. negative申さないもうさないmōsanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative申したもうしたmōshita
    2. negative申さなかったもうさなかったmōsanakatta

  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申しているもうしているmōshite iru
    2. polite申していますもうしていますmōshite imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain申せるもうせるmōseru
    2. polite申せますもうせますmōsemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 申したらもうしたらmōshitara

  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申されるもうされるmōsareru
    2. polite申されますもうされますmōsaremasu
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. 申そうもうそうmōsō

  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申せもうせmōse
    2. ban申すなもうすなmōsu 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申せばもうせばmōseba
    2. negative申さなければもうさなければmōsanakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain申させるもうさせるmōsaseru
    2. polite申させますもうさせますmōsasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain申させられるもうさせられるmōsaserareru
    2. polite申させられますもうさせられますmōsaseraremasu