真似する

まねするmane suru

imitate

Irregular verb, group 3, noun + する.

Conjugated like する, 勉強する, 注文する, 感謝する, 掃除する, 修理する

  • Like する

    真似する conjugates like する: only する changes, and its potential is 真似できる.

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真似しますまねしますmane shimasu
    2. negative真似しませんまねしませんmane shimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative真似しましたまねしましたmane shimashita
    2. negative真似しませんでしたまねしませんでしたmane shimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 真似してまねしてmane shite
    2. request真似してくださいまねしてくださいmane shite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 真似しましょうまねしましょうmane shimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative真似したいまねしたいmane shitai
    2. negative真似したくないまねしたくないmane shitakunai
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真似するまねするmane suru
    2. negative真似しないまねしないmane shinai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative真似したまねしたmane shita
    2. negative真似しなかったまねしなかったmane shinakatta

  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真似しているまねしているmane shite iru
    2. polite真似していますまねしていますmane shite imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain真似できるまねできるmane dekiru
    2. polite真似できますまねできますmane dekimasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 真似したらまねしたらmane shitara

  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真似されるまねされるmane sareru
    2. polite真似されますまねされますmane saremasu
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. 真似しようまねしようmane shiyō

  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真似しろまねしろmane shiro
    2. ban真似するなまねするなmane suru 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真似すればまねすればmane sureba
    2. negative真似しなければまねしなければmane shinakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain真似させるまねさせるmane saseru
    2. polite真似させますまねさせますmane sasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain真似させられるまねさせられるmane saserareru
    2. polite真似させられますまねさせられますmane saseraremasu