立ち尽くす

たちつくすtachitsukusu

stand motionless

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 焦がす, 書き出す, 買い戻す

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立ち尽くしますたちつくしますtachitsukushimasu
    2. negative立ち尽くしませんたちつくしませんtachitsukushimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative立ち尽くしましたたちつくしましたtachitsukushimashita
    2. negative立ち尽くしませんでしたたちつくしませんでしたtachitsukushimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 立ち尽くしてたちつくしてtachitsukushite
    2. request立ち尽くしてくださいたちつくしてくださいtachitsukushite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 立ち尽くしましょうたちつくしましょうtachitsukushimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative立ち尽くしたいたちつくしたいtachitsukushitai
    2. negative立ち尽くしたくないたちつくしたくないtachitsukushitakunai
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立ち尽くすたちつくすtachitsukusu
    2. negative立ち尽くさないたちつくさないtachitsukusanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative立ち尽くしたたちつくしたtachitsukushita
    2. negative立ち尽くさなかったたちつくさなかったtachitsukusanakatta

  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立ち尽くしているたちつくしているtachitsukushite iru
    2. polite立ち尽くしていますたちつくしていますtachitsukushite imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain立ち尽くせるたちつくせるtachitsukuseru
    2. polite立ち尽くせますたちつくせますtachitsukusemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 立ち尽くしたらたちつくしたらtachitsukushitara

  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立ち尽くされるたちつくされるtachitsukusareru
    2. polite立ち尽くされますたちつくされますtachitsukusaremasu
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. 立ち尽くそうたちつくそうtachitsukusō

  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立ち尽くせたちつくせtachitsukuse
    2. ban立ち尽くすなたちつくすなtachitsukusu 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立ち尽くせばたちつくせばtachitsukuseba
    2. negative立ち尽くさなければたちつくさなければtachitsukusanakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain立ち尽くさせるたちつくさせるtachitsukusaseru
    2. polite立ち尽くさせますたちつくさせますtachitsukusasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain立ち尽くさせられるたちつくさせられるtachitsukusaserareru
    2. polite立ち尽くさせられますたちつくさせられますtachitsukusaseraremasu