行う

おこなうokonau

perform

Godan verb, group 1, ending -u.

Conjugated like 言う, 思う, 使う, しまう, 買う, もらう

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行いますおこないますokonaimasu
    2. negative行いませんおこないませんokonaimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative行いましたおこないましたokonaimashita
    2. negative行いませんでしたおこないませんでしたokonaimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 行っておこなってokonatte
    2. request行ってくださいおこなってくださいokonatte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 行いましょうおこないましょうokonaimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative行いたいおこないたいokonaitai
    2. negative行いたくないおこないたくないokonaitakunai
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行うおこなうokonau
    2. negative行わないおこなわないokonawanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative行ったおこなったokonatta
    2. negative行わなかったおこなわなかったokonawanakatta

  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行っているおこなっているokonatte iru
    2. polite行っていますおこなっていますokonatte imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain行えるおこなえるokonaeru
    2. polite行えますおこなえますokonaemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 行ったらおこなったらokonattara

  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行われるおこなわれるokonawareru
    2. polite行われますおこなわれますokonawaremasu
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. 行おうおこなおうokonaō

  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行えおこなえokonae
    2. ban行うなおこなうなokonau 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行えばおこなえばokonaeba
    2. negative行わなければおこなわなければokonawanakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain行わせるおこなわせるokonawaseru
    2. polite行わせますおこなわせますokonawasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain行わせられるおこなわせられるokonawaserareru
    2. polite行わせられますおこなわせられますokonawaseraremasu