解き明かす

ときあかすtokiakasu

unravel

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 引き返す, しでかす, 耕す

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解き明かしますときあかしますtokiakashimasu
    2. negative解き明かしませんときあかしませんtokiakashimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative解き明かしましたときあかしましたtokiakashimashita
    2. negative解き明かしませんでしたときあかしませんでしたtokiakashimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 解き明かしてときあかしてtokiakashite
    2. request解き明かしてくださいときあかしてくださいtokiakashite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 解き明かしましょうときあかしましょうtokiakashimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative解き明かしたいときあかしたいtokiakashitai
    2. negative解き明かしたくないときあかしたくないtokiakashitakunai
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解き明かすときあかすtokiakasu
    2. negative解き明かさないときあかさないtokiakasanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative解き明かしたときあかしたtokiakashita
    2. negative解き明かさなかったときあかさなかったtokiakasanakatta

  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解き明かしているときあかしているtokiakashite iru
    2. polite解き明かしていますときあかしていますtokiakashite imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain解き明かせるときあかせるtokiakaseru
    2. polite解き明かせますときあかせますtokiakasemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 解き明かしたらときあかしたらtokiakashitara

  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解き明かされるときあかされるtokiakasareru
    2. polite解き明かされますときあかされますtokiakasaremasu
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. 解き明かそうときあかそうtokiakasō

  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解き明かせときあかせtokiakase
    2. ban解き明かすなときあかすなtokiakasu 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解き明かせばときあかせばtokiakaseba
    2. negative解き明かさなければときあかさなければtokiakasanakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain解き明かさせるときあかさせるtokiakasaseru
    2. polite解き明かさせますときあかさせますtokiakasasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain解き明かさせられるときあかさせられるtokiakasaserareru
    2. polite解き明かさせられますときあかさせられますtokiakasaseraremasu