誘う

さそうsasou

invite

Godan verb, group 1, ending -u.

Conjugated like 言う, 思う, 使う, 付き合う, 救う, 叶う

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誘いますさそいますsasoimasu
    2. negative誘いませんさそいませんsasoimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative誘いましたさそいましたsasoimashita
    2. negative誘いませんでしたさそいませんでしたsasoimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 誘ってさそってsasotte
    2. request誘ってくださいさそってくださいsasotte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 誘いましょうさそいましょうsasoimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative誘いたいさそいたいsasoitai
    2. negative誘いたくないさそいたくないsasoitakunai
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誘うさそうsasou
    2. negative誘わないさそわないsasowanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative誘ったさそったsasotta
    2. negative誘わなかったさそわなかったsasowanakatta

  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誘っているさそっているsasotte iru
    2. polite誘っていますさそっていますsasotte imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain誘えるさそえるsasoeru
    2. polite誘えますさそえますsasoemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 誘ったらさそったらsasottara

  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誘われるさそわれるsasowareru
    2. polite誘われますさそわれますsasowaremasu
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. 誘おうさそおうsasoō

  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誘えさそえsasoe
    2. ban誘うなさそうなsasou 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誘えばさそえばsasoeba
    2. negative誘わなければさそわなければsasowanakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain誘わせるさそわせるsasowaseru
    2. polite誘わせますさそわせますsasowasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain誘わせられるさそわせられるsasowaserareru
    2. polite誘わせられますさそわせられますsasowaseraremasu