足す

たすtasu

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Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 冷やす, 飛び出す, 引っ越す

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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足しますたしますtashimasu
    2. negative足しませんたしませんtashimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative足しましたたしましたtashimashita
    2. negative足しませんでしたたしませんでしたtashimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 足してたしてtashite
    2. request足してくださいたしてくださいtashite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 足しましょうたしましょうtashimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative足したいたしたいtashitai
    2. negative足したくないたしたくないtashitakunai
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足すたすtasu
    2. negative足さないたさないtasanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative足したたしたtashita
    2. negative足さなかったたさなかったtasanakatta

  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足しているたしているtashite iru
    2. polite足していますたしていますtashite imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain足せるたせるtaseru
    2. polite足せますたせますtasemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 足したらたしたらtashitara

  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足されるたされるtasareru
    2. polite足されますたされますtasaremasu
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. 足そうたそうtasō

  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足せたせtase
    2. ban足すなたすなtasu 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足せばたせばtaseba
    2. negative足さなければたさなければtasanakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain足させるたさせるtasaseru
    2. polite足させますたさせますtasasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain足させられるたさせられるtasaserareru
    2. polite足させられますたさせられますtasaseraremasu