進む

すすむsusumu

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Godan verb, group 1, ending -mu.

Conjugated like 読む, 飲む, 含む, 住む, 楽しむ, 悩む

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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進みますすすみますsusumimasu
    2. negative進みませんすすみませんsusumimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative進みましたすすみましたsusumimashita
    2. negative進みませんでしたすすみませんでしたsusumimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 進んですすんでsusunde
    2. request進んでくださいすすんでくださいsusunde kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 進みましょうすすみましょうsusumimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative進みたいすすみたいsusumitai
    2. negative進みたくないすすみたくないsusumitakunai
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進むすすむsusumu
    2. negative進まないすすまないsusumanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative進んだすすんだsusunda
    2. negative進まなかったすすまなかったsusumanakatta

  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進んでいるすすんでいるsusunde iru
    2. polite進んでいますすすんでいますsusunde imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain進めるすすめるsusumeru
    2. polite進めますすすめますsusumemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 進んだらすすんだらsusundara

  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進まれるすすまれるsusumareru
    2. polite進まれますすすまれますsusumaremasu
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. 進もうすすもうsusumō

  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進めすすめsusume
    2. ban進むなすすむなsusumu 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進めばすすめばsusumeba
    2. negative進まなければすすまなければsusumanakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain進ませるすすませるsusumaseru
    2. polite進ませますすすませますsusumasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain進ませられるすすませられるsusumaserareru
    2. polite進ませられますすすませられますsusumaseraremasu