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Japanese verb働かせる (hatarakaseru) Conjugation
働かせる (hatarakaseru) means “to put someone to work, to make someone work”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 働かせます, 働かせない, 働かせて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to put someone to work, to make someone work
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 働かせる
- Reading
- はたらかせる
- Romaji
- hatarakaseru
- Masu form
- 働かせます
- Nai form
- 働かせない
- Te-form
- 働かせて
- Ta form
- 働かせた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 働かせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 働かせない |
| Polite | 働かせます |
| Polite negative | 働かせません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 働かせた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 働かせなかった |
| Polite | 働かせました |
| Polite negative | 働かせませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 働かせて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 働かせないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 働かせている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 働かせていない |
| Polite | 働かせています |
| Polite negative | 働かせていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 働かせたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 働かせたくない |
| Polite | 働かせたいです |
| Polite negative | 働かせたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 働かせよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 働かせましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 働かせろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 働かせるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 働かせてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 働かせないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 働かせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 働かせられない |
| Polite | 働かせられます |
| Polite negative | 働かせられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 働かせれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 働かせなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 働かせたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 働かせなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 働かせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 働かせられない |
| Polite | 働かせられます |
| Polite negative | 働かせられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 働かせさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 働かせさせない |
| Polite | 働かせさせます |
| Polite negative | 働かせさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 働かせさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 働かせさせられない |
| Polite | 働かせさせられます |
| Polite negative | 働かせさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 引っ張る (hipparu)to pull, to draw, to pull tight
- 丸い (marui)round, circular, spherical
- 喜ばしい (yorokobashii)joyful, joyous, delightful
- 持ち帰る (mochikaeru)to take home, to carry home, to bring back home
- 追い上げる (oiageru)to gain on, to put pressure on, to close in on
- 握らす (nigirasu)to let take hold of your hand
- 握る (nigiru)to clasp, to grasp, to grip
- 営む (itonamu)to run, to operate, to conduct
- 確かめる (tashikameru)to make sure, to check, to ascertain
- かける (kakeru)to hang up, to let hang, to suspend
- 割り出す (waridasu)to calculate, to compute
About these tables
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