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Japanese verb利かせる (kikaseru) Conjugation
利かせる (kikaseru) means “to bring out, to put to good use, to make use of”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 利かせます, 利かせない, 利かせて. 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 bring out, to put to good use, to make use of
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 利かせる
- Reading
- きかせる
- Romaji
- kikaseru
- Masu form
- 利かせます
- Nai form
- 利かせない
- Te-form
- 利かせて
- Ta form
- 利かせた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 利かせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 利かせない |
| Polite | 利かせます |
| Polite negative | 利かせません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 利かせた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 利かせなかった |
| Polite | 利かせました |
| Polite negative | 利かせませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 利かせて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 利かせないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 利かせている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 利かせていない |
| Polite | 利かせています |
| Polite negative | 利かせていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 利かせたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 利かせたくない |
| Polite | 利かせたいです |
| Polite negative | 利かせたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 利かせよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 利かせましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 利かせろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 利かせるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 利かせてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 利かせないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 利かせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 利かせられない |
| Polite | 利かせられます |
| Polite negative | 利かせられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 利かせれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 利かせなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 利かせたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 利かせなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 利かせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 利かせられない |
| Polite | 利かせられます |
| Polite negative | 利かせられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 利かせさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 利かせさせない |
| Polite | 利かせさせます |
| Polite negative | 利かせさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 利かせさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 利かせさせられない |
| Polite | 利かせさせられます |
| Polite negative | 利かせさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 用いる (mochiiru)to use, to make use of, to utilize
- 浴びせる (abiseru)to pour on
- 備わる (sonawaru)to be furnished with
- 激しい (hageshii)violent, furious, tempestuous
- 思い起こす (omoiokosu)to recall, to remember
- 待たす (matasu)to keep waiting
- がんばる (ganbaru)to persevere, to persist, to keep at it
- 駆ける (kakeru)to run, to dash, to race
- 結びつく (musubitsuku)to be related
- かねる (kaneru)to be unable to, to find difficult to do
- 見受ける (miukeru)to catch sight of, to see, to suppose
- 言うまでもない (iumademonai)goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
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