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Japanese verb待たせる (mataseru) Conjugation
待たせる (mataseru) means “to keep waiting”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 待たせます, 待たせない, 待たせて. 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 keep waiting
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 待たせる
- Reading
- またせる
- Romaji
- mataseru
- Masu form
- 待たせます
- Nai form
- 待たせない
- Te-form
- 待たせて
- Ta form
- 待たせた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 待たせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たせない |
| Polite | 待たせます |
| Polite negative | 待たせません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 待たせた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たせなかった |
| Polite | 待たせました |
| Polite negative | 待たせませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 待たせて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たせないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 待たせている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たせていない |
| Polite | 待たせています |
| Polite negative | 待たせていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 待たせたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たせたくない |
| Polite | 待たせたいです |
| Polite negative | 待たせたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 待たせよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 待たせましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 待たせろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 待たせるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 待たせてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 待たせないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 待たせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たせられない |
| Polite | 待たせられます |
| Polite negative | 待たせられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 待たせれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たせなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 待たせたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たせなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 待たせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たせられない |
| Polite | 待たせられます |
| Polite negative | 待たせられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 待たせさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たせさせない |
| Polite | 待たせさせます |
| Polite negative | 待たせさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 待たせさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待たせさせられない |
| Polite | 待たせさせられます |
| Polite negative | 待たせさせられません |
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- 揺るがす (yurugasu)to shake, to swing, to sway
- 安らぐ (yasuragu)to feel at ease
- 混ぜ合わす (mazeawasu)to mix together, to blend, to compound
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- 壊す (kowasu)to break, to destroy, to demolish
- 甘い (amai)sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary
- 誇る (hokoru)to boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in
About these tables
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