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Japanese verb回す (mawasu) Conjugation
回す (mawasu) means “to turn, to rotate, to spin”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 回さない and 回します, and the te-form is 回して. 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 turn, to rotate, to spin
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 回す
- Reading
- まわす
- Romaji
- mawasu
- Masu form
- 回します
- Nai form
- 回さない
- Te-form
- 回して
- Ta form
- 回した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 回す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 回さない |
| Polite | 回します |
| Polite negative | 回しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 回した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 回さなかった |
| Polite | 回しました |
| Polite negative | 回しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 回して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 回さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 回している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 回していない |
| Polite | 回しています |
| Polite negative | 回していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 回したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 回したくない |
| Polite | 回したいです |
| Polite negative | 回したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 回そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 回しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 回せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 回すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 回してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 回さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 回せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 回せない |
| Polite | 回せます |
| Polite negative | 回せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 回せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 回さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 回したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 回さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 回される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 回されない |
| Polite | 回されます |
| Polite negative | 回されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 回させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 回させない |
| Polite | 回させます |
| Polite negative | 回させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 回させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 回させられない |
| Polite | 回させられます |
| Polite negative | 回させられません |
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