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