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