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Japanese verb追いつく (oitsuku) Conjugation
追いつく (oitsuku) means “to catch up, to draw level, to pull even”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 追いつかない and 追いつきます, and the te-form is 追いついて. 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 catch up, to draw level, to pull even
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 追いつく
- Reading
- おいつく
- Romaji
- oitsuku
- Masu form
- 追いつきます
- Nai form
- 追いつかない
- Te-form
- 追いついて
- Ta form
- 追いついた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 追いつく |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追いつかない |
| Polite | 追いつきます |
| Polite negative | 追いつきません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 追いついた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追いつかなかった |
| Polite | 追いつきました |
| Polite negative | 追いつきませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 追いついて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追いつかないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 追いついている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追いついていない |
| Polite | 追いついています |
| Polite negative | 追いついていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 追いつきたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追いつきたくない |
| Polite | 追いつきたいです |
| Polite negative | 追いつきたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 追いつこう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 追いつきましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 追いつけ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 追いつくな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 追いついてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 追いつかないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 追いつける |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追いつけない |
| Polite | 追いつけます |
| Polite negative | 追いつけません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 追いつけば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追いつかなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 追いついたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追いつかなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 追いつかれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追いつかれない |
| Polite | 追いつかれます |
| Polite negative | 追いつかれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 追いつかせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追いつかせない |
| Polite | 追いつかせます |
| Polite negative | 追いつかせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 追いつかされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追いつかされない |
| Polite | 追いつかされます |
| Polite negative | 追いつかされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 覆す (kutsugaesu)to overturn, to capsize, to upset
- 保つ (tamotsu)to keep, to preserve, to hold
- 歩き回る (arukimawaru)to walk about
- 問い合わせる (toiawaseru)to enquire, to inquire, to seek information
- 余る (amaru)to remain, to be left over, to be in excess
- 連れる (tsureru)to take with one, to bring along, to go with
- 締め切る (shimekiru)to close up, to shut up
- 損なう (sokonau)to harm, to hurt, to injure
- 意気込む (ikigomu)to be enthusiastic, to be eager, to be keen
- 下る (kudaru)to descend, to go down, to come down
- 苦しめる (kurushimeru)to torment, to pain, to inflict pain
- 好む (konomu)to like, to prefer
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