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Japanese verb探す (sagasu) Conjugation
探す (sagasu) means “to look for”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 探さない and 探します, and the te-form is 探して. 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 look for
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 探す
- Reading
- さがす
- Romaji
- sagasu
- Masu form
- 探します
- Nai form
- 探さない
- Te-form
- 探して
- Ta form
- 探した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 探す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 探さない |
| Polite | 探します |
| Polite negative | 探しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 探した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 探さなかった |
| Polite | 探しました |
| Polite negative | 探しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 探して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 探さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 探している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 探していない |
| Polite | 探しています |
| Polite negative | 探していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 探したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 探したくない |
| Polite | 探したいです |
| Polite negative | 探したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 探そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 探しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 探せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 探すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 探してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 探さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 探せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 探せない |
| Polite | 探せます |
| Polite negative | 探せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 探せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 探さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 探したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 探さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 探される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 探されない |
| Polite | 探されます |
| Polite negative | 探されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 探させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 探させない |
| Polite | 探させます |
| Polite negative | 探させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 探させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 探させられない |
| Polite | 探させられます |
| Polite negative | 探させられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 歌う (utau)to sing
- 弾く (hiku)to play (an instrument)
- 撮る (toru)to take (a photo)
- 押す (osu)to push, to press
- 引く (hiku)to pull
- 置く (oku)to put, to place
- 見つける (mitsukeru)to find
- 続ける (tsuzukeru)to continue
- やめる (yameru)to stop, to quit
- 生まれる (umareru)to be born
- くださる (kudasaru)to give (to me, honorific)
- いらっしゃる (irassharu)to come, to go, to be (honorific)
About these tables
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