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Japanese verb指し示す (sashishimesu) Conjugation
指し示す (sashishimesu) means “to indicate, to show, to point to”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 指し示さない and 指し示します, and the te-form is 指し示して. 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 indicate, to show, to point to
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 指し示す
- Reading
- さししめす
- Romaji
- sashishimesu
- Masu form
- 指し示します
- Nai form
- 指し示さない
- Te-form
- 指し示して
- Ta form
- 指し示した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 指し示す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 指し示さない |
| Polite | 指し示します |
| Polite negative | 指し示しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 指し示した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 指し示さなかった |
| Polite | 指し示しました |
| Polite negative | 指し示しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 指し示して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 指し示さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 指し示している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 指し示していない |
| Polite | 指し示しています |
| Polite negative | 指し示していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 指し示したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 指し示したくない |
| Polite | 指し示したいです |
| Polite negative | 指し示したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 指し示そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 指し示しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 指し示せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 指し示すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 指し示してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 指し示さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 指し示せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 指し示せない |
| Polite | 指し示せます |
| Polite negative | 指し示せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 指し示せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 指し示さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 指し示したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 指し示さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 指し示される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 指し示されない |
| Polite | 指し示されます |
| Polite negative | 指し示されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 指し示させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 指し示させない |
| Polite | 指し示させます |
| Polite negative | 指し示させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 指し示させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 指し示させられない |
| Polite | 指し示させられます |
| Polite negative | 指し示させられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 見える (mieru)to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight
- 見極める (mikiwameru)to watch to the end
- 限りない (kagirinai)unlimited, endless, boundless
- 呼びかける (yobikakeru)to call out to, to hail, to address
- 交える (majieru)to mix, to combine, to include
- 細い (hosoi)thin, slender, fine
- 次ぐ (tsugu)to follow, to come after, to come next
- 受ける (ukeru)to receive, to get
- 出迎える (demukaeru)to meet, to greet
- 上る (noboru)to ascend, to go up, to climb
- 深まる (fukamaru)to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
- 積む (tsumu)to pile up, to stack
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