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Japanese verb記す (shirusu) Conjugation
記す (shirusu) means “to write down, to note down, to jot down”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 記さない and 記します, and the te-form is 記して. 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 write down, to note down, to jot down
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 記す
- Reading
- しるす
- Romaji
- shirusu
- Masu form
- 記します
- Nai form
- 記さない
- Te-form
- 記して
- Ta form
- 記した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 記す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 記さない |
| Polite | 記します |
| Polite negative | 記しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 記した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 記さなかった |
| Polite | 記しました |
| Polite negative | 記しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 記して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 記さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 記している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 記していない |
| Polite | 記しています |
| Polite negative | 記していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 記したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 記したくない |
| Polite | 記したいです |
| Polite negative | 記したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 記そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 記しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 記せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 記すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 記してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 記さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 記せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 記せない |
| Polite | 記せます |
| Polite negative | 記せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 記せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 記さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 記したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 記さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 記される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 記されない |
| Polite | 記されます |
| Polite negative | 記されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 記させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 記させない |
| Polite | 記させます |
| Polite negative | 記させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 記させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 記させられない |
| Polite | 記させられます |
| Polite negative | 記させられません |
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- 盗む (nusumu)to steal
- 埋める (umeru)to bury
- 黙る (damaru)to be silent, to say nothing
- 言い渡す (iiwatasu)to announce, to tell, to sentence
- 高める (takameru)to raise, to lift, to boost
- 断る (kotowaru)to refuse, to reject, to dismiss
- 倒れる (taoreru)to fall, to collapse, to take a fall
- 当てる (ateru)to hit
- 物語る (monogataru)to tell, to give an account of, to relate
About these tables
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