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Japanese verb試す (tamesu) Conjugation
試す (tamesu) means “to try, to have a try, to test”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 試さない and 試します, and the te-form is 試して. 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 try, to have a try, to test
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 試す
- Reading
- ためす
- Romaji
- tamesu
- Masu form
- 試します
- Nai form
- 試さない
- Te-form
- 試して
- Ta form
- 試した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 試す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 試さない |
| Polite | 試します |
| Polite negative | 試しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 試した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 試さなかった |
| Polite | 試しました |
| Polite negative | 試しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 試して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 試さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 試している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 試していない |
| Polite | 試しています |
| Polite negative | 試していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 試したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 試したくない |
| Polite | 試したいです |
| Polite negative | 試したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 試そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 試しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 試せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 試すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 試してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 試さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 試せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 試せない |
| Polite | 試せます |
| Polite negative | 試せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 試せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 試さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 試したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 試さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 試される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 試されない |
| Polite | 試されます |
| Polite negative | 試されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 試させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 試させない |
| Polite | 試させます |
| Polite negative | 試させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 試させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 試させられない |
| Polite | 試させられます |
| Polite negative | 試させられません |
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- 残る (nokoru)to remain, to be left
- 伸び悩む (nobinayamu)to be sluggish
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- 悩む (nayamu)to be worried, to be troubled
- 薄れる (usureru)to fade, to become dim
- 漂う (tadayou)to drift, to float
About these tables
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