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Japanese verb動かす (ugokasu) Conjugation
動かす (ugokasu) means “to move, to shift, to stir”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 動かさない and 動かします, and the te-form is 動かして. 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 move, to shift, to stir
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 動かす
- Reading
- うごかす
- Romaji
- ugokasu
- Masu form
- 動かします
- Nai form
- 動かさない
- Te-form
- 動かして
- Ta form
- 動かした
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 動かす |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 動かさない |
| Polite | 動かします |
| Polite negative | 動かしません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 動かした |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 動かさなかった |
| Polite | 動かしました |
| Polite negative | 動かしませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 動かして |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 動かさないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 動かしている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 動かしていない |
| Polite | 動かしています |
| Polite negative | 動かしていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 動かしたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 動かしたくない |
| Polite | 動かしたいです |
| Polite negative | 動かしたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 動かそう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 動かしましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 動かせ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 動かすな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 動かしてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 動かさないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 動かせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 動かせない |
| Polite | 動かせます |
| Polite negative | 動かせません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 動かせば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 動かさなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 動かしたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 動かさなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 動かされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 動かされない |
| Polite | 動かされます |
| Polite negative | 動かされません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 動かさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 動かさせない |
| Polite | 動かさせます |
| Polite negative | 動かさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 動かさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 動かさせられない |
| Polite | 動かさせられます |
| Polite negative | 動かさせられません |
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