Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI move house | ||
| NegativeI don’t move house |
JAPANESE VERB
ひっこす
引っ越す
to move house
- #317 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI moved house | ||
| NegativeI didn’t move house |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formmoving house, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am moving house | ||
| Please (て ください)please move house |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can move house | ||
| NegativeI can’t move house |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to move house | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to move house |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s move house |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I move house
- If, when (たら) if I move house
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) move house (do it)
- Plain command move house!
- Please don’t please don’t move house
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am moved house | ||
| CausativeI make someone move house |
How to use ひっこす
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
らいげつ、 おおさか に ひっこします。
Next month I'm moving to Osaka.
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Past
きょねん とうきょう に ひっこした。
I moved to Tokyo last year.
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Te-form
ベン さん は いま ひっこして いる ところ です。
Ben is in the middle of moving right now.
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Potential
はる まで に ひっこせます か？
Can you move by spring?
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Want to
もっと えき に ちかい ところ に ひっこしたい。
I want to move somewhere closer to the station.
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Volitional
けっこん したら、 ひろい へや に ひっこそう。
When we get married, let's move to a bigger place.
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Conditional
ひっこしたら、 あたらしい じゅうしょ を おしえて ね。
When you move, tell me your new address.
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Commands and requests
じゅんび なし で ひっこさないで ください。
Please don't move house without preparing.
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Passive and causative
さとう さん は らいしゅう ひっこされる そう です。
I hear Mrs. Sato is moving next week.
Where you hear ひっこす
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- にほん で は さんがつ に よく ひっこします。 In Japan, people often move in March.
- しちがつ に ひっこしました。 I moved in July.
- らいねん、 とうきょう へ ひっこします。 Next year I'll move to Tokyo.
Japanese · Beginner Level 3
- はる に は たくさん の ひと が ひっこします。 In spring, lots of people move house.
- しちがつ に ひっこしました。 I moved in July.
- らいげつ、 ともだち が ひっこします。 Next month, a friend of mine is moving house.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).