Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI report | ||
| NegativeI don’t report |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI reported | ||
| NegativeI didn’t report |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formreporting, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am reporting | ||
| Please (て ください)please report |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can report | ||
| NegativeI can’t report |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to report | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to report |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s report |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I report
- If, when (たら) if I report
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) report (do it)
- Plain command report!
- Please don’t please don’t report
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am reported | ||
| CausativeI make someone report |
How to use ほうこく する
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
けっか は、 ぶちょう に ほうこく します。
I'll report the result to the department head.
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Past
じこ の こと は、 すぐ がっこう に ほうこく しました。
I reported the accident to the school at once.
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Te-form
しんちょく は、 まいにち ほうこく して います。
I report on progress every day.
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Potential
ざんねん です が、 まだ ほうこく できません。
I'm afraid I can't report anything yet.
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Want to
いい しらせ を、 はやく ほうこく したい。
I want to report the good news soon.
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Volitional
この けん は、 あした の あさ ほうこく しましょう。
Let's report this matter tomorrow morning.
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Conditional
はやめ に ほうこく すれば、 もんだい は ちいさく すむ。
If you report it early, the problem stays small.
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Commands and requests
もんだい が あったら、 かくさず に ほうこく しなさい。
If there's a problem, report it, don't hide it.
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Passive and causative
その ミス は、 もう しゃちょう に ほうこく された。
That mistake has already been reported to the president.
Good to know
- ほうこく する is the office report, spoken or written: じょうし に ほうこく する. ほう・れん・そう, report, contact, consult, is the rule every new employee hears.
- Humbly, ごほうこく いたします; to a customer, ごほうこく さしあげます.
Where you hear ほうこく する
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Advanced Level 2
- まいしゅう、 ぶちょう に ほうこく します。 I report to the department head every week.
- きのう、 しゃちょう に ほうこく しました。 Yesterday I reported to the president.
- あした、 かいぎ で ごほうこく いたします。 Tomorrow I will report at the meeting.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.