Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI mind | ||
| NegativeI don’t mind |
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI mind | ||
| NegativeI don’t mind |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI minded | ||
| NegativeI didn’t mind |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formminding, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am minding | ||
| Please (て ください)please mind |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can mind | ||
| NegativeI can’t mind |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to mind | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to mind |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s mind |
条件形 · “if” and “when”
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am minded | ||
| CausativeI make someone mind |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
わたし は ねだん を あまり き に しません。
I don't worry much about the price.
ちこく した こと を いちにち じゅう き に した。
I fretted all day about having been late.
あの ひと は たいじゅう を すごく き に して いる。
That person worries about their weight a lot.
いそがしくて、 こまかい こと まで き に できない。
I'm too busy to worry about the small stuff.
ひと の いけん を き に したくない。
I don't want to care what people think.
ちいさな こと は き に しない ように しよう。
Let's try not to worry about little things.
き に すれば する ほど、 ねむれなく なる。
The more you worry, the less you can sleep.
そんな こと、 き に しないで ください。
Please don't worry about that.
へんな こと を いって、 き に させて ごめん。
Sorry I said something odd and made you worry.
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.