Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI press down | ||
| NegativeI don’t press down |
JAPANESE VERB
押さえる
to press down
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI press down | ||
| NegativeI don’t press down |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI pressed down | ||
| NegativeI didn’t press down |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formpressing down, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am pressing down | ||
| Please (て ください)please press down |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can press down | ||
| NegativeI can’t press down |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to press down | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to press down |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s press down |
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 pressed down | ||
| CausativeI make someone press down |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
かぜ の ひ は、 ぼうし を て で おさえます。
On windy days, I hold my hat down with my hand.
ち が でた ので、 きず を つよく おさえた。
It was bleeding, so I pressed hard on the wound.
わたし が はしご を おさえて いる から、 のぼって。
I'm holding the ladder, so climb up.
この カバー なら、 かみ を しっかり おさえられます。
This cover holds the paper down firmly.
ざいりょう の ねだん を おさえたい。
I want to keep the cost of ingredients down.
ここ は、 おこらず に きもち を おさえよう。
Let's not get angry and keep our feelings in check.
ふた を しっかり おさえれば、 こぼれません よ。
If you hold the lid down firmly, it won't spill.
かみ が とばない よう に、 しっかり おさえなさい。
Hold it firmly so the paper doesn't fly away.
こども に て を おさえられて、 うごけなかった。
The child held my hand down, and I couldn't move.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).