Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI excuse yourself | ||
| NegativeI don’t excuse yourself |
JAPANESE VERB
しつれい する
失礼 する
to excuse yourself
- #193 most used
- する verb
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI excused yourself | ||
| NegativeI didn’t excuse yourself |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formexcusing yourself, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am excusing yourself | ||
| Please (て ください)please excuse yourself |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can excuse yourself | ||
| NegativeI can’t excuse yourself |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to excuse yourself | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to excuse yourself |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s excuse yourself |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I excuse yourself
- If, when (たら) if I excuse yourself
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) excuse yourself (do it)
- Plain command excuse yourself!
- Please don’t please don’t excuse yourself
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am excused yourself | ||
| CausativeI make someone excuse yourself |
How to use しつれい する
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
おさき に しつれい します。
Excuse me, I'm leaving ahead of you.
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Past
きのう は おくれて、 しつれい しました。
I'm sorry I was late yesterday.
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Te-form
ちょっと しつれい して、 でんわ に でます。
Excuse me a moment, I'll take this call.
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Potential
かいぎ の とちゅう で は しつれい できません。
I can't excuse myself in the middle of the meeting.
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Want to
そろそろ しつれい したい の です が。
I'd like to be going soon, if that's all right.
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Volitional
もう おそい から、 しつれい しましょう。
It's late, let's take our leave.
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Conditional
しつれい したら、 ちゃんと あやまります。
If I'm rude, I apologise properly.
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Commands and requests
おきゃくさま に しつれい しないで ください。
Please don't be rude to the customers.
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Passive and causative
では、 おさき に しつれい させて いただきます。
Then please allow me to leave first.
Good to know
- しつれい します is said when you enter a room, leave, or hang up; しつれい しました apologises for something done.
Where you hear しつれい する
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- しつれい します。 Excuse me.
- きのう は しつれい しました。 I'm sorry about yesterday.
- じゃ、 そろそろ しつれい します。 Well, I'll be going now.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- しつれい します。 おにもつ を おもち しました。 Excuse me. I've brought your bags.
- きのう は しつれい しました。 I'm sorry for my rudeness yesterday.
- あした は はやめ に しつれい します。 Tomorrow I'll leave early, if you'll excuse me.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.