Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI repair | ||
| NegativeI don’t repair |
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI repaired | ||
| NegativeI didn’t repair |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formrepairing, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am repairing | ||
| Please (て ください)please repair |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can repair | ||
| NegativeI can’t repair |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to repair | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to repair |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s repair |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I repair
- If, when (たら) if I repair
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) repair (do it)
- Plain command repair!
- Please don’t please don’t repair
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am repaired | ||
| CausativeI make someone repair |
How to use しゅうり する
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
この みせ は スマホ を しゅうり します。
This shop repairs phones.
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Past
こわれた じてんしゃ を じぶん で しゅうり した。
I repaired the broken bike myself.
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Te-form
いま くるま を しゅうり して もらって います。
I'm having my car repaired right now.
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Potential
この パソコン は しゅうり できます か。
Can this computer be repaired?
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Want to
おじいちゃん の とけい を しゅうり したい。
I want to get Grandpa's watch repaired.
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Volitional
かう より やすい から、 しゅうり しよう。
It's cheaper than buying, so let's repair it.
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Conditional
しゅうり すれば、 あと ごねん は つかえます。
If you repair it, it'll last another five years.
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Commands and requests
じぶん で しゅうり しないで、 みせ に もって いきなさい。
Don't repair it yourself; take it to the shop.
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Passive and causative
やね は きょねん しゅうり された ばかり だ。
The roof was only repaired last year.
Good to know
- しゅうり する is for machines, cars and buildings; なおす is the everyday word, for anything.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.