Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am excited | ||
| NegativeI am not excited |
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was excited | ||
| NegativeI was not excited |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formbeing excited, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am being excited | ||
| Please (て ください)please be excited |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can be excited | ||
| NegativeI can’t be excited |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to be excited | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to be excited |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s be excited |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I am excited
- If, when (たら) if I am excited
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) be excited (do it)
- Plain command be excited!
- Please don’t please don’t be excited
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Passive | ||
| Causative |
How to use わくわく する
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
りょこう の けいかく を たてる と、 わくわく します。
Planning a trip gets me excited.
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Past
こども の ころ、 クリスマス の まえ は わくわく した。
As a child, I'd be thrilled before Christmas.
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Te-form
ベン は あした の ライブ に わくわく して いる。
Ben is excited about tomorrow's concert.
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Potential
わくわく して、 ゆうべ は ぜんぜん ねむれなかった。
I was so excited I couldn't sleep at all last night.
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Want to
おとな に なって も、 こども の よう に わくわく したい。
Even as an adult, I want to feel excited like a child.
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Volitional
こども たち を もっと わくわく させよう。
Let's get the kids even more excited.
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Conditional
わくわく すれば、 べんきょう も つらく ありません。
If you're excited, even studying isn't a chore.
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Commands and requests
まだ わくわく しないで。 ちゅうし に なる かも しれない。
Don't get excited yet. It might get cancelled.
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Passive and causative
この まち は、 いつ きて も わたし を わくわく させます。
This city excites me whenever I come.
Good to know
- わくわく is happy excitement, the night before a trip; the thing that excites you takes に or で.
- Excitement comes by itself, so the potential and volitional sentences show わくわく する beside another verb or in the causative.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.