JAPANESE VERB

やすむ

休む

to rest

Conjugation

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Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI rest
NegativeI don’t rest

finished actions

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI rested
NegativeI didn’t rest

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

可能形 · “can”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI can rest
NegativeI can’t rest

たい形 · “want to”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI want to rest
NegativeI don’t want to rest

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form	Polite	Plain
Let’slet’s rest

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 rested
CausativeI make someone rest

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present and future

にちようびはゆっくり やすみます。

On Sundays I rest properly.
Past

かぜでみっかがっこうを やすみました。

I missed three days of school with a cold.
Te-form

ねつがあるなら、きょうは やすんで ください。

If you have a fever, please take today off.
Potential

しごとがいそがしくて、ぜんぜん やすめません。

Work is so busy I can't rest at all.
Want to

らいしゅう、みっか やすみたい んですが。

I'd like to take three days off next week.
Volitional

ここですこし やすもう。

Let's rest here a bit.
Conditional

よく やすめば、すぐなおりますよ。

If you rest well, you'll get better soon.
Commands and requests

むりしないで、きょうは やすみなさい。

Don't push yourself, rest today.
Passive and causative

ねつがあったので、むすこにがっこうをやすませました。

He had a fever, so I kept my son home from school.