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Conjugation of Japanese verb 使う - use - tsukau

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    使

    Reading

    つか
    tsuka

    Meaning

    use

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使う

    Reading

    つかう
    tsukau

    Meaning

    to use / does use / will use

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    使わない

    Reading

    つかわない
    tsukawanai

    Meaning

    to not use / does not use / will not use

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使います

    Reading

    つかいます
    tsukaimasu

    Meaning

    to use / does use / will use

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使いません

    Reading

    つかいません
    tsukaimasen

    Meaning

    to not use / does not use / will not use

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使った

    Reading

    つかった
    tsukatta

    Meaning

    did use

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    使わなかった

    Reading

    つかわなかった
    tsukawanakatta

    Meaning

    did not use

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使いました

    Reading

    つかいました
    tsukaimashita

    Meaning

    did use

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使いませんでした

    Reading

    つかいませんでした
    tsukaimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not use

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使って

    Reading

    つかって
    tsukatte

    Meaning

    use, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    使わないで

    Reading

    つかわないで
    tsukawanaide

    Meaning

    not use, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    使わなくて

    Reading

    つかわなくて
    tsukawanakute

    Meaning

    not use, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使いまして

    Reading

    つかいまして
    tsukaimashite

    Meaning

    use, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使いませんで

    Reading

    つかいませんで
    tsukaimasende

    Meaning

    not use, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    使え

    Reading

    つかえ
    tsukae

    Meaning

    use!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    使うな

    Reading

    つかうな
    tsukauna

    Meaning

    do not use!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使いなさい

    Reading

    つかいなさい
    tsukainasai

    Meaning

    use!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    使いなさるな

    Reading

    つかいなさるな
    tsukainasaruna

    Meaning

    do not use!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    使ってください

    Reading

    つかってください
    tsukattekudasai

    Meaning

    please use

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お使いください

    Reading

    おつかいください
    otsukaikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly use

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使わないでください

    Reading

    つかわないでください
    tsukawanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not use

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お使いなさいませ

    Reading

    おつかいなさいませ
    otsukainasaimase

    Meaning

    please use

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お使いなさいますな

    Reading

    おつかいなさいますな
    otsukainasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not use

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使っている

    Reading

    つかっている
    tsukatteiru

    Meaning

    is doing use / is use(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使っています

    Reading

    つかっています
    tsukatteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing use / is use(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使っていません

    Reading

    つかっていません
    tsukatteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing use / is not use(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使っていた

    Reading

    つかっていた
    tsukatteita

    Meaning

    was doing use / was use(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使っていました

    Reading

    つかっていました
    tsukatteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing use / was use(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使っていませんでした

    Reading

    つかっていませんでした
    tsukatteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing use / was not use(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使おう

    Reading

    つかおう
    tsukaou

    Meaning

    let's use / will use

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    使うまい

    Reading

    つかうまい
    tsukaumai

    Meaning

    let's not use / will not use

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使いましょう

    Reading

    つかいましょう
    tsukaimashou

    Meaning

    let's use / will use

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使いますまい

    Reading

    つかいますまい
    tsukaimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not use / will not use

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使うだろう

    Reading

    つかうだろう
    tsukaudarou

    Meaning

    will probably use

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    使わないだろう

    Reading

    つかわないだろう
    tsukawanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not use

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使うでしょう

    Reading

    つかうでしょう
    tsukaudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably use

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使わないでしょう

    Reading

    つかわないでしょう
    tsukawanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not use

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使っただろう

    Reading

    つかっただろう
    tsukattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did use

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    使わなかっただろう

    Reading

    つかわなかっただろう
    tsukawanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not use

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使ったでしょう

    Reading

    つかったでしょう
    tsukattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did use

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    つかわなかったでしょう
    tsukawanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not use

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使えば

    Reading

    つかえば
    tsukaeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does use

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    使わなければ

    Reading

    つかわなければ
    tsukawanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not use

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使ったら

    Reading

    つかったら
    tsukattara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did use

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    使わなかったら

    Reading

    つかわなかったら
    tsukawanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not use

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使いましたら

    Reading

    つかいましたら
    tsukaimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did use

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使いませんでしたら

    Reading

    つかいませんでしたら
    tsukaimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not use

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使える

    Reading

    つかえる
    tsukaeru

    Meaning

    can use

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    使えない

    Reading

    つかえない
    tsukaenai

    Meaning

    cannot use

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使えます

    Reading

    つかえます
    tsukaemasu

    Meaning

    can use

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使えません

    Reading

    つかえません
    tsukaemasen

    Meaning

    cannot use

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使わせる

    Reading

    つかわせる
    tsukawaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) use

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    使わせない

    Reading

    つかわせない
    tsukawasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) use

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使わせます

    Reading

    つかわせます
    tsukawasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) use

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使わせません

    Reading

    つかわせません
    tsukawasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) use

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使われる

    Reading

    つかわれる
    tsukawareru

    Meaning

    be use

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    使われない

    Reading

    つかわれない
    tsukawarenai

    Meaning

    not be use

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使われます

    Reading

    つかわれます
    tsukawaremasu

    Meaning

    be use

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使われません

    Reading

    つかわれません
    tsukawaremasen

    Meaning

    not be use

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    使ったり

    Reading

    つかったり
    tsukattari

    Meaning

    did things like use

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    使わなかったり

    Reading

    つかわなかったり
    tsukawanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like use

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    使いましたり

    Reading

    つかいましたり
    tsukaimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like use

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    使いませんでしたり

    Reading

    つかいませんでしたり
    tsukaimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like use

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    使いたい

    Reading

    つかたい
    tsukatai

    Meaning

    want to use

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    使いたくない

    Reading

    つかたくない
    tsukatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to use

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    使いたかった

    Reading

    つかたかった
    tsukatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to use

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    使いたくなかった

    Reading

    つかたくなかった
    tsukatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to use

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    使いたくて

    Reading

    つかたくて
    tsukatakute

    Meaning

    want to use, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    使いたくなくて

    Reading

    つかたくなくて
    tsukatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to use, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    使いたく

    Reading

    つかたく
    tsukataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to use

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    使いたければ

    Reading

    つかたければ
    tsukatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to use

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    使いたくなければ

    Reading

    つかたくなければ
    tsukatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to use

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    使いたかったら

    Reading

    つかたかったら
    tsukatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to use

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    使いたくなかったら

    Reading

    つかたくなかったら
    tsukatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to use

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    使いたさ

    Reading

    つかたさ
    tsukatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to use

Word Detail

    word

    使う

    Meaning

    Use

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    使

    Meaning

    Use

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