Conjugation

尽くす

つくすtsukusu

devote oneself

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 癒す, 荒らす, 振り回す

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative尽くしますつくしますtsukushimasu
    2. negative尽くしませんつくしませんtsukushimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative尽くしましたつくしましたtsukushimashita
    2. negative尽くしませんでしたつくしませんでしたtsukushimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 尽くしてつくしてtsukushite
    2. request尽くしてくださいつくしてくださいtsukushite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 尽くしましょうつくしましょうtsukushimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative尽くしたいつくしたいtsukushitai
    2. negative尽くしたくないつくしたくないtsukushitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative尽くすつくすtsukusu
    2. negative尽くさないつくさないtsukusanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative尽くしたつくしたtsukushita
    2. negative尽くさなかったつくさなかったtsukusanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain尽くしているつくしているtsukushite iru
    2. polite尽くしていますつくしていますtsukushite imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain尽くせるつくせるtsukuseru
    2. polite尽くせますつくせますtsukusemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 尽くしたらつくしたらtsukushitara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain尽くされるつくされるtsukusareru
    2. polite尽くされますつくされますtsukusaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 尽くそうつくそうtsukusō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order尽くせつくせtsukuse
    2. ban尽くすなつくすなtsukusu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative尽くせばつくせばtsukuseba
    2. negative尽くさなければつくさなければtsukusanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain尽くさせるつくさせるtsukusaseru
    2. polite尽くさせますつくさせますtsukusasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain尽くさせられるつくさせられるtsukusaserareru
    2. polite尽くさせられますつくさせられますtsukusaseraremasu