Conjugation

照らす

てらすterasu

illuminate

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 振り回す, 鳴らす, 溶かす

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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照らしますてらしますterashimasu
    2. negative照らしませんてらしませんterashimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative照らしましたてらしましたterashimashita
    2. negative照らしませんでしたてらしませんでしたterashimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 照らしててらしてterashite
    2. request照らしてくださいてらしてくださいterashite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 照らしましょうてらしましょうterashimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative照らしたいてらしたいterashitai
    2. negative照らしたくないてらしたくないterashitakunai
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照らすてらすterasu
    2. negative照らさないてらさないterasanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative照らしたてらしたterashita
    2. negative照らさなかったてらさなかったterasanakatta

  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照らしているてらしているterashite iru
    2. polite照らしていますてらしていますterashite imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain照らせるてらせるteraseru
    2. polite照らせますてらせますterasemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 照らしたらてらしたらterashitara

  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照らされるてらされるterasareru
    2. polite照らされますてらされますterasaremasu
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. 照らそうてらそうterasō

  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照らせてらせterase
    2. ban照らすなてらすなterasu 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照らせばてらせばteraseba
    2. negative照らさなければてらさなければterasanakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain照らさせるてらさせるterasaseru
    2. polite照らさせますてらさせますterasasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain照らさせられるてらさせられるterasaserareru
    2. polite照らさせられますてらさせられますterasaseraremasu