Conjugation

進める

すすめるsusumeru

advance

Ichidan verb, group 2.

Conjugated like いる, 見る, 得る, 離れる, 比べる, 取れる

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進めますすすめますsusumemasu
    2. negative進めませんすすめませんsusumemasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative進めましたすすめましたsusumemashita
    2. negative進めませんでしたすすめませんでしたsusumemasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 進めてすすめてsusumete
    2. request進めてくださいすすめてくださいsusumete kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 進めましょうすすめましょうsusumemashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative進めたいすすめたいsusumetai
    2. negative進めたくないすすめたくないsusumetakunai
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進めるすすめるsusumeru
    2. negative進めないすすめないsusumenai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative進めたすすめたsusumeta
    2. negative進めなかったすすめなかったsusumenakatta

  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進めているすすめているsusumete iru
    2. polite進めていますすすめていますsusumete imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain進められるすすめられるsusumerareru
    2. polite進められますすすめられますsusumeraremasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 進めたらすすめたらsusumetara

  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進められるすすめられるsusumerareru
    2. polite進められますすすめられますsusumeraremasu
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. 進めようすすめようsusumeyō

  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進めろすすめろsusumero
    2. ban進めるなすすめるなsusumeru 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進めればすすめればsusumereba
    2. negative進めなければすすめなければsusumenakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain進めさせるすすめさせるsusumesaseru
    2. polite進めさせますすすめさせますsusumesasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain進めさせられるすすめさせられるsusumesaserareru
    2. polite進めさせられますすすめさせられますsusumesaseraremasu