ます — polite verb ending
ます is the #12 most common word in Japanese, a other. It means “polite verb ending” and is pronounced [ma̠sɨ̥].
#12frequency rank
0.73%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of ます
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 在す | alternative, kanji | |
| 坐す | alternative, kanji | |
| 在せ | present | |
| ませ | present | |
| 在せ | command | |
| 在し | command | |
| ませ | command | |
| まし | command | |
| 在せん | negative | |
| ません | negative | |
| 在せず | negative | |
| ませず | negative | |
| 在した | past | |
| ました | past | |
| 在すれば | conditional | |
| ますれば | conditional | |
| ませ | irrealis | |
| ますれ | realis | |
| ませよ | command | |
| ますれど | contrastive | |
| ませば | conditional | |
| ませき | past | |
| ませけり | past | |
| ませつ | past | |
| ませぬ | past | |
| ませたり | past | |
| ましき | past | |
| ましけり | past | |
| ましつ | past | |
| ましぬ | past | |
| ませり | past | |
| ましたり | past | |
| まし | present | |
| ましろ | command | |
| まされる | passive | |
| ましない | negative | |
| まします | polite |