First Clause (example)

Second Clause

 Common Translation

Std.  Request

Series - Pos

itte

kuremasen ka etc ***

could  you please go?

Std.  Request

Series - Neg.

Std.  Te forms

Pos.

itte mo

going (even if)

*  ii desu (ok)

*  kamaimasen (I don't mind / its alright)

* you may go

* you go - I don't mind / it's alright

Std.  Te forms

Pos.

itte wa

going

ikenai desu

bad

must not go

Std.  Te forms

Neg.

ikanakute mo

not going

*  ii desu (ok)

*  kamaimasen (I don't mind / its alright)

*  don't need to go

* you don't go - I don't mind / it's alright

Std.  Te forms

Neg.

ikanakute wa

not going

ikenai desu

bad

must go

even if

ame ga futte mo

it rain (even if)

iku

will go

even if it rain, will go.

"ba" Conditional

Pos

ikeba

if you go

*****

"ba" Conditional

Neg.

ikanakereba

if don't go

narimasen

bad

must go

"to" Conditional

Pos

NA

NA

"to" Conditional

Neg.

ikanai to

not going

ikenai desu

bad

must go

tara conditional

pos

ittara

if you (were to) go

 ii desu

     good

should go

tara conditional

Neg.

ikanakattara

if you (were to) go

ii desu

     good

shouldn't go

Potential

Pos

ikeba

*****

Potential

Neg.

ikenakereba

*****

Imperative

Pos

Iki nasai

NA

Go.

Imperative

Pos - Order

Ike!

NA

Go!

Imperative

Neg. -  Order

Iku na!

NA

Don't go!

"let"

"saseru"

[Anata wa] [watashi ni]

ika sete kudasai

NA

Please let me go!