使う
つかう
to use
Tsukau (使う) is a godan verb meaning "to use". Its polite form is 使います (tsukaimasu), its te form is 使って (tsukatte), its past form is 使った (tsukatta), and its negative form is 使わない (tsukawanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Tsukau (使う) conjugation quick reference
使う means "to use". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tsukau example sentences
このペンを使います。
I will use this pen.
昨日パソコンを使いました。
I used the computer yesterday.
お金を使いません。
I don’t use money.
How to use Tsukau: grammar notes
•When saying "use something," use 使う with the object marked by を — for example, パソコンを使う (to use a computer).
•Don’t say 使うです — just use 使います for the polite form (e.g., 辞書を使います = I use a dictionary).
•To say “use something at a place,” add で after the place — コンビニでトイレを使う (use the restroom at a convenience store).
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Tsukau
お金を使う
to spend money
電話を使う
to use the phone
日本語を使う
to use Japanese (language)
Tsukau (使う) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 使う | tsukau |
| Masu Form | 使います | tsukaimasu |
| Te Form | 使って | tsukatte |
| Past Form | 使った | tsukatta |
| Negative Form | 使わない | tsukawanai |
| Past Negative | 使わなかった | tsukawanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 使います | tsukaimasu |
| Polite Past | 使いました | tsukaimashita |
| Polite Negative | 使いません | tsukaimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 使いませんでした | tsukaimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 使える | tsukaeru |
| Passive Form | 使われる | tsukawareru |
| Causative Form | 使わせる | tsukawaseru |
| Causative Passive | 使わされる | tsukawasareru |
| Volitional Form | 使おう | tsukaou |
| Imperative Form | 使え | tsukae |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 使えば | tsukaeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 使ったら | tsukattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 使っている | tsukatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 使いたい | tsukaitai |
| Prohibition | 使うな | tsukauna |