想像に任せる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 想像に任せる | 想像に任せない |
| Polite | 想像に任せます | 想像に任せません |
| Past polite | 想像に任せました | 想像に任せませんでした |
| Past | 想像に任せた | 想像に任せなかった |
| Te-form | 想像に任せて | 想像に任せないで |
| Desire | 想像に任せたい | 想像に任せたくない |
| Potential | 想像に任せられるalso 想像に任せれる | 想像に任せられないalso 想像に任せれない |
| Passive | 想像に任せられる | 想像に任せられない |
| Causative | 想像に任せさせる | 想像に任せさせない |
| Causative passive | 想像に任せさせられる | 想像に任せさせられない |
| Volitional | 想像に任せよう | |
| Polite volitional | 想像に任せましょう | |
| Imperative | 想像に任せろ | 想像に任せるな |
| Conditional | 想像に任せれば | 想像に任せなければ |
| Tara conditional | 想像に任せたら | 想像に任せなかったら |
leave to one's imagination
Used when details are intentionally omitted, allowing the listener or reader to fill in the gaps with their own imagination. Often appears in storytelling, explanations, or when being deliberately vague.
I'll leave the ending to your imagination.
I decided to leave the detailed description to the reader's imagination.