Verbs in General ไธ่ฌ็ใชๅไฝ
ใใใซใกใฏ็ใใ๏ผ็งใฏใตใฏใฉใงใใFor today's post, we will be talking about verbs. In the past posts, I have talked about various kinds of verb formation such as Transitive and Intransitive Verbs. However, today I am going to tell you some basic verb forms to know when speaking Japanese.
1. Present and Past Forms
When learning Japanese verbs, the first thing one must do is to learn the present and past forms of verbs. In general, present positive forms of verbs are followed by ใใพใใ(masu), and present negative forms are followed by ใใพใใใ(masen). However, u-verbs has to have one character changed before that happens. For example, ่ฉฑใ (hanasu) has to be ใ่ฉฑใใพใใ(hanashimasu) for present positive and ใ่ฉฑใใพใใใ(hanashimasen) for present negative.
For past verbs, the endings are different. Past positive verbs are followed by ใใพใใใ(mashita) and past negative verbs are followed by ใใพใใใงใใใ(masendeshita).
Here's a list to show examples.
Ru Verbs
ใในใ=ใในใพใ/ใในใพใใ/ใในใพใใ/ใในใพใใใงใใ
U Verbs
ใฏใชใ=ใฏใชใใพใ/ใฏใชใใพใใ/ใฏใชใใพใใ/ใฏใชใใพใใใงใใ
ใใใถ๏ผใใใณใพใ/ใใใณใพใใ/ใใใณใพใใ/ใใใณใพใใใงใใ
ใใใ๏ผใใใใพใ/ใใใใพใใ/ใใใใพใใ/ใใใใพใใใงใใ
ใใใ=ใใใใพใ/ใใใใพใใ/ใใใใพใใ/ใใใใพใใใงใใ
ใใ=ใใใพใ/ใใใพใใ/ใใใพใใ/ใใใพใใใงใใ
ใพใค=ใพใกใพใ/ใพใกใพใใ/ใพใกใพใใ/ใพใกใพใใใงใใ
ใใฌ=ใใซใพใ/ใใซใพใใ/ใใซใพใใ/ใใซใพใใใงใใ
ใใ=ใใฟใพใ/ใใฟใพใใ/ใใฟใพใใ/ใใฟใพใใใงใใ
ใใ=ใใใพใ/ใใใพใใ/ใใใพใใ/ใใใพใใใงใใ
Irregular Verbs
ใใ๏ผใใพใ/ใใพใใ/ใใพใใ/ใใพใใใงใใ
ใใ=ใใพใ/ใใพใใ/ใใพใใ/ใใพใใใงใใ
2. Te Form
Te forms are used for many reasons from combining sentences to showing that someone is doing something at the time. They contain the stem form of the verb and the character ใฆ (te). Depending on the sentence, the spelling of the te verb varies. For example, if you were to say, "Please do your homework," you would say ใๅฎฟ้กใใใฆใใ ใใใ(shukudai o shite kudasai), however if you said "I am doing homework," you would say ใๅฎฟ้กใใใฆใใพใใ(shukudai o shiteimasu). A bit of a warning, depending on the u-verb, the spelling might be different.
Here's a list to show examples.
Ru Verbs ใในใ=ใในใฆ U Verbs ใฏใชใ=ใฏใชใใฆ ใใใถ๏ผใใใใง ใใใ๏ผใใใฃใฆ ใใใ=ใใใใง ใใ=ใใใฆ ใพใค=ใพใฃใฆ ใใฌ=ใใใง ใใ=ใใใง ใใ=ใใฃใฆ Irregular Verbs ใใ๏ผใใฆ ใใ=ใใฆ 3. Informal Verbs These are basically shorter versions of the usual verbs. If you go to Japan, unless you are watching anime or talking in a casual setting, you will not hear or use such verb formation most of the time. For present positive, the dictionary form of the verb is used. Negative verbs and even past positive verbs are spelled differently however. Here's a list to show examples. Ru Verbs ใในใ=ใในใ/ใในใชใ/ใในใ/ใในใชใใฃใ U Verbs ใฏใชใ=ใฏใชใ/ใฏใชใใชใ/ใฏใชใใ/ใฏใชใใชใใฃใ ใใใถ๏ผใใใถ/ใใใฐใชใ/ใใใใ /ใใใฐใชใใฃใ ใใใ๏ผใใใ/ใใใใชใ/ใใใฃใ/ใใใใชใใฃใ ใใใ=ใใใ/ใใใใชใ/ใใใใ /ใใใใชใใฃใ ใใ=ใใ/ใใใชใ/ใใใ/ใใใชใใฃใ ใพใค=ใพใค/ใพใใชใ/ใพใฃใ/ใพใใชใใฃใ ใใฌ=ใใฌ/ใใชใชใ/ใใใ /ใใชใชใใฃใ ใใ=ใใ/ใใพใชใ/ใใใ /ใใพใชใใฃใ ใใ=ใใ/ใใใชใ/ใใฃใ/ใใใชใใฃใ Irregular Verbs ใใ๏ผใใ/ใใชใ/ใใ/ใใชใใฃใ ใใ=ใใ/ใใชใ/ใใ/ใใชใใฃใ NOTE: ใใ๏ผใใ/ใชใ/ใใฃใ/ใชใใฃใ Because there are many other verbs variations, Japanese can be hard to learn. However, these are the forms you ought to memorize when practicing Japanese. If you spend the time memorizing and using them, you will be able to get better. That's it for today's lesson! ใใใ็ตใใใพใ๏ผใใใใจใใใใใพใใใ
Source(s) I Have Used for Additional Information:
Conjugations for ใใ-www.tanoshiijapanese.com
Master Japanese Verb Conjugation in One Article-blog.lingodeer.com
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