Casual, present (non-past) positive form of A
- Casual, present (non-past) positive form of A
- Casual, present (non-past) negative form of A
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彼はパンを食べる。
He eats bread.
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毎日漫画を読む。
I read manga every day.
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もうすぐ日が暮れる。
The day will get dark very soon.
Getting the sentences
Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
: Present, casual (positive)
The present casual positive form is exactly the same as the dictionary form of the verb. as you can see from the conjugation chart, there is no change in any of the forms.
Dict. Form
Conjugated
あげる
あげる
おす
おす
かう
かう
かく
かく
くる
くる
しぬ
しぬ
Dict. Form
Conjugated
とる
とる
もつ
もつ
よぶ
よぶ
よむ
よむ
いそぐ
いそぐ
する
する
Where this grammar is found
Casual, present (non-past) negative form of A
- Casual, present (non-past) positive form of A
- Casual, present (non-past) negative form of A
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子供が病気だから、学校に行かない。
The child is sick and won't go to school.
Getting the sentences
1. Determine if it's a godan or ichidan verb
How do I determine the type of the verb?
2. Conjugating the verbs
Godan verbs
1. Change the last character from it's 'u' form to the 'a' form.
(it's easier to see these forms if the characters are also written in romaji.)
む (mu) => ま (ma)
す (su) => さ (sa)
う (u) => わ (wa)
ぬ (nu) => な (na)
つ (tsu) => た (ta)
ぶ (bu) => ば (ba)
く (ku) => か (ka)
ぐ (gu) => が (ga)
る (ru) => ら (ra)
1. Change the last character from it's 'u' form to the 'a' form.
(it's easier to see these forms if the characters are also written in romaji.)
む (mu) => ま (ma)
す (su) => さ (sa)
う (u) => わ (wa)
ぬ (nu) => な (na)
つ (tsu) => た (ta)
ぶ (bu) => ば (ba)
く (ku) => か (ka)
ぐ (gu) => が (ga)
る (ru) => ら (ra)
Ichidan verbs
1. Remove the る from the end of the verb.
1. Remove the る from the end of the verb.
Special cases
1a. する (to do) is changed to し.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こ.
1c. ある (to be) is changed to ない.
1a. する (to do) is changed to し.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こ.
1c. ある (to be) is changed to ない.
2. Add ない to make the negative form.
Conjugation examples
Let's conjugate the godan verb 書く/かく (to write):
Now let's conjugate the verb 食べる/たべる (to eat), which is an ichidan verb:
Basic Examples
Before we start: かく
1. かく -> かか
2. かか -> かかない (don't write)
Now let's conjugate the verb 食べる/たべる (to eat), which is an ichidan verb:
Basic Examples
Before we start: たべる
1. たべる -> たべ
2. たべ -> たべない (don't eat)
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