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Quick Info
1. Be A-ed; when the action is directed at the subject.
2. Be A-ed; when something negative/troubling is directed at the subject.
3. Be A-ed; when the person/thing doing the action does not need to be mentioned in the sentence.
4. Be A-ed; when someone/something else does something undesirable.
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2. Be A-ed; when something negative/troubling is directed at the subject.
3. Be A-ed; when the person/thing doing the action does not need to be mentioned in the sentence.
4. Be A-ed; when someone/something else does something undesirable.
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Meaning
Be A-ed; when the action is directed at the subject.
JLPT level: N4 | Other grammar in 'Causative, Passive, Volitional':
Politeness: polite | Related meaning(s): none (add related)
Politeness: polite | Related meaning(s): none (add related)
How to Use
Examples (4)
User sentences (69)
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. Change the る from the end of the verb to ら (ra)
1. Change the る from the end of the verb to ら (ra)
Special cases (ahh!!!!)
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こら.
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こら.
2. Add れる to make the passive form.
Conjugation & examples
Usage:
Person は Actor に Act (Action+Verb)
私は友達にお菓子をたべられる
I had my candy eaten by a friend.
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:
Examples
Before we start: かく
1. かく -> かか
2. かか -> かかれる (written by)
Now let's conjugate the verb 食べる/たべる (to eat), which is an ichidan verb:
Examples
Before we start: たべる
1. たべる -> たべら
2. たべ -> たべられる (eaten by)
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I was idly chatting in the middle of class, so I was warned by the teacher.
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This number is not being used. (As in a phone company's recorded message)
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Meaning
Be A-ed; when something negative/troubling is directed at the subject.
JLPT level: N4 | Other grammar in 'Causative, Passive, Volitional':
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related meaning(s): none (add related)
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related meaning(s): none (add related)
How to Use
Examples (2)
User sentences (43)
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. Change the る from the end of the verb to ら (ra)
1. Change the る from the end of the verb to ら (ra)
Special cases (ahh!!!!)
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こら.
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こら.
2. Add れる to make the passive form.
Conjugation & examples
Usage:
Person は Actor に Act (Action+Verb)
私は友達にお菓子をたべられる
I had my candy eaten by a friend.
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:
Examples
Before we start: かく
1. かく -> かか
2. かか -> かかれる (written by)
Now let's conjugate the verb 食べる/たべる (to eat), which is an ichidan verb:
Examples
Before we start: たべる
1. たべる -> たべら
2. たべ -> たべられる (eaten by)
Usages notes (by users)
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Yesterday my little brother was hit by my older brother, and he began to cry.
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Meaning
Be A-ed; when the person/thing doing the action does not need to be mentioned in the sentence.
JLPT level: N4 | Other grammar in 'Causative, Passive, Volitional':
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related meaning(s): none (add related)
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related meaning(s): none (add related)
How to Use
Examples (1)
User sentences (35)
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. Change the る from the end of the verb to ら (ra)
1. Change the る from the end of the verb to ら (ra)
Special cases (ahh!!!!)
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こら.
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こら.
2. Add れる to make the passive form.
Conjugation & examples
Usage:
Person は Actor に Act (Action+Verb)
私は友達にお菓子をたべられる
I had my candy eaten by a friend.
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:
Examples
Before we start: かく
1. かく -> かか
2. かか -> かかれる (written by)
Now let's conjugate the verb 食べる/たべる (to eat), which is an ichidan verb:
Examples
Before we start: たべる
1. たべる -> たべら
2. たべ -> たべられる (eaten by)
Usages notes (by users)
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- Move your mouse over the sentence for additional information.
- Not enough kanji?
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Meaning
Be A-ed; when someone/something else does something undesirable.
The action does not need to be directed to the speaker.
JLPT level: N4 | Other grammar in 'Causative, Passive, Volitional':
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related meaning(s): none (add related)
Politeness: not marked (suggest) | Related meaning(s): none (add related)
How to Use
Examples (2)
User sentences (29)
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. Change the る from the end of the verb to ら (ra)
1. Change the る from the end of the verb to ら (ra)
Special cases (ahh!!!!)
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こら.
1a. する (to do) is changed to さ.
1b. くる (to come) is changed to こら.
2. Add れる to make the passive form.
Conjugation & examples
Usage:
Person は Actor に Act (Action+Verb)
私は友達にお菓子をたべられる
I had my candy eaten by a friend.
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:
Examples
Before we start: かく
1. かく -> かか
2. かか -> かかれる (written by)
Now let's conjugate the verb 食べる/たべる (to eat), which is an ichidan verb:
Examples
Before we start: たべる
1. たべる -> たべら
2. たべ -> たべられる (eaten by)
Usages notes (by users)
- All example sentences have been verified for accuracy.
- Move your mouse over the sentence for additional information.
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While I was playing outside it started to rain!
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Quote I think I've somehow managed to find it through the grammar library page. It's 受身, right? What browser do you use? Seems like only my Chrome doesn't display the kanji... |
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