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Godan Verb rules

HS: High School

Created on June 12, 2024

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Group 1 / Godan Verb

BASIC RULES INFORMATION

POLITE FORM

い(i) き(ki) し(shi) ち(chi) に(ni) ひ(hi) み(mi) り(ri)

To conjugate the group 1 or godan verb to the polite ます (masu) form. You will need to drop the う (u) syllable of the casual form and change it to the い (i) syllable and finally add ます (masu).

はなす

ha

na

su

meaning: to talk/speak (casual)

su

ma

shi

na

ha

su

na

ha

はなす

はなし + ます

su

ma

shi

na

ha

はなします

meaning: to talk/speak (polite)

CASUAL FORM

う(u) く(ku) す(su) つ(tsu) ぬ(nu) ふ(fu) む(mu) ぬ(nu)

To conjugate the group 1 or godan verb to the casual う (u) form. You will need to drop the ます (masu) of the polite form and change the い (i) syllable to the う (u) syllable.

はなします

meaning: to talk/speak (polite)

ha

na

shi

ma

su

su

na

ha

shi

na

ha

はなし

はなす

はなす

ha

na

su

meaning: to talk/speak (casual)

NEGATIVE FORM

あ(a) か(ka) さ(sa) た(ta) な(na) は(ha) ま(ma) ら(ra)

To conjugate the group 1 or godan verb to the negative ない (nai) form. You will need to drop the ます (masu) from the verb and change the い (i) syllabe to the あ (syllable) and finally add ない (nai).

いきます

ki

ma

su

meaning: to go (polite)

na

ka

ki

いか + ない

いき

いかない

ka

na

meaning: to not go

POTENTIAL FORM

え(e) け(ke) せ(se) て(te) ね(ne) へ(he) め(me) ね(ne)

To conjugate the group 1 or godan verb to the potential える・えます (eru / emasu) form. You will need to drop the last "i" syllable before ます (masu) and change the い (i) syllable to the え (e) syllable of the column.

はなします

meaning: to talk/speak (polite)

ha

na

shi

ma

su

shi

su

na

ha

ma

su

se

na

ha

ma

はなせます

はなします

ha

se

ma

na

su

はなせます

meaning: can speak / be able to speak (polite)

VOLITIONAL FORM

お(o) こ(ko) そ(so) と(to) の(no) ほ(ho) も(mo) の(no)

To conjugate the group 1 or godan verb to the casual volitional form 〜よう (~you) form. You will need to drop the ます (masu), change the い (i) syllable to the お (o) syllable of the column, and add う (u).

はなします

meaning: to talk/speak (polite)

ha

na

shi

ma

su

shi

so

na

ha

na

ha

はなし

はなそう

ha

so

na

はなそう

meaning: let's talk (casual)