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Godan Verb rules
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Transcript
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)