ЯПОНСКИЙ / КУРС
| Grammar I - 03.01 |
| Basic Verb Conjugation |
| There are three categories of verbs in Japanese: ru-verbs, u-verbs,
and irregular verbs. Ru and u verbs follow regular conjugation: |
| Ru-verbs are so called because you add the suffix
ru to the
verb base to form the dictionary form. U-verbs can be broken down into the base and the suffix. The long form are formed with the base plus suffixes imasu and imasen. |
| Ru-verb |
U-verb |
|
| verb bases | tabe | ik |
| (to eat) | (to go) | |
| dictionary forms |
たべる |
いく |
| present, affirmative | たべます | いきます |
| present, negative | たべません | いきません |
| stems | たべ | いき |
| There are only two irregular verbs in Japanese: | |
| する |
to do |
| くる |
to come, to arrive |
| They are conjugated as follows: |
| dictionary forms | する | くる |
| present, affirmative | します | きます |
| present, negative | しません | きません |
| stems | し | き |
|
It's important to remember which verb belongs to which conjugation class. |
| Ru-verb |
U-verb |
|
| verb bases |
mi |
kaer |
| dictionary forms | みる | かえる |
| present, affirmative | みます | かえります |
| present, negative | みません | かえりません |
| stems | み | かえり |