All three represent the continuation of an action or state and can be connected to sentences that describe other actions performed at the same time. They have slightly different meanings, so let’s take a look at what they mean! V(し)たまま (For conjugation, see the Ta-form [た形].) It expresses a continuous state of the result of …
聞く(きく) Verb Verb Group: One (Ⅰ)JLPT:N5 Pronunciation:kikuDefinition: to listenSynonym:聴く (きく/kiku) “to listen carefully” Conjugation Formal (-ます Form) Casual 辞書形Dictionary Form 聞くkiku 聞くkiku 現在形[肯定]Present [affirmative] 聞きますkiki-masu 聞くkiku 現在形[否定]Present [negative] 聞きませんkiki-masen 聞かないkika-nai 過去形[肯定]Past [affirmative] 聞きましたkiki-mashita 聞いたkī-ta 過去形[否定]Past [negative] 聞きませんでしたkiki-masendeshita 聞かなかったkika-nakatta 意向形[肯定]Volitional [affirmative] 聞きましょうkiki-mashou 聞こうkik-ou (意向形[否定](Volitional [negative] 聞かないでおきましょうkika-naideokimashou 聞かないでおこう)kika-naideokou) 可能形[肯定]Potential [affirmative] 聞けますkik-emasu 聞けるkik-eru 可能形[否定]Potential [negative] 聞けませんkik-emasen 聞けないkik-enai 受け身[肯定]Passive [affirmative] 聞かれますkika-remasu …
All four are used when you judge, evaluate or guess things from a certain position, viewpoint, or basis, to connect ” the position, viewpoint, or basis” with “judgment, evaluation, or guess”.They have similar meanings, but in some cases, they are not interchangeable. Let’s take a look at the meanings and concepts one by one. ～(N) …
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来る(くる) Verb Verb Group: Three (Ⅲ)JLPT:N5 Pronunciation:kuruDefinition: to comeAntonym:行く (いく/iku) “to go”去る (さる / saru) “to leave” Conjugation Formal (-ます Form) Casual 辞書形Dictionary Form 来るkuru 来るkuru 現在形[肯定]Present [affirmative] 来ますki-masu 来るkuru 現在形[否定]Present [negative] 来ませんki-masen 来ないko-nai 過去形[肯定]Past [affirmative] 来ましたki-mashita 来たki-ta 過去形[否定]Past [negative] 来ませんでしたki-masendeshita 来なかったko-nakatta 意向形[肯定]Volitional [affirmative] 来ましょうki-mashou 来ようko-you (意向形[否定](Volitional [negative] 来ないでおきましょうko-naideokimashou 来ないでおこう)ko-naideokou) 可能形[肯定]Potential [affirmative] 来られますkora-remasu 来られるkora-reru 可能形[否定]Potential [negative] 来られませんkora-remasen …
する Verb Verb Group: Three (Ⅲ)JLPT:N5 Pronunciation:suruDefinition: to do*If this word is used after a noun, it makes the noun a verb.結婚 [n.] + する [v.] = 結婚する [v.]“Marriage” + “to do” = “to get married” Conjugation Formal (-ます Form) Casual 辞書形Dictionary Form するsuru するsuru 現在形[肯定]Present [affirmative] しますshi-masu するsuru 現在形[否定]Present [negative] しませんshi-masen しないshi-nai 過去形[肯定]Past [affirmative] しましたshi-mashita したshi-ta …
て form is frequently used in the Japanese language. Here’s how to make the V+て form! For the meaning of this form, read this article:The 8 Major Meanings of て (te) Form How to make V+て form １. Let’s make ます form Click here to see how to make ます formHow to Make V+ます(masu) Form …