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Vowel Verbs

Everything is done by dropping -ru and replacing it with something else.

Replace -ru with:

-masu for polite present

-mashita for polite past

-masen for polite present negative

-masen deshita for polite past negative

-mashoo for polite potential (let's or might)

-ta for plain past

-nai for plain negative present

-nakatta for plain past negative

-tara for 'if'

-reba for 'if'

-tari for 'do things like'

-yoo for let's or I might

-ro for rude orders

-te for gerund (used for giving orders and for saying things like tabete nomimasu ~eat and drink~)

-naide for negative gerund

-rareru for 'can' ~now a -iru/-eru verb~

-saseru for 'make someone do' ~now a -iru/-eru verb~

-rareru for passive 'is X-ed' ~now a -iru/-eru verb~

-saserareru for 'be made to' ~now a -iru/-eru verb~

Consanant Verbs

These are the hardest of all verbs to conjugate because there are too many things to remember.

Drop final -u and replace with:>note< if after dropping the -u the verb ends in an s make sure to put an h before the ending.(p)=polite form (pl)=plain form

-imasu for present tense(p)

-imashita for past tense(p)

-imasen for present negative(p)

-imasen deshita for past negative(p)

-imashoo for tentative(p)~let's or might form~

-tta for past(pl) ~verbs ending in vowel+u,tsu,or ru~

-nda for past(pl)~verbs ending in nu,mu,or bu

-ita for past(pl)~verb ending in ku~

-ida for past(pl)~verb ending in gu~

-shita for past(pl)~verb ending in su~

-te form replace a from plain past with e

Coming Soon Adjective and Consanant Verb Conjugations!!!

I Promise Real Soon!