Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI taste food while cooking | ||
| NegativeI don’t taste food while cooking |
JAPANESE VERB
味見 する
to taste food while cooking
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI taste food while cooking | ||
| NegativeI don’t taste food while cooking |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI tasted food while cooking | ||
| NegativeI didn’t taste food while cooking |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formtasting food while cooking, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am tasting food while cooking | ||
| Please (て ください)please taste food while cooking |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can taste food while cooking | ||
| NegativeI can’t taste food while cooking |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to taste food while cooking | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to taste food while cooking |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s taste food while cooking |
条件形 · “if” and “when”
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am tasted food while cooking | ||
| CausativeI make someone taste food while cooking |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
りょうり の とちゅう で いつも あじみ します。
I always taste while I'm cooking.
スープ を あじみ した。 ちょうど いい。
I tasted the soup. It's just right.
ちょっと あじみ して ください。
Have a little taste, please.
あつすぎて、 まだ あじみ できません。
It's too hot, I can't taste it yet.
その カレー、 あじみ したい。
I want to try that curry.
しお を いれる まえ に、 あじみ しましょう。
Before adding salt, let's taste it.
あじみ すれば、 しお が たりる か わかります。
If you taste it, you'll know if there's enough salt.
だす まえ に かならず あじみ しなさい。
Always taste it before you serve it.
いもうと に スープ を あじみ させました。
I had my little sister taste the soup.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.