Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI revise | ||
| NegativeI don’t revise |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI revised | ||
| NegativeI didn’t revise |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formrevising, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am revising | ||
| Please (て ください)please revise |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can revise | ||
| NegativeI can’t revise |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to revise | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to revise |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s revise |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I revise
- If, when (たら) if I revise
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) revise (do it)
- Plain command revise!
- Please don’t please don’t revise
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am revised | ||
| CausativeI make someone revise |
How to use ふくしゅう する
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
じゅぎょう の あと、 かならず ふくしゅう します。
After class, I always revise.
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Past
テスト の まえ の ばん、 ぜんぶ ふくしゅう した。
The night before the test, I went over everything.
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Te-form
きのう の たんご を ふくしゅう して います。
I'm revising yesterday's vocabulary.
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Potential
この アプリ で、 いつでも ふくしゅう できる。
With this app you can revise any time.
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Want to
しけん の まえ に、 ぶんぽう を ふくしゅう したい。
Before the exam, I want to review the grammar.
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Volitional
せんしゅう ならった ところ を ふくしゅう しよう。
Let's go over what we learned last week.
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Conditional
その ひ の うち に ふくしゅう すれば、 わすれない。
If you revise the same day, you won't forget.
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Commands and requests
あそぶ まえ に、 きょう の ところ を ふくしゅう しなさい。
Before you play, go over today's lesson.
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Passive and causative
せんせい は まいにち せいと に ふくしゅう させます。
The teacher has the students revise every day.
Good to know
- ふくしゅう is going over what you learned; よしゅう is preparing the next lesson.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.