Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI carry | ||
| NegativeI don’t carry |
JAPANESE VERB
はこぶ
運ぶ
to carry
- #129 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI carried | ||
| NegativeI didn’t carry |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formcarrying, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am carrying | ||
| Please (て ください)please carry |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can carry | ||
| NegativeI can’t carry |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to carry | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to carry |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s carry |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I carry
- If, when (たら) if I carry
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) carry (do it)
- Plain command carry!
- Please don’t please don’t carry
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am carried | ||
| CausativeI make someone carry |
How to use はこぶ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
この はこ は わたし が はこびます。
I'll carry this box.
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Past
ひっこし で ソファ を はこんだ。
I carried the sofa for the move.
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Te-form
にもつ を にかい に はこんで ください。
Please carry the bags up to the second floor.
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Potential
ひとり で は はこべない、 てつだって。
I can't carry it alone, help me.
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Want to
この つくえ を まど の そば に はこびたい です。
I want to move this desk next to the window.
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Volitional
ふたり で いっしょに はこぼう。
Let's carry it together.
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Conditional
くるま で はこべば、 いっかい で すみます。
If we carry it by car, one trip will do.
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Commands and requests
おもい もの は ゆっくり はこびなさい。
Carry heavy things slowly.
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Passive and causative
けがにん は びょういん に はこばれました。
The injured person was taken to hospital.
Where you hear はこぶ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 3
- まいにち、 おきゃくさん の にもつ を はこびます。 Every day I carry the guests' luggage.
- きのう、 おもい スーツケース を はこびました。 Yesterday I carried a heavy suitcase.
- あした、 けんた が ふとん を はこびます よ。 Tomorrow, Kenta will carry the futons.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).