Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI snore | ||
| NegativeI don’t snore |
JAPANESE VERB
to snore
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI snore | ||
| NegativeI don’t snore |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI snored | ||
| NegativeI didn’t snore |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formsnoring, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am snoring | ||
| Please (て ください)please snore |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can snore | ||
| NegativeI can’t snore |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to snore | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to snore |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s snore |
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 snored | ||
| CausativeI make someone snore |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
ちち は まいばん おおきな いびき を かきます。
My father snores loudly every night.
ゆうべ、 ベン は いびき を かいた。
Last night Ben snored.
おじいちゃん が いびき を かいて ねて いる。
Grandpa is asleep, snoring.
かべ が うすくて、 いびき も かけません。
The walls are thin, you can't even snore.
いびき を かきたくない から、 よこむき で ねる。
I don't want to snore, so I sleep on my side.
いびき を かこう と おもって かく ひと は いない。
Nobody snores on purpose.
いびき を かいたら、 おこして ね。
If I snore, wake me up.
いびき を かかないで、 と いわれて も むり だ。
Even if you tell me not to snore, I can't help it.
となり の ひと に ひとばんじゅう いびき を かかれた。
The person next to me snored all night.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).