Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI take back | ||
| NegativeI don’t take back |
JAPANESE VERB
持ち帰る
to take back, to take home
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI take back | ||
| NegativeI don’t take back |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI took back | ||
| NegativeI didn’t take back |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formtaking back, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am taking back | ||
| Please (て ください)please take back |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can take back | ||
| NegativeI can’t take back |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to take back | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to take back |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s take back |
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 taken back | ||
| CausativeI make someone take back |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
のこった りょうり は、 うち に もちかえります。
I take the leftovers home.
しごと を いえ に もちかえった。
I took work home.
この ケーキ は、 もちかえって たべます。
I'll take this cake away and eat it.
ざんねん です が、 おさけ は もちかえれません。
I'm afraid you can't take the drinks away.
のこり の ピザ を もちかえりたい の です が。
I'd like to take the rest of the pizza home, please.
この けん は、 いちど かいしゃ に もちかえろう。
Let's take this matter back to the office first.
しょるい を もちかえれば、 いえ で も しごと が できます。
If you take the papers home, you can work from home too.
ごみ は じぶん で もちかえりなさい。
Take your rubbish home yourself.
かさ を だれか に もちかえられた。
Someone took my umbrella home with them.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).