Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI simmer | ||
| NegativeI don’t simmer |
JAPANESE VERB
煮る
to simmer
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now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI simmer | ||
| NegativeI don’t simmer |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI simmered | ||
| NegativeI didn’t simmer |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formsimmering, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am simmering | ||
| Please (て ください)please simmer |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can simmer | ||
| NegativeI can’t simmer |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to simmer | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to simmer |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s simmer |
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 simmered | ||
| CausativeI make someone simmer |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
やさい を さんじゅっぷん にます。
Simmer the vegetables for thirty minutes.
きのう、 さかな を にた。
Yesterday I simmered some fish.
いま、 だいこん を にて います。
I'm simmering the daikon now.
この なべ で は いちど に たくさん にられます。
You can simmer a lot at once in this pot.
こんど は かぼちゃ を にたい。
Next time I want to simmer some pumpkin.
よわび で ゆっくり によう。
Let's simmer it slowly on a low heat.
ながく にれば、 もっと やわらかく なります。
If you simmer it longer, it gets softer.
あと ごふん だけ、 になさい。
Simmer it for just five more minutes.
この だいこん は よく にられて いて、 おいしい です。
This daikon is well simmered and delicious.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).