Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI carry on one's back | ||
| NegativeI don’t carry on one's back |
JAPANESE VERB
おんぶ する
to carry on one's back
- する verb
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI carried on one's back | ||
| NegativeI didn’t carry on one's back |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formcarrying on one's back, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am carrying on one's back | ||
| Please (て ください)please carry on one's back |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can carry on one's back | ||
| NegativeI can’t carry on one's back |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to carry on one's back | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to carry on one's back |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s carry on one's back |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I carry on one's back
- If, when (たら) if I carry on one's back
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) carry on one's back (do it)
- Plain command carry on one's back!
- Please don’t please don’t carry on one's back
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am carried on one's back | ||
| CausativeI make someone carry on one's back |
How to use おんぶ する
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
あかちゃん が ねむい とき は、 おんぶ します。
When the baby's sleepy, I carry her on my back.
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Past
やま の かえり、 むすこ を ずっと おんぶ した。
On the way down the mountain, I carried my son on my back the whole way.
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Te-form
むすめ を おんぶ して、 ゆうはん を つくって います。
I'm making dinner with my daughter on my back.
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Potential
もう おもくて、 ながく は おんぶ できない。
He's so heavy now, I can't carry him for long.
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Want to
いもうと の あかちゃん を、 いちど おんぶ したい。
I'd like to carry my sister's baby on my back once.
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Volitional
つかれた か。 じゃあ、 パパ が おんぶ しよう。
Tired? Then Daddy will carry you on his back.
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Conditional
おんぶ すれば、 すぐ に ねて くれます よ。
If you carry her on your back, she falls asleep right away.
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Commands and requests
おにいちゃん、 いもうと を おんぶ しなさい。
Big brother, carry your little sister on your back.
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Passive and causative
こども の ころ、 よく ちち に おんぶ された。
When I was little, my father often carried me on his back.
Good to know
- おんぶ is the piggyback: あかちゃん を おんぶ する. Carrying someone in your arms, in front, is だっこ する. Children ask for both: おんぶ して！, だっこ して！
- おんぶ ひも is the strap that holds a baby on your back.
Where you hear おんぶ する
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Advanced Level 2
- ベン が、 あかちゃん を おんぶ して る。 Ben is carrying the baby on his back.
- きのう、 こうえん で あかちゃん を おんぶ した。 Yesterday I carried the baby on my back in the park.
- あした は、 わたし が おんぶ する ね。 Tomorrow I'll carry her on my back.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.