Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI press | ||
| NegativeI don’t press |
JAPANESE VERB
押す
to press, to push
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now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI press | ||
| NegativeI don’t press |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI pressed | ||
| NegativeI didn’t press |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formpressing, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am pressing | ||
| Please (て ください)please press |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can press | ||
| NegativeI can’t press |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to press | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to press |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s press |
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 pressed | ||
| CausativeI make someone press |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
この ボタン を おします。
You press this button.
まちがえて、 ちがう かい の ボタン を おした。
I pressed the button for the wrong floor by mistake.
あかい ボタン を おして ください。
Please press the red button.
ドア が おもくて、 おせません。
The door is heavy and I can't push it.
エレベーター の ボタン は ぼく が おしたい。
I want to be the one who presses the lift button.
いっしょ に くるま を おそう。
Let's push the car together.
ここ を おせば、 ドア が あきます。
If you press here, the door opens.
あぶない から、 おさないで ください。
It's dangerous, please don't push.
でんしゃ の なか で うしろ から おされました。
I was pushed from behind on the train.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).