Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI practise | ||
| NegativeI don’t practise |
JAPANESE VERB
練習 する
to practise
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI practise | ||
| NegativeI don’t practise |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI practised | ||
| NegativeI didn’t practise |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formpractising, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am practising | ||
| Please (て ください)please practise |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can practise | ||
| NegativeI can’t practise |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to practise | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to practise |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s practise |
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 practised | ||
| CausativeI make someone practise |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
まいにち ギター を れんしゅう します。
I practise the guitar every day.
きのう は さんじかん れんしゅう した。
I practised for three hours yesterday.
いま、 かんじ を れんしゅう して います。
I'm practising kanji right now.
うち で も れんしゅう できます よ。
You can practise at home too.
もっと はつおん を れんしゅう したい。
I want to practise my pronunciation more.
しあい の まえ に、 もう いちど れんしゅう しよう。
Let's practise once more before the match.
まいにち れんしゅう すれば、 じょうず に なります。
If you practise every day, you'll get good.
あそぶ まえ に ピアノ を れんしゅう しなさい。
Practise the piano before you play.
せんせい は がくせい に かいわ を れんしゅう させます。
The teacher has the students practise conversation.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.