Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI study abroad | ||
| NegativeI don’t study abroad |
JAPANESE VERB
りゅうがく する
留学 する
to study abroad
- #342 most used
- する verb
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI studied abroad | ||
| NegativeI didn’t study abroad |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formstudying abroad, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am studying abroad | ||
| Please (て ください)please study abroad |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can study abroad | ||
| NegativeI can’t study abroad |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to study abroad | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to study abroad |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s study abroad |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I study abroad
- If, when (たら) if I study abroad
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) study abroad (do it)
- Plain command study abroad!
- Please don’t please don’t study abroad
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am studied abroad | ||
| CausativeI make someone study abroad |
How to use りゅうがく する
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
らいねん、 カナダ に りゅうがく します。
Next year I'm studying abroad in Canada.
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Past
ベン は にほん に りゅうがく した。
Ben studied abroad in Japan.
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Te-form
あに は いま イギリス に りゅうがく して います。
My brother is studying in England now.
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Potential
しょうがくきん が あれば、 りゅうがく できる。
With a scholarship I can study abroad.
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Want to
いつか フランス に りゅうがく したい です。
Some day I want to study in France.
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Volitional
いっしょに りゅうがく しよう よ。
Let's study abroad together.
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Conditional
りゅうがく すれば、 えいご が じょうず に なります。
If you study abroad, your English will improve.
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Commands and requests
わかい うち に りゅうがく しなさい。
Study abroad while you're young.
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Passive and causative
りょうしん は あね を アメリカ に りゅうがく させました。
My parents sent my sister to study in America.
Where you hear りゅうがく する
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 3
- まいとし、 たくさん の がくせい が アメリカ に りゅうがく します。 Every year, lots of students go to study in America.
- ともだち が にほん に りゅうがく しました。 A friend of mine studied abroad in Japan.
- くがつ から アメリカ に りゅうがく します。 From September, I'll study abroad in America.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.