Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI concentrate | ||
| NegativeI don’t concentrate |
JAPANESE VERB
集中 する
to concentrate
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI concentrate | ||
| NegativeI don’t concentrate |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI concentrated | ||
| NegativeI didn’t concentrate |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formconcentrating, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am concentrating | ||
| Please (て ください)please concentrate |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can concentrate | ||
| NegativeI can’t concentrate |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to concentrate | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to concentrate |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s concentrate |
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 concentrated | ||
| CausativeI make someone concentrate |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
あさ は いちばん しゅうちゅう します。
I concentrate best in the morning.
しけん の まえ、 いっしゅうかん しゅうちゅう しました。
Before the exam I concentrated for a week.
いま しゅうちゅう して いる から、 あと で ね。
I'm concentrating right now, so later.
テレビ が ついて いる と、 しゅうちゅう できません。
I can't concentrate with the TV on.
きょう は しごと に しゅうちゅう したい。
Today I want to concentrate on work.
あと いちじかん、 しゅうちゅう しよう。
Let's concentrate for one more hour.
しゅうちゅう すれば、 すぐ おわる よ。
If you concentrate, you'll be done in no time.
スマホ を おいて、 しゅうちゅう しなさい。
Put your phone down and concentrate.
しずかな おんがく は ひと を しゅうちゅう させます。
Quiet music makes people concentrate.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.