Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI save | ||
| NegativeI don’t save |
JAPANESE VERB
取って おく
to save, to keep for later
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI save | ||
| NegativeI don’t save |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI saved | ||
| NegativeI didn’t save |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formsaving, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am saving | ||
| Please (て ください)please save |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can save | ||
| NegativeI can’t save |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to save | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to save |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s save |
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 saved | ||
| CausativeI make someone save |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
ケーキ は、 ベン の ぶん を とって おきます。
I'll keep a slice of cake for Ben.
まどぎわ の せき を とって おいた よ。
I saved us a window seat.
この はこ、 すてないで とって おいて ね。
Don't throw this box out, keep it.
ざんねん だ けど、 せき は とって おけない。
Sorry, but I can't save you a seat.
この てがみ は いっしょう とって おきたい。
I want to keep this letter all my life.
のこり は あした の ため に とって おこう。
Let's keep the rest for tomorrow.
レシート を とって おけば、 へんぴん できます。
If you keep the receipt, you can return it.
おとしだま は つかわないで、 とって おきなさい。
Don't spend your New Year money, put it aside.
いい せき は、 かぞく の ため に とって おかれて いた。
The good seats had been kept for the family.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).