Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI arrive | ||
| NegativeI don’t arrive |
JAPANESE VERB
到着 する
to arrive
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI arrive | ||
| NegativeI don’t arrive |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI arrived | ||
| NegativeI didn’t arrive |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formarriving, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am arriving | ||
| Please (て ください)please arrive |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can arrive | ||
| NegativeI can’t arrive |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to arrive | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to arrive |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s arrive |
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 arrived | ||
| CausativeI make someone arrive |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
ひこうき は ていこく に とうちゃく します。
The plane arrives on time.
にもつ は、 けさ ぶじ に とうちゃく しました。
The luggage arrived safely this morning.
バス は もう とうちゃく して います。
The bus has already arrived.
この でんしゃ なら、 くじ まえ に とうちゃく できます。
On this train, we can arrive before nine.
くらく なる まえ に とうちゃく したい。
I want to arrive before dark.
はやめ に でて、 ゆとり を もって とうちゃく しましょう。
Let's leave early and arrive with time to spare.
おきゃくさま が とうちゃく すれば、 すぐ あんない します。
As soon as the guests arrive, we'll show them round.
かいじょう に は、 さんじゅっぷん まえ に とうちゃく しなさい。
Be at the venue thirty minutes early.
しゃちょう は、 ごご いちじ に とうちゃく されます。
The president arrives at one in the afternoon.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.