JAPANESE VERB

うたう

歌う

to sing

Conjugation

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Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI sing
NegativeI don’t sing

finished actions

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI sang
NegativeI didn’t sing

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

可能形 · “can”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI can sing
NegativeI can’t sing

たい形 · “want to”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI want to sing
NegativeI don’t want to sing

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form	Polite	Plain
Let’slet’s sing

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 sung
CausativeI make someone sing

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present and future

おふろでいつも うたいます。

I always sing in the bath.
Past

カラオケでさんじかん うたった。

We sang at karaoke for three hours.
Te-form

ははがだいどころで うたって いる。

My mother is singing in the kitchen.
Potential

にほんごのうたをいっきょく うたえます。

I can sing one song in Japanese.
Want to

けっこんしきでこのうたを うたいたい。

I want to sing this song at the wedding.
Volitional

みんなでいっしょに うたおう！

Let's all sing together!
Conditional

おおきなこえで うたえば、げんきがでるよ。

If you sing out loud, you'll feel better.
Commands and requests

よるおそくおおごえで うたわないで ください。

Please don't sing loudly late at night.
Passive and causative

このうたはずっとむかしからうたわれている。

This song has been sung since long ago.

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Intermediate Level 1 · うたう · うたいます

The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).