Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI hit | ||
| NegativeI don’t hit |
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI hit | ||
| NegativeI didn’t hit |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formhitting, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am hitting | ||
| Please (て ください)please hit |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can hit | ||
| NegativeI can’t hit |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to hit | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to hit |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s hit |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I hit
- If, when (たら) if I hit
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) hit (do it)
- Plain command hit!
- Please don’t please don’t hit
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am hit | ||
| CausativeI make someone hit |
How to use うつ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
しごと で、 いちにち じゅう キーボード を うちます。
At work I type all day long.
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Past
ころんで、 あたま を うった。
I fell and banged my head.
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Te-form
メール を うって いる から、 ちょっと まって。
I'm typing a message, hang on a second.
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Potential
みないで キーボード が うてます か。
Can you type without looking?
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Want to
いちど で いい から、 ホームラン を うちたい。
Just once, I want to hit a home run.
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Volitional
へんじ の メール を、 いま うとう。
Let me type the reply now.
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Conditional
ここ を うてば、 ボール は とおく まで とびます。
If you hit it here, the ball flies far.
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Commands and requests
かべ に あたま を うたないで ね。 ひくい から。
Don't bang your head on the wall. It's low.
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Passive and causative
ちゅうしゃ を うたれて、 うで が いたい。
I got an injection and my arm hurts.
Good to know
- キーボード を うつ is to type, メール を うつ to type a message; ボール を うつ is to hit a ball.
- あたま を うつ is to bang your head, and ちゅうしゃ を うつ to give an injection.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).