Verb

Plain form

  • A conjugation of Japanese verbs, which is used to describe an action or event in a casual style.
  • Conjugated for tense (present or past) and affirmative/negative, and its affirmative present tense, negative present tense, and affirmative past tense are also known as "dictionary form", "ない-form", and "た-form", respectively.
  • The plain form of verbs in the negative past tense is created by replacing ない of the ない-form with なかった.
  • The plain form is often used among friends and family members, while the polite form (ます-form) is often used in business settings or other formal situations.

Example Sentences

  • いつも家(いえ)で晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べる。
    He always eats dinner at home.
  • 山田(やまだ)さんは、絶対(ぜったい)にアルバイトを休(やす)まない。
    Yamada never misses his part-time job.
  • 会社(かいしゃ)で、田中(たなか)さんと会議(かいぎ)をした。
    At work, I had a meeting with Tanaka-san.
  • 私(わたし)は、ジュースを飲(の)まなかった。
    I didn't drank juice.
  • あっ、来週(らいしゅう)、うちに、お土産(みやげ)の荷物(にもつ)が届(とど)くよ。
    Oh, next week, a souvenir package will arrive at our house.

Tags

JLPT N5; みんなの日本語初級(20)