How To Conjugate The Japanese Verb: 'To Listen'
Written byIchika Yamamoto
Here you can learn the conjugation of the Japanese verb kiku - to listen - 聞く in positive form.
Conjugation of the Japanese verb kiku - to listen 聞く
| Verb Class | The basic form of Group 1 verbs end with "~ u". This group is also called Consonant-stem verbs or Godan-doushi (Godan verbs). |
|---|---|
| Stem | kik - |
| Te form | kiite |
| Infinitive | kiki |
Positive
| Kanji | Katakana/Hiragana | Romaji | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present Indicative | Plain | 聞く | きく | kiku |
| Polite | 聞きます | kikimasu | ||
| Presumptive | Plain | きこお | kikō kiku darō | |
| Polite | ききましょう | kikimashō kiku deshō | ||
| Imperative | Plain | きけ | kike | |
| Polite | 聞いてください | kiite kudasai | ||
| Past Indicative | Plain | きいた | kiita | |
| Polite | 聞きました | kikimashita | ||
| Past Presumptive | Plain | きいた だろう | kiitarō kiita darō | |
| Polite | きいた でしょう | kiita deshō | ||
| Present Progressive | Plain | 聞いている | kiite iru | |
| Polite | きいて い ます | kiite imasu | ||
| Past Progressive | Plain | きいて 板 | kiite ita | |
| Polite | きいて い ました | kiite imashita | ||
| Provisional | Plain | きけば | kikeba | |
| Polite | ききますれば | kikimaseba kikimasureba | ||
| Conditional | Plain | きいたら | kiitara | |
| Polite | ききましたら | kikimashitara | ||
| Potential | Plain | きける | kikeru | |
| Polite | きけ ます | kikemasu | ||
| Causative | Plain | きかせる | kikaseru | |
| Polite | きかせ ます | kikasemasu |
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