How To Conjugate The Japanese Verb: 'To Play'
Written byIchika Yamamoto
The verb "to play or have fun" in Japanese is "asobu".
This is a Godan verb which is the first group of verbs in Japanese. You can write this in Kanji like so: "遊ぶ".
In Hiragana, it can be written like this: "あそぶ" (although kanji is more common here).
Conjugation of Japanese verb Asobu - to play 遊ぶ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Form | Kanji | Romaji |
| Informal Present | 遊ぶ | asobu |
| Formal Present (~ masu Form) | 遊びます | asobimasu |
| Informal Past (~ ta Form) | 遊んだ | asonda |
| Formal Past | 遊びました | asobimashita |
| Informal Negative (~ nai Form) | 遊ばない | asobanai |
| Formal Negative | 遊びません | asobimasen |
| Informal Past Negative | 遊ばなかった | asobanakatta |
| Formal Past Negative | 遊びませんでした | asobimasen deshita |
| ~ te Form | 遊んで | asonde |
| Conditional | 遊べば | asobeba |
| Volitional | 遊ぼう | asobou |
| Passive | 遊ばれる | asobareru |
| Causative | 遊ばせる | asobaseru |
| Potential | 遊べる | asoberu |
| Imperative (Command) | 遊べ | asobe |
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