How To Conjugate The Japanese Verb: 'To Read'
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In this lesson, you'll learn how to conjugate the Japanese verb yomu - to read 読む.
| Conjugation of Japanese verb yomu - to read 読む | |
|---|---|
| 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 | yom - |
| Te form | yonde |
| Infinitive | yomi |
| Positive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanji | Katakana/Hiragana | Romaji | ||
| Present Indicative | Plain | 読む | よむ | yomu |
| Polite | 読みます | よみます | yomimasu | |
| Presumptive | Plain | 読む だろう | よむ だろう | yomō yomu darō |
| Polite | よむ でしょう | yomimashō yomu deshō | ||
| Imperative | Plain | 読め | よめ | yome |
| Polite | 読んで ください | よんで ください | yonde kudasai | |
| Past Indicative | Plain | 読んだ | よんだ | yonda |
| Polite | 読みました | よみました | yomimashita | |
| Past Presumptive | Plain | よんだ だろう | yondarō yonda darō | |
| Polite | よんだ でしょう | yonda deshō | ||
| Present Progressive | Plain | よんで いる | yonde iru | |
| Polite | 読んでいます | よんで います | syonde imasu | |
| Past Progressive | Plain | よんで いた | yonde ita | |
| Polite | よんで いました | yonde imashita | ||
| Provisional | Plain | 読めば | よめば | yomeba |
| Polite | よみませば | yomimaseba yomimasureba | ||
| Conditional | Plain | 読んだら | よんだら | yondara |
| Polite | よみましたら | yomimashitara | ||
| Potential | Plain | 読める | よめる | yomeru |
| Polite | よめます | yomemasu | ||
| Causative | Plain | 読ませる | よませる | yomaseru |
| Polite | よませます | yomasemasu | ||
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