For : Present, Negative, and Past Negative.
Also, different ways to say want.
Possibly some vocabulary. :>
This may periodically be in kanji. /still learning.
Hm. To whoever is looking at this: what's another word for the verbs, i adjective and na adjective stuff? D: I forgot what it's called~
Present, Negatives, Past, and Past Negatives
Present Tense
Present tense is pretty straightforward. It's the word by itself.
Negative
For negatives, the way it is written can vary depending on the type of word it is. There are three types of negatives: the normal verb, い-adjectives, and な-adjectives.
Verbs - Negative Form
The verb I will be using to show the use of negatives is 食べます (たべます/tabemasu) which means to eat.
For verbs, ます (masu) is replaced with ません (masen) to show negative tense form.
For example: 飲みます (のみます/nomimasu) becomes 飲みません (のみません/nomimashita).
English: のみます/nomimasu means to drink. のみません/nomimashita means don't drink.
食べます (たべます/tabemasu) becomes 食べません (たべません/tabemashita).
English: たべます/tabemasu means to eat. たべません/tabemashita means don't eat.
住みます (すみます/sumimasu) becomes 住みません (すみません/sumimasen).
English: すみます/sumimasu means to live/reside. すみました/sumimashita means don't live/reside.
い-Adjectives ( i-adjectives, in this case, i sounds like you're saying "ee")
For い-Adjectives, い (i) is replaced with くない (kunai) to show negative tense form.
For example: くろい (kuroi) becomes くろくない (kurokunai).
English: くろい/kuroi means black. くろくない/kurokunai means not black.
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English: / means . /n means .
な-Adjectives (na-adjectives)
For な-Adjectives, ではありません is added to the end of the word to show negative tense form. ではありません can also be replaced with じゃありません or じゃない depending on formality.
For example: きれい(kirei) becomes きれいではありません(kirei dewaarimasen).
English: きれい/kirei means pretty, neat, or clean. きれいではありません/kirei dewaarimasen means not pretty, neat, or clean.
(/) becomes (/).
English: / means . /n means .
(/) becomes (/).
English: / means . /n means .
Past Tense
Verbs - Past Tense form
For verbs, ます (masu) is replaced with ました (mashita) to show past tense form.
For example: 飲みます (のみます/nomimasu) becomes 飲みました (のみました/nomimashita).
English: のみます/nomimasu means to drink. のみました/nomimashita means drank or have drunk.
食べます (たべます/tabemasu) becomes 食べました (たべました/tabemashita).
English: たべます/tabemasu means to eat. たべました/tabemashita means ate or have eaten.
住みます (すみます/sumimasu) becomes 住みました (すみました/sumimashita).
English: すみます/sumimasu means to live/reside. すみました/sumimashita means lived/resided or have lived/resided.
Also, different ways to say want.
Possibly some vocabulary. :>
This may periodically be in kanji. /still learning.
Hm. To whoever is looking at this: what's another word for the verbs, i adjective and na adjective stuff? D: I forgot what it's called~
Present, Negatives, Past, and Past Negatives
Present Tense
Present tense is pretty straightforward. It's the word by itself.
Negative
For negatives, the way it is written can vary depending on the type of word it is. There are three types of negatives: the normal verb, い-adjectives, and な-adjectives.
Verbs - Negative Form
The verb I will be using to show the use of negatives is 食べます (たべます/tabemasu) which means to eat.
For verbs, ます (masu) is replaced with ません (masen) to show negative tense form.
For example: 飲みます (のみます/nomimasu) becomes 飲みません (のみません/nomimashita).
English: のみます/nomimasu means to drink. のみません/nomimashita means don't drink.
食べます (たべます/tabemasu) becomes 食べません (たべません/tabemashita).
English: たべます/tabemasu means to eat. たべません/tabemashita means don't eat.
住みます (すみます/sumimasu) becomes 住みません (すみません/sumimasen).
English: すみます/sumimasu means to live/reside. すみました/sumimashita means don't live/reside.
い-Adjectives ( i-adjectives, in this case, i sounds like you're saying "ee")
For い-Adjectives, い (i) is replaced with くない (kunai) to show negative tense form.
For example: くろい (kuroi) becomes くろくない (kurokunai).
English: くろい/kuroi means black. くろくない/kurokunai means not black.
(/) becomes (/).
English: / means . /n means .
(/) becomes (/).
English: / means . /n means .
な-Adjectives (na-adjectives)
For な-Adjectives, ではありません is added to the end of the word to show negative tense form. ではありません can also be replaced with じゃありません or じゃない depending on formality.
For example: きれい(kirei) becomes きれいではありません(kirei dewaarimasen).
English: きれい/kirei means pretty, neat, or clean. きれいではありません/kirei dewaarimasen means not pretty, neat, or clean.
(/) becomes (/).
English: / means . /n means .
(/) becomes (/).
English: / means . /n means .
Past Tense
Verbs - Past Tense form
For verbs, ます (masu) is replaced with ました (mashita) to show past tense form.
For example: 飲みます (のみます/nomimasu) becomes 飲みました (のみました/nomimashita).
English: のみます/nomimasu means to drink. のみました/nomimashita means drank or have drunk.
食べます (たべます/tabemasu) becomes 食べました (たべました/tabemashita).
English: たべます/tabemasu means to eat. たべました/tabemashita means ate or have eaten.
住みます (すみます/sumimasu) becomes 住みました (すみました/sumimashita).
English: すみます/sumimasu means to live/reside. すみました/sumimashita means lived/resided or have lived/resided.
