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❺Past tense of verbs

2023年2月26日

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Japanese Study Course
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This is a free online teaching material for foreigners to learn Japanese. The course is designed that you can naturally acquire knowledge by lying down at home.

❶Basic Pronouns
❶Basic Pronouns

Pronouns are the basis of grammar. Now, let's check the list of personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, and interrogative pronouns.

❷Modification of Nouns
❷Modification of Nouns

Modifying nouns with pronouns, other nouns, to-infinitives, participles and relative pronouns. Example, in Japanese usage, 'noun + "の" + noun', as in '先生の辞書'.

❸Noun/Adjective Predicate
❸Noun/Adjective Predicate

"A は B です" is called a noun predicate sentence. - "A は B が好きです" is called an adjective predicate sentence. "好きです" consists of 'Adject + Auxiliary verb'. No verb

❹Verbal predicate sentences
❹Verbal predicate sentences

Japanese grammatical constructions like "A は B を・・・。" are called verbal predicate sentences. The predicate part "・・・" consists of 'a verb + an auxiliary verb'.

❺Past tense of verbs and auxiliary verbs
❺Past tense of verbs and auxiliary verbs

If you want to say, "I bought two dictionaries." in Japanese, you would normally say "私は2冊辞書を買った。" To put it politely, it's "私は2冊辞書を買いました。"ます" ➡Past tense "ました"

❻Present/Past Progressive Tenses
❻Present/Past Progressive Tenses

Present/Past

❼Verb Situational Expressions
❼Verb Situational Expressions

Verb expressions that indicate the situation have the same form as the present progressive tense. However, that is not progressive action but shows situation.

❽Possible Expressions [1]
❽Possible Expressions [1]

If you want to say, "I can speak English." in Japanese, you would politely say "私は英語ができます。". In another Japanese expression, you would say "私は英語を話すことができます。".

❾Possible Expressions [2]
❾Possible Expressions [2]

We will study verbs that indicate "possible" in Japanese. The verb "買う(buy)" was studied in lesson 5, let me introduce a verb "買える" that indicate "can buy".

➓Future Tense Expression
➓Future Tense Expression

"Shohei Ohtani will not pitch in the baseball game tomorrow." in Japanese, you would normally say "大谷翔平は明日の野球の試合で投げないだろう。". Future tense same as present tense.

⓫Guess/Conviction Expressions
⓫Guess/Conviction Expressions

Guess, Conviction, Verb(basic)/Noun/Adj+かもしれない, Possibility Guess, May be, Subjective Conviction, Must be, Objective Conjecture, Should be.

⓬Expressions of Desire
⓬Expressions of Desire

About expressions of desire, if you want to say, "I want to go on a trip with my friends during the summer vacation." in Japanese, you say "私は夏休みに友達と旅行がしたいです。".

⓭Expressions of Permissions and Prohibitions
⓭Expressions of Permissions and Prohibitions

We will study the expressions of permissions and prohibitions. "Can I go to Shibuya with my friends tomorrow?" in Japanese, you can say "私は明日、友達と渋谷に行ってもいいですか。".

⓮Expressions of Invitation & Intention
⓮Expressions of Invitation & Intention

Let's study the expressions of invitation & intention such as "Would you like to…/ Let's do…" for invitation & "I would like to…/ I'm going to…" for intention.

⓯Expressions of Requests
⓯Expressions of Requests

Let's study expressions of requests such as "Please do …" or "Will you please do…". If you want to say, "Please open the window." in Japanese, "窓を開けてください。".

⓰Expressions of "S+V+O+O"
⓰Expressions of "S+V+O+O"

Let's study expressions with two objects such as the pattern S+V+O+O like "I will give her a birthday present." You say "私は彼女に誕生日のプレゼントをあげようと思います。" in Japanese.

⓱Expressions by verb conjunctive form
⓱Expressions by verb conjunctive form

In lesson 17, we'll review the Expressions by verb conjunctive form we have already studied before. Also let's study new usages such as "・・・していきます/・・・してきます" .

⓲Usage of "i-type" adjectives
⓲Usage of "i-type" adjectives

Two types of Japanese adjectives: i-type and na-type. In Lesson 18, we study the usage of i-type adjectives. ex:"赤いリンゴ(a red apple)" or "高い山(a high mountain)".

⓳Usage of "na-type" adjectives
⓳Usage of "na-type" adjectives

Let's study "Usage of na-type adjectives." For example, "きれいな先生", "静かな音楽". They can also be used as an adjective predicate sentence, such as "この音楽は静かだ/静かではない。".

⓴Usage of Particles "が"&"は"
⓴Usage of Particles "が"&"は"

In Lesson 20, we will study the usage of particle "が" & "は". These two particles are similar in usage, so we will explain in detail how to use them differently.

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Japanese Study Course
❶Basic Pronouns
❷Modification of Nouns
❸Noun/Adjective Predicate
❹Verbal predicate sentences
❺Past tense of verbs and auxiliary verbs
❻Present/Past Progressive Tenses
❼Verb Situational Expressions
❽Possible Expressions [1]
❾Possible Expressions [2]
➓Future Tense Expression
⓫Guess/Conviction Expressions
⓬Expressions of Desire
⓭Expressions of Permissions and Prohibitions
⓮Expressions of Invitation & Intention
⓯Expressions of Requests
⓰Expressions of "S+V+O+O"
⓱Expressions by verb conjunctive form
⓲Usage of "i-type" adjectives
⓳Usage of "na-type" adjectives
⓴Usage of Particles "が"&"は"
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Japanese Study Course Lesson5

Lady JJ
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Hello everyone. I'm JJ. Nice to meet you! Welcome to Japanese Study Course. In lesson 5, we will study past tense of verbs and auxiliary verbs in Japanese.

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5-1 Past tense of Verbs

  • Past tense of Verbs (ordinary)➡ " Verb( past tense form )+た "
  • Past tense of Verbs (polite) ➡ " Verb( Consecutive form )+ました "

(1)Affirmative form

  • I bought two dictionaries.
  • Ordinary:私は2冊辞書を買った。(私は辞書を2冊買った。)
  • "私は2冊辞書を買った。" can also be replaced with "私は辞書を2冊買った。". They have the same meaning.
  • Politely:私は2冊辞書を買いました。(私は辞書を2冊買いました。)
  • "私は2冊辞書を買いました。" can also be replaced with "私は辞書を2冊買いました。". They also have the same meaning.
  • Replacing "買った" with "買いました" makes it more polite.

Detailed explanation

  • Ordinary:私は2冊辞書を買った。(私は辞書を2冊買った。)
  • Politely:私は2冊辞書を買いました。(私は辞書を2冊買いました。)
  • 私(subject)+は(nominative particle)
  • +2冊(number+quantifier)+辞書(object)+を(object particle)
  • <OR> +辞書(object)+を(object particle)+2冊(number+quantifier)
  • +買っ(verb, past form)+た(auxiliary verb, past tense)/ +買い(verb, consecutive form)+ました(compound auxiliary verb, polite, past tense)。

Vocabulary note

冊  :(quantifier) A quantifier used when counting books, notebooks, etc.
辞書 :(noun) dictionary
買う :(verb) buy

In Japanese, quantifiers are added to numbers when expressing quantities. There are many types of quantifiers, so I will explain them each time they appear.

 ◆Advanced Study Auxiliary verb "た" & Compound auxiliary verb "ました"
Category: auxiliary verb
Meaningpast tense
Advanced commentary

Auxiliary verbs attached to verbs to show the past tense at ordinary sentences
Example:買った ➡ 買っ(verb"買う", past tense form)+た(auxiliary verb, past tense)
ましたCategory: compound auxiliary verb
Meaning
: polite past tense
Advanced commentary

ました➡まし(auxiliary verb"ます", past tense form)+た(auxiliary verb, past tense)
Example:買いました ➡ 買い(verb"買う", consecutive form)+ました(compound auxiliary verb, polite past tense)

(2)Negative form

  • I did not buy a dictionary.
  • Ordinary:私は辞書を買わなかった。
  • Politely:私は辞書を買いませんでした。
  • Replacing "買わなかった" with "買いませんでした" makes it more polite.

Detailed explanation

  • Ordinary:私は辞書を買わなかった。
  • Politely:私は辞書を買いませんでした。
  • 私(subject)+は(nominative particle)
  • +辞書(object)+を(object particle)
  • +買わ(verb, negative form)+なかった(compound auxiliary verb, negative past tense)/ +買い(verb, consecutive form)+ません(compound auxiliary verb, polite negative)+でした(compound auxiliary verb, polite past tense)。
 ◆Advanced Study Compound auxiliary verb "なかった" & "ませんでした"
なかったCategory: compound auxiliary verb
Meaningnegative
past tense
Advanced commentary

Compound auxiliary verb, negative past tense. Past tense of auxiliary verb "ない"
Example:
買わなかった ➡ 買わ(verb"買う", negative form)+なかっ(auxiliary verb"ない", past tense form)+た(auxiliary verb, past tense)
ませんでしたCategory: compound auxiliary verb
Meaning
: polite negative past tense
Advanced commentary

ません:Compound auxiliary verb, polite negative
➡ませ(auxiliary verb"ます", negative form)+ん(auxiliary verb, negation)
でした:Compound auxiliary verb, polite past tense
➡でし(auxiliary verb"です", past tense form)+た(auxiliary verb, past tense)
Example:
買いませんでした ➡ 買い(verb"買う", consecutive form)+ません(Compound auxiliary verb, polite negative)+でした(compound auxiliary verb, polite past tense)
 ◆Advanced Study Conjugation of the verb "買う"(Five-step)
Negative form
買わ(ない/なかった)
Auxiliary verb "ない/なかった" is added after
あなたはいつも何も買わない
You don't always buy anything.
私は辞書を買わなかった
I did not buy a dictionary.
Consecutive form
買い(ます/ました/
ませんでした)
Auxiliary verb "ます/ました/ませんでした" is added after
私は辞書を買います
I will buy a dictionary.
私は辞書を買いました
I bought a dictionary.
私は辞書を買いませんでした
I did not buy a dictionary.
Past tense form
買っ(た)
Auxiliary verb "た" is added after
私は辞書を買った
I bought a dictionary.
Basic form
買う
買う
buy
Adnominal form
買う(+noun)
Noun is added after
野菜を買うときには新鮮なものを選んでね。
When you buy vegetables, choose fresh ones.
Hypothesis form
買え(ば)
Conjunction particle "ば" is added after
私も辞書を買えばよかったかもね。
Maybe I should have bought a dictionary too.
Imperative form
買え
The form for giving orders
私はお金がないので、君はおもちゃを自分で買え
I don't have money, so you buy yourself a toy!
Intentional form
買お(う)
Auxiliary verb "う" is added after
新しい雑誌が出たので、明日買おうと思う。
A new magazine has come out, so I think I'll buy it tomorrow.

The conjugation form of the verb "買う" takes the form of "wa, i, u, e, o" like "買ない,買ます,買,買ば,買う", so it is called the five-step conjugation of verbs.

For the better understanding of our readers, in KANBE Ryusho's room, regarding the case of the five-stage verb conjugations, we set them in the order of "a, i, u, e, o" based on the conjugation form . The verb "買う" is the five-stage verb, so it is arranged in the order of "wa, i, u, e, o".

 

5-2 Summary of Past tense of Auxiliary verbs

  • Auxiliary verb "ます" ➡ [Past tense] "ました"
  • 私は辞書を買います。(I will buy a dictionary.) ➡ [Past tense] 私は辞書を買いました(I bought a dictionary.)
  • 私は辞書を買います。(I will buy a dictionary.) ➡ [Negative form] 私は辞書を買いません。(I will not buy a dictionary.)
  • 私は辞書を買いました ➡ [Negative form] 私は辞書を買いませんでした。(I did not buy a dictionary.)

Let's review today's study!
「私はリンゴを買いました。」(I bought an apple.)、
「チャッピーさんはリンゴを買いませんでした。」(Chappy didn't buy an apple.)
Perfect!

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Today's lesson ends here. Ladies and gentlemen, did you understand today's theme "Past tense of verbs and auxiliary verbs"? Next time, we will learn about the present/past progressive tense. See you!

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