Express "can do" using verbs
The form to express "can do" with a verb has the following rules depending on the type of conjugation. For information on conjugation, see Verb. Verbs that belong to Conjugation-aiueo (five-step conjugation) Below are the conjugations for "話(はな)す (speak)". The grey background is not taken into account. Conjugation FormConjugation EndingConjugationPronunciationEnglish未然形(みぜんけい)(imperfective form)～ない話(はな)さないha na sa na inot speak～う or ～よう話(はな)そうha na so ulet's speak連用形(れんようけい)(conjunctive form)～ます話(はな)しますha na shi ma suspeak (polite)～た話(はな)したha na shi taspoke終止形(しゅうしけい)(dictionary form)終止形(しゅうしけい)(dictionary form)話(はな)すha na suspeak連体形(れんたいけい)(attributive form)～ときor～るとき話(はな)すときha na su to kiwhen speak仮定形(かていけい)(conditional form)～ばor～れば話(はな)せばha na se baif speak命令形(めいれいけい)(imperative form)命令形(めいれいけい)(imperative form)話(はな)せha na sespeak (command) Regarding "話(はな)す (speak)" the conjugations of the expression "can do"...
Verb
Let me explain about Japanese verbs. Characteristics of verbs The main characteristics of verbs are shown below. The definitive form ends with the "u" row. This is the dictionary form. Some examples are shown below. Below that, the "u" row in Hiragana is shown. For a basic explanation of Hiragana and Katakana, please see Hiragana and Katakana. VerbEnglishPronunciation見(み)るseemi ru聞(き)くhearki ku話(はな)すspeakha na su笑(わら)うlaughwa ra u aiueoあ(a)い(i)う(u)え(e)お(o)kか(ka)き(ki)く(ku)け(ke)こ(ko)sさ(sa)し(si(shi))す(su)せ(se)そ(so)tた(ta)ち(ti(chi))つ(tu(tsu))て(te)と(to)nな(na)に(ni)ぬ(nu)ね(ne)の(no)hは(ha)ひ(hi)ふ(hu)へ(he)ほ(ho)mま(ma)み(mi)む(mu)め(me)も(mo)yや(ya)ゆ(yu)よ(yo)rら(ra)り(ri)る(ru)れ(re)ろ(ro)wわ(wa)を(wo)nん(n) Verbs in the "~ta" form refer to events that occurred in the past or that have led to the present. Below are some examples: 動詞(どうし)英語(えいご)発音(はつおん)見(み)たsawmi ta聞(き)いたheardki i ta話(はな)したspokeha na shi ta笑(わら)ったlaughedwa ra tta There are...
Basic composition
The parts of speech in Japanese are nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adnominal adjective, pillow words, adverbs, auxiliary verbs, particles, conjunctions, prefixes, suffixes, and interjections. There are so many different types that it takes time to fully understand them, but I will give you some examples and explain them bit by bit. わたしは水みずを飲のむ。 - Watashi wa mizu o nomu. I drink water. [ENG] Classify this sentence according to parts of speech. わたし - noun は - particle 水 - noun を - particle 飲む - verb In Japanese, there is a part of speech called a particle. For example, there are...
Hiragana and Katakana
The characters that make up the Japanese language are hiragana, katakana, and kanji. If kanji didn't exist, all Japanese sentences could be written using only hiragana. In other words, hiragana is the basic character of the Japanese language. Japanese pronunciation is said to be simple. All hiragana and katakana can be expressed as [a, i, u, e, o] and combinations of [a, i, u, e, o] and [k, s, t, n, h, m, y, r, w, n]. It is a simple structure. Below is a table of hiragana. For example, "ち" is written as (ti(chi)) in the table. This means...