{"id":105,"date":"2025-06-24T13:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/?p=105"},"modified":"2025-06-29T19:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T19:01:06","slug":"basic-ideas-of-%e3%81%be%e3%81%99-form-n5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/basic-ideas-of-%e3%81%be%e3%81%99-form-n5\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic ideas of \u307e\u3059 form (N5)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mudCDddnrhM?si=Do8hNbIEn52OrE8g\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u307e\u3059 form is the standard polite form of Japanese verbs and is essential for everyday conversations. You probably already know \u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059 which means \u201cThank you\u201d and this \u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059 has \u307e\u3059 in it.<br>Since politeness holds great importance in Japanese social interactions, we start learning Japanese verbs in polite expressions. Let\u2019s dive into the world of Japanese verbs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grammar: \u307e\u3059 form (masu)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark>Meanings<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>\u307e\u3059 ending<\/strong> on Japanese verbs has two key meanings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Habitual or Daily Actions:<\/strong> This is for things you do regularly or as a habit. Think of your daily routine!\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> \u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u307e\u3044\u3042\u30556\u6642\u306b\u304a\u304d\u307e\u3059 (Watashi wa maiasa rokuji ni okimasu).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> &#8220;I wake up at six every morning.&#8221; (The word <strong>\u307e\u3044\u3042\u3055 (maiasa)<\/strong>, meaning &#8220;every morning,&#8221; tells us this is a habit.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Future Plans or Actions:<\/strong> This is for things you plan to do or will do in the future.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> \u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3042\u3057\u305f\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3059 (Watashi wa ashita ikimasu).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> &#8220;I will go tomorrow.&#8221; (The word <strong>\u3042\u3057\u305f (ashita)<\/strong>, meaning &#8220;tomorrow,&#8221; clearly indicates a future action.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this <strong>\u307e\u3059 ending<\/strong>, Japanese verbs can express either the present (as a habit) or the future. The specific meaning is usually <strong>determined by other words in the sentence<\/strong>, such as time expressions like <strong>\u307e\u3044\u3042\u3055 (maiasa &#8211; every morning)<\/strong> or <strong>\u3042\u3057\u305f (ashita &#8211; tomorrow)<\/strong>. Pay attention to these context clues!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark>Sentence Construction<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/masuconjugation-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/masuconjugation-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/masuconjugation-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/masuconjugation-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/masuconjugation-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/masuconjugation.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-fc7f5f56-5ee0-4432-8e94-46762ebc00aa\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Group 2:<\/strong>&nbsp;Remove \u201cru\u201d and add \u201c\u307e\u3059\u201d (masu).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Group 1 Verbs:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>change the the last u sound to i sound and add \u201c\u307e\u3059\u201d (masu).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(e.g., \u884c\u304f (iku) remove &#8220;u&#8221; and add &#8220;i&#8221;\u2192 iki and add \u307e\u3059. \u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059 is the masu form of \u884c\u304f)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Group 3 Verbs:<\/strong><br>They&#8217;re only two irregulars.<br>\u3059\u308b\u2192\u3057\u307e\u3059, \u304f\u308b\u2192\u304d\u307e\u3059<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#fffd47\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Family of \u307e\u3059: \u307e\u305b\u3093, \u307e\u3057\u305f, and \u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Japanese grammar, verbs are made of a base part and an ending. By slightly changing the \u307e\u3059 ending, you can easily express different meanings like &#8220;didn&#8217;t do&#8221; or &#8220;won&#8217;t do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u307e\u305b\u3093 for Negative<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, we have <strong>-masen (\uff5e\u307e\u305b\u3093)<\/strong>. This is the <strong>negative version<\/strong> of <strong>\u307e\u3059<\/strong>, used for both present and future actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>When you change the ending part \u307e\u3059 to \u307e\u305b\u3093, it means negative.<br><br>\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059(go) \u2192\u884c\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093( not to go)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u79c1\u306f\u884c\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093 (watashi wa iki masen.) means &#8220;I (will\/ do) not go.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u307e\u3057\u305f for past tense<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you change \u307e\u3059 to \u307e\u3057\u305f, the verb becomes past tense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059(go) \u2192\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f(went)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u79c1\u306f\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f (watashi wa iki mashita.) means &#8220;I went.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f for past negative<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you change \u307e\u3059 to \u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f, the verb becomes past negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059(go) \u2192\u884c\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f(did not go)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u79c1\u306f\u884c\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f (watashi wa iki masen deshita.) means &#8220;I didn&#8217;t go.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark>Example Sentences<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f10\u3058\u306b\u306d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/strong>(Watashi wa j\u016b-ji ni nemasu.) \u2013 I go to sleep at 10 o&#8217;clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u3059\u305a\u304d\u3055\u3093\u306f\u304d\u306e\u3046\u304b\u3044\u3057\u3083\u306b\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/strong>&nbsp;(Suzuki-san wa kin\u014d kaisha ni ikimashita.) \u2013 Suzuki-San went to the office yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3079\u3093\u304d\u3087\u3046\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/strong>&nbsp;(Watashi wa benky\u014d shimasen deshita.) \u2013 I didn&#8217;t study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"87\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/n5quize-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/n5quize-1.png 500w, https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/n5quize-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/n5quize-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/n4quize.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/n4quize.png 500w, https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/n4quize-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/n4quize-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/n3quize.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/n3quize.png 500w, https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/n3quize-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/n3quize-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u307e\u3059 form is the standard polite form of Japanese verbs and is essential for everyday conversations. You probably already know \u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059 which means \u201cThank you\u201d and this \u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059 has \u307e\u3059 in it.Since politeness holds great importance in Japanese social interactions, we start learning Japanese verbs in polite expressions. Let\u2019s dive into the world of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,10],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japanese-verb-forms","category-n5","tag-n5"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions\/138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonchanlearning.online\/Lessons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}