Conjugations: Stage 4

25 forms and patterns in 6 chunks: verb forms, grammar patterns.

25 forms and patterns in 6 chunks, learned alongside Stage 4 of the main list. Start with Commands and use Next at the bottom of each page.

1. 1CommandsVerb forms-e / -ro A blunt order: do it!-u na A blunt 'don't!'.-nasai A firm instruction, the way a parent or teacher gives it.-te kure Do it (for me): a blunt request.
2. 2Very polite speechGrammar patternsgozaimasu is; there is, we have (very polite)-te itadakeru could you (kindly)-te kudasaru kindly do (for me), said of someone above you-sasete itadaku humbly do; allow me to
3. 3Seeming and sureGrammar patterns-you na like; such as; a kind of-you da it seems; it looks like-to wa kagiranai not necessarily; not always-ni chigai nai must be; no doubt
4. 4Even and let aloneGrammar patterns-dokoro ka far from; let alone-dake de naku not only ... but also-to iu yori rather than; or rather; more like-de sae even
5. 5Point of viewGrammar patterns-to shite as (a role); in the capacity of-ni totte for; to (from someone's point of view)-ni taishite toward; against; in contrast to-ni kanshite about; concerning; regarding-muke aimed at; made for
6. 6Noun add-onsGrammar patterns-kei -type; -style; kind of-goto and all, including; every (-goto ni)-nashi de without-gokko playing at; make-believe