Verb and Adjective Endings and Particles Flashcards
です
Is (non-verbs)
じゃないです
Is Not (non-verbs)
でした
Was (non-verbs)
じゃなかったです
Was Not (non-verbs)
ます
Is
ません
Is Not
ました
Was
ませんでした
Was Not
Type of verb that ends in either “える”, or “いる”
There are some exceptions that are U-type
Ru- Type
All verbs that end in “a,e,i,o then u”
Ex: かう - “au”
U- Type
Negative ending for verbs
- Nai Form
“ROOTS”
drop ending and add って
Te- form for る、う、つ
“MOONBOOTS”
drop ending and add んで
Te- form forむ、ぬ、ぶぶ
“SUSHI”
drop ending and add して
Te- form for す
“KUIGUI”
drop ending and add
く= いて
ぐ= いで
Te- form for く、ぐ
Drop the る and add て
Te- form for Ru- type
pre-masu form and add て
Te- form for irregular verbs
drop the な and add です
Na- type positive non-past
drop the な and add じゃないです
Na- type negative non-past
drop the な and add でした
Na- type positive past
drop the な and add じゃなかったです
Na- type negative past
い (です)
I- type positive non-past
drop the い and add くない (です)
I- type negative non-past
drop the い and add かった (です)
I- type positive past
drop the い and add くなかった (です)
I- type negative past
を - “o”
Object particle
what the verb happens to
が
Subject Particle
what does the verb
は - “wa”
も
Topic/ Background particles
に
Time Particle
の
Possessive Particle
で
Location Particle
where you do the verb
に
Destination Particle
location of existence (shows movement)
へ - “e”
Destination Particle
destination of existence of events and activities
と
with/ together
and (when listing items)
や
and (when making an incomplete list)
の
Ex: よむの
ing
は -”wa”
not topic
Exclusive/ Contrasting Particle “as for …”
も
not topic
Inclusive Particle “also”
か
?
ね
asking for advise
よ
!/ adding emphasis
~んです
asking for an explanation/ giving an explanation when asked for one
は - “wa”
Ex: なにか = something
Affirmative Word Particle
も
Ex: なにも = anything/ nothing
Negative Statement Particle
~ている
te- form + いる verb
Resultant State Ending
と
Quotation Particle