Verb & Adjective Conjugation

Every conjugation a JLPT candidate must produce, by form, with the rule for each verb group and the exceptions.

• Te-form of i-adjective — N4 — Connecting adjectives
• Potential — N4 — Ability to perform an action.
• Passive — N4 — Actions received by the subject.
• Causative — N4 — Making or letting someone do something.
• Volitional — N4 — Intentions or invitations (let's).
• Imperative — N3 — Strong commands.
• Na-adjective noun conjugation — N5 — Connecting na-adjectives to nouns or modifying.
• I-adjective adverbial — N5 — Using i-adjective as an adverb.
• Causative-Passive — N3 — Being forced to do something
• i-adjective past — N5 — Past tense for i-adjectives
• na-adjective past — N5 — Past tense for na-adjectives
• potential — N4 — Expressing ability or possibility to do an action.
• passive — N4 — Expressing passive voice (the subject receives the action) or suffering passive.
• causative — N4 — Expressing compulsion or permission (making or letting someone do something).
• causative-passive — N4 — Expressing being forced or made to do something against one's will.
• volitional — N4 — Expressing intent or suggestion (let's do...).
• imperative — N4 — Giving direct, strong commands.
• i-adjective base — N5 — Modifying nouns, acting as predicates, or changing form to adverbs/conjunctive forms.
• Honorific Sonkeigo — N3 — Elevating the status of the person performing the action.
• Humble Kenjougo — N3 — Lowering the status of the speaker to show respect to the listener or person being addressed.
• Na-adjective adverbial form — N4 — Using na-adjectives as adverbs
• I-Adjective Attributive — N5 — Modifying a noun directly with an i-adjective.
• I-Adjective Past — N5 — Expressing that something was true about an i-adjective in the past.
• I-Adjective Negative — N5 — Negating the quality of an i-adjective.
• I-Adjective Past Negative — N5 — Expressing a past negative state for an i-adjective.
• Negative form of na-adjective — N4 — Expressing negative state for na-adjectives
• Na-Adjective Attributive — N5 — Modifying a noun directly with a na-adjective.
• Na-Adjective Past — N5 — Expressing a past state for a na-adjective.
• Na-Adjective Negative — N5 — Negating the quality of a na-adjective.
• Na-Adjective Past Negative — N5 — Expressing a past negative state for a na-adjective.
• Masu-form — N5 — Polite present/future tense
• Past tense of na-adjective — N4 — Expressing past state for na-adjectives
• Tai-form — N4 — Expressing desire to perform a verb action
• Potential form (I-adjective style) — N3 — Not applicable, placeholder for grammar set
• Conditional nara — N3 — Contextual conditional
• Provisional nara — N3 — Assuming a premise
• Noun conjugation of na-adjective — N5 — Connecting noun with na-adjective
• Negative form of i-adjective — N4 — Expressing negative state
• Past form of i-adjective — N4 — Expressing past state
• Te-form — N5 — Connecting verbs, requesting, or indicating progressive aspect
• Ta-form — N5 — Past tense or completed action
• Nai-form — N5 — Negative verb form
• Conditional Ba — N3 — Logical condition
• Conditional Tara — N4 — Hypothetical or sequence of events
• Provisional Tara — N3 — Conditional occurrence
• Tai-form (desire) — N4 — Expressing desire
• Potential i-adjective style (adverbial) — N3 — Adverbial use of potential
• Potential Form — N4 — Expressing ability to do something or the possibility of an action occurring.
• Passive Form — N4 — Expressing that the subject receives the action of a verb, often used for adverse or indirect effects.
• Causative Form — N3 — Expressing making or letting someone do something.

Next page