Verb & Adjective Conjugation
Every conjugation a JLPT candidate must produce, by form, with the rule for each verb group and the exceptions.
- Causative-Passive Form — N2 — Expressing being forced or made to do something against one's will.
- Volitional Form — N4 — Expressing an intention to do something or making an invitation (let's do).
- Imperative Form — N3 — Giving direct, strong commands, often used in emergencies, rough speech, or written rules.
- Conditional Ba Form — N3 — Expressing a conditional 'if' condition, often used for general truths or natural consequences.
- Provisional Tara Form — N4 — Expressing a conditional 'if/when' or completion of an action prior to a subsequent event.
- Honorific Sonkeigo Form — N3 — Elevating the status of the person performing an action, showing respect to superiors.
- Humble Kenjougo Form — N3 — Lowering one's own status to show respect to the person being spoken to or affected by the action.
- I-Adjective Adverbial Form — N4 — Modifying a verb by turning an i-adjective into an adverbial modifier.
- Na-Adjective Attributive Form — N5 — Connecting a na-adjective directly before a noun to modify it.
- conditional ば — N3 — Expressing a hypothetical condition (if...).
- Negative i-adjective form (くありません) — N5 — Formal negative of i-adjective
- provisional たら — N5 — Expressing 'if' or 'when' (after completion).
- て-form — N5 — Requests, sequences of actions, and progressive tense.
- た-form — N5 — Past tense and casual past actions.
- ない-form — N5 — Negative forms of verbs.
- Conditional ば — N3 — Hypothetical condition.
- Conditional たら — N4 — Conditional/temporal sequence.
- Past tense of i-adjective (かった) — N5 — Past state
- Negative na-adjective form (ではありません) — N5 — Formal negative of na-adjective
- Noun past negative (ではありませんでした) — N5 — Formal past negative of noun
- Provisional (たら) for i-adjective — N4 — Conditional state (if/when)
- Provisional (たら) for na-adjective — N4 — Conditional state (if/when)
- Adverbial i-adjective (く) — N4 — Using adjective to modify verb
- Adverbial na-adjective (に) — N4 — Using adjective to modify verb
- Noun-adjective conjugation (な) — N5 — Connecting noun to another noun
- Past tense of na-adjective (だった) — N5 — Past state
- Provisional ば — N4 — Expressing a conditional state (if A, then B) where B is a natural consequence or hypothetical situation.