| Verb Conjugations | |
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| asobu (to play): Group 1 | |
| Informal
Present (Dictionary Form) |
asobu 遊ぶ |
| Formal
Present (~ masu Form) |
asobimasu 遊びます |
| Informal Past (~ ta Form) |
asonda 遊んだ |
| Formal Past | asobimashita 遊びました |
| Informal Negative (~ nai Form) |
asobanai 遊ばない |
| Formal Negative | asobimasen 遊びません |
| Informal Past Negative | asobanakatta 遊ばなかった |
| Formal Past Negative | asobimasen
deshita 遊びませんでした |
| ~ te Form | asonde 遊んで |
| Conditional | asobeba 遊べば |
| Volitional | asobou 遊ぼう |
| Passive | asobareru 遊ばれる |
| Causative | asobaseru 遊ばせる |
| Potential | asoberu 遊べる |
| Imperative (Command) |
asobe 遊べ |
Examples
| Kodomotachi
ga kouen de asonde imasu. 子供達が公園で遊んでいます。 |
Children are
playing in the park. |
| Yoku manbi
yoku asobe. (Japanese proverb) よく学びよく遊べ。 |
All work and
no play makes Jack a dull boy. |
| Raishuu
shiken ga aru node asonde wa irarenai. 来週試験があるので 遊んではいられない。 |
Since I have an exam next week, I can't afford to be idle. |
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