Verb Conjugation Forms Flashcards

What is the passive form (受身形) of 食べる (taberu)?

Answer: 食べられる

The passive of ichidan verbs is formed by dropping る and adding られる, giving 食べられる.

Which is the causative form (使役形) of 行く (iku, to go)?

Answer: 行かせる

The causative of godan verbs replaces the final う-row vowel with あ and adds せる, giving 行かせる.

What is the potential form (可能形) of 書く (kaku)?

Answer: 書ける

The potential form of godan verbs changes the final vowel to the え-row and adds る, so 書く → 書ける.

In the sentence 先生に褒められた, what verb form is 褒められた?

Answer: Passive past

褒められた is the past tense of the passive 褒められる, meaning '(I) was praised by the teacher'.

Which sentence correctly uses the causative-passive form?

Answer: 野菜を食べさせられた。

食べさせられた is the causative-passive of 食べる, meaning '(I) was made to eat vegetables'.

What is the て-form of 急ぐ (isogu, to hurry)?

Answer: 急いで

Godan verbs ending in ぐ change ぐ to いで for the て-form, so 急ぐ → 急いで.

Which is the plain past tense of 話す (hanasu, to speak)?

Answer: 話した

Godan verbs ending in す change す to した for the plain past tense, giving 話した.