JLPT Verb Conjugation Forms 3

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

食べられる

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

行かせる

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

書ける

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Passive past

Answer

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

Question 5

Which sentence correctly uses the causative-passive form?

Accepted Answer

野菜を食べさせられた。

Answer

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

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