JLPT Verb Conjugation Forms 4 โ Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which is the ใพใ-form (polite present) of ่ตทใใ (okiru, to wake up)?
- ่ตทใใพใ (Correct answer)
- ่ตทใใพใ
- ่ตทใใพใ
- ่ตทใใพใ
Correct answer: ่ตทใใพใ
Ichidan verbs drop ใ and add ใพใ, so ่ตทใใ โ ่ตทใใพใ.
Question 2: What does the form ้ฃในใชใใใฐใชใใชใ express?
- Must eat (obligation) (Correct answer)
- Should not eat
- Want to eat
- Cannot eat
Correct answer: Must eat (obligation)
ใชใใใฐใชใใชใ attached to the negative stem expresses obligation โ 'must eat'.
Question 3: Which is the correct imperative form (ๅฝไปคๅฝข) of ๆฅใ (kuru)?
- ๆฅใ (Correct answer)
- ๆฅใ
- ๆฅใ
- ๆฅใ
Correct answer: ๆฅใ
ๆฅใ is irregular; its imperative form is ๆฅใ (koi), a strong command meaning 'Come!'.
Question 4: What is the ใฆ-form of ๆญปใฌ (shinu, to die)?
- ๆญปใใง (Correct answer)
- ๆญปใใง
- ๆญปใซใฆ
- ๆญปใฌใฆ
Correct answer: ๆญปใใง
Godan verbs ending in ใฌ use ใใง for the ใฆ-form, so ๆญปใฌ โ ๆญปใใง.
Question 5: Which sentence uses the ใใ conditional correctly?
- ้จใ้ใฃใใใๅฎถใซใใพใใ (Correct answer)
- ้จใ้ใใใใๅฎถใซใใพใใ
- ้จใ้ใฃใใใๅฎถใซใใใ
- ้จใ้ใใใใๅฎถใซใใพใใ
Correct answer: ้จใ้ใฃใใใๅฎถใซใใพใใ
ใใ is formed by adding ใ to the plain past form (ใ), so ้ใฃใ + ใ = ้ใฃใใ, meaning 'if/when it rains'.
Question 6: What does ใฆใใ mean when used with a stative verb like ็ฅใ (shiru)?
- A resulting state (already knows) (Correct answer)
- An ongoing action (is knowing)
- A completed action
- A future intention
Correct answer: A resulting state (already knows)
With stative verbs like ็ฅใ, ใฆใใ expresses a resulting state, so ็ฅใฃใฆใใ means 'knows (as a result of having learned)'.
Question 7: Which is the plain negative past form of ใใ (suru)?
- ใใชใใฃใ (Correct answer)
- ใใชใฃใ
- ใใชใใฃใ
- ใใชใใฃใ
Correct answer: ใใชใใฃใ
The negative past of ใใ is formed from its negative stem ใ- + ใชใใฃใ, giving ใใชใใฃใ.
Which is the ใพใ-form (polite present) of ่ตทใใ (okiru, to wake up)?