た form
Casual past tense (verbs)
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The casual past tense of verbs is commonly known as た form and has several different patterns. It is so named because all casual past tense verbs end in either た or だ (in fact all past tense verbs end in either of these kana).
Ichidan verbs have their final る replaced with た:
Dictionary Form | Conjugation | Past Tense |
|---|---|---|
食べる | る → た | 食べた |
見る | る → た | 見た |
着る | る → た | 着た |
Godan verbs differ depending on their final kana:
Rule | Dictionary form | Conjugation | Past tense |
|---|---|---|---|
For verbs ending with う, つ and る, remove the last う/つ/る and add った | 買う | う → った | 買った |
For verbs ending with く or ぐ, remove the last く/ぐ and add いた/いだ | 書く | く → いた | 書いた |
For verbs ending with ぬ, ぶ and む, remove the last ぬ/ぶ/む and add んだ | 死ぬ 読む | む → んだ | 死んだ |
For verbs ending with す, remove す and add した | 話す | す → した | 話した |
Verbs する, 来る and 行く are exceptions:
Dictionary Form | Past Tense |
|---|---|
する | した |
来る | 来た |
行く | 行った |
The casual past tense of verbs is known as た form
All past tense verbs in Japanese end in either た or だ
た form verbs are conjugated differently depending on whether they are ichidan, godan, or irregular
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