VE 01 え form What is え form? え？ You can do that many things with え form?
Index What is え form? What is え form? When do you use え form? When do you use え form? How do you make え form? How do you make え form? Questions
What is え form? え form is just one of the verb forms when verb endings change あ－い－う－え－お. For example, a verb かきます (to write) can change: Noticed how the Hiragana after か (verb stem) changes か－き－く－け－こ ? Many verbs change their stems あ－い－う－え－お. So, which one is え form? Obviously the one in え line ( け、せ、て、ね、へ、め、れ )!
When do you use え form? Potential/Ability Conditional Strong order え form is used in three ways. Meaning change depending on what follows the verb in え form.
How do you make え form? Making a verb in え form is easy. First, have the verb in ます form. For example, Check if the verb is in Group 1, Group 2 or Irregular. To do this, take off the ます and see with what Hiragana the verb ends. If there is only ONE Hiragana left (e.g. みます、ねます、でます ), then the verb is a Group 2 verb. Otherwise, the last Hiragana of the verb (one in red) tells you which Group the verb belongs to. It belongs to…
How do you make え form? Group 1 if the Hiragana is in い line (-i). For example, い i 、き ki 、し shi 、み mi 、り ri. Group 1 verbs かいます buy ききます listen のみます drink のります ride Group 2 if the Hiragana is in え line (- e). For example, れ re 、べ be 、せ se 、け ke. Group 2 verbs わすれます forget たべます eat のせます put on あけます open Irregular します do/play & きます come are Irregular verbs. All the time.
How do you make え form? Group 1 Bring the last Hiragana down to え line (-e) in the Hiragana chart. For example, い → え、き → け、し → せ、み → め. Group 1 verbs in え form かいます → かえ ききます → きけ のみます → のめ のります → のれ Now, back to making え form. WRYMHNTSK わらやまはなたさかあ a りみひにちしきい I んるゆむふぬつすくう u れめへねてせけえ e をろよもほのとそこお o ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
How do you make え form? Group 2 Stay as it is. Group 2 verbs in え form わすれます → わすれ たべます → たべ のせます → のせ あけます → あけ みます → み ねます → ね でます → で Irregular します do/play & きます come しますきます Potential (can) できますこられます Conditional (if) すればくれば Strong order (do it!) しろ！こい！
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Questions What is its え form?