Japanese verbs

Japanese grammar
Lesson: Japanese Verb Base TA

by Makurasuki
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Japanese Verbs : Verb bases – Putting verbs into the TA –form (た-form)



The ability to put Japanese verbs into the various bases quickly without pause is a quality

sought out for in fluency and acquisition. Becoming a competent and capable Japanese

conversationalist takes time and commitment.

Of all the Japanese verb Bases (I, II, III, IV , V, TA-た, and TE-て) the TA - た form ranks

high in usage as one of the top three most used bases for verbs only after TE-てand Base

-III or root form. I am focusing on it now in order to prepare you for the quick, powerful

grammar secrets that employ Base TA - たverbs. Knowintg these secrets will catapult your

Japanese speaking ability through the roof. I’ll be discussing Japanese grammar rules that

use Japanese verbs in Base TA - た.

One of the main things you should know about the TA - た form of a verb is that it is used

to put verbs into past tense plain form. A verb in base TA - た form is equivalent to

English’s have done or past tense perfect. The TA - た form of a verb has evolved from the

classical form tari and it still has many uses (see http://japanetics.blogspot.com)

**** How to put a Japanese verb into Base TA ****

1. Vowel Stemmed verbs (i.e. ichidan verbs IRU, or ERU ending verbs -える.)
a. to put a verb into the TA-た form
when the verb has a vowel stem simply add TA - た

Base III - dictionary form of five Japanese verbs

kanjiru 感じる - to feel,
oboeru 覚える - to remeber,
kangaeru 考える - to think,
deru 出る - to leave,
iru 居る - to be

1. kanjiru - 感じる
2. oboeru - 覚える
3. kangaeru - 考える
4. deru - 出る
5. iru - 居る

Base II or stem form for five Japanese verbs

1. kanji - 感じ
2. oboe - 覚え
3. kangae - 考え
4. de - 出
5. i - 居



Base TA for five Japanese verbs

TA - た ending verbs are past tense.

1. kanjita - 感じた - felt
2. oboeta - 覚えた - remebered
3. kangaeta - 考えた thought of
4. deta - 出た left
5. ita- 居た was

Meaning transformation of five Japanese Verbs:

1. To feel becomes to have felt.

kanjiru 感じる becomes kanjita 感じた

2. To remember becomes to have remembered.

oboeru 覚える becomes oboeta 覚えた

3. To think becomes to have thought.

kangaeru 考える becomes kangaeta 考えた

4. To leave becomes to have left.

deru 出るbecomes deta 出た

5. To be becomes to have been. (was, were)

iru 居る becomes ita 居た

Try putting your favorite verb ending in iru or eru into the TA form today and get your

Nihongo more skilled!

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