Nouns

Adjectives
adj +

is not conveient

was a friend

adj +

is convenient

adj +

was not convenient

is not a friend

adj +

was convenient

Neutral / Polite

Noun + *

ex.

was not a friend

* You ll also see and

instead of and .
Means the same thing, though the versions are even
more formal.

ex.

Ate

ex.

Will/Do not eat

Noun + *

To Eat

is a friend

Noun +

Verbs

Noun +

Adjectives

ex.

Adjectives
stem +

is new

stem +

is not new

stem +

was new

stem +

was not new

Did not eat

Converting To Dictionary Form

Group 1: Last kana in stem form turns to an sound.
example:
Group 2: Add to the stem form
example:

Negative
Noun +

Adjectives
is a friend

was a friend

adj +

is convenient

adj +

isn t conveient

is not a friend

adj +

was convenient

adj +

wasn t convenient

Noun +

Noun +

Casual

Noun +

was not a friend

Group 1: a-form +
will not go)
Group 2: v.stem +
(will not eat)

Past Tense

Adjectives
Past Negative

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stem +

is new

stem +

isn t new

stem +

was new

stem +

wasn t new

Group 1: a-form +
did not go)
Group 2: v.stem +
(did not eat)
exceptions: