VERB CONJUGATION

ICHIDAN VERBS = ends in “ERU”, “IRU”

Rei : TABEru (to eat), NEru (to sleep), OSHIEru (to teach)
MIru (to see), ABIru (to take a bath), KIru (to wear)

To conjugate, drop “RU”

and add “TE”
Taberu → Tabete
Neru → Nete
Oshieru → Oshiete
Kaeru → Kaete to return
Wasureru → Wasurete to forget
Oboeru → Oboete to remember
Akeru → Akete to open (as in door)
Ageru → Agete to give
Deru → Dete to go out
Hajimeru → Hajimete to start, to begin
Ijimeru → Ijimete to bully
Ireru → Irete to put in(side)
Kangaeru→ Kangaete to think, to decide
Kotaeru → Kotaete to answer, reply
Shimeru → Shimete to close, to shut (door, window)
Shiraberu → Shirabete to check, investigate
Tasukeru → Tasukete to help (someone)
Tsukeru → Tsukete to turn on (light)
Umareru → Umarete to be born
Wakareru → Wakarete to separate, to divide
Yameru → Yamete to stop (an act)

Miru → Mite
Abiru → Abite
Kiru → Kite
Dekiru → Dekite can do
Hairu → Haite to enter
Hashiru → Hashite to run
Okiru → Okite to get up (wake up)
Oriru → Orite to get off (as in vehicle, horse)
Shinjiru → Shinjite to believe, to trust

GODAN VERBS = ends in “U”, “TSU”, “RU” → class 1

“BU”, “MU”, “NU” → class 2
“KU” → class 3
“GU” → class 4
“SU” → class 5

To conjugate Class 1, drop

ending and add “TTE”
Au → Atte to love/to meet
Arau → Aratte to wash
Kau → Katte to buy
Iu → Itte to say, to tell
Utau → Utatte to sing
Harau → Haratte to pay
Machigau → Machigatte to make mistakes, to err
Morau → Moratte to receive
Narau → Naratte to learn
Omou → Omotte to think
Sasou → Sasotte to invite
Suu → Sutte to smoke, to inhale
Tetsudau → Tetsudatte to help (someone)
Tsukau → Tsukatte to use, to operate (machine)
Warau → Waratte to laugh
Yatou → Yatotte to hire
You → Yotte to get drunk, be seasick

Matsu → Matte to wait

Tatsu → Tatte to stand up
Katsu → Katte to win
Motsu → Motte to hold (a thing)

Tomaru → Tomatte to stop

Suwaru → Suwatte to sit down
Uru → Utte to sell
Furu → Futte to fall from sky (as in rain)
Gambaru → Gambatte to try your best
Inoru → Inotte to pray, to wish for
Iru → Itte to exist, to be present (persons)
Aru → Atte to exist, to be present (things)
Kakaru → Kakatte to take, be hanging (as in a ride)
Magaru → Magatte to turn left or right (as in vehicle), to bend
Noboru → Nobotte to climb (as in stairs/mountain)
Noru → Notte to ride (as in vehicles/horse)
Odoru → Odotte to dance
Owaru → Owatte to finish, to end
Sawaru → Sawatte to touch or feel (with hands)
Shiru →Shitte to know
Toru →Totte to take (possess)
Tsukuru → Tsukutte to make, build, create (a thing)
Wataru → Watatte to cross (street)
Yaru → Yatte to do, to give

To conjugate Class 2, drop

ending and add “NDE”
Asobu → Asonde to play
Yobu → Yonde to call
Erabu → Erande to choose

Nomu → Nonde to drink

Sumu → Sunde to live (reside)
Yasumu → Yasunde to rest, take a break
Tanomu → Tanonde to request, to order
Tsutsumu → Tsutsunde to wrap
Yomu → Yonde to read

Shinu → Shinde to die

To conjugate Class 3, drop

ending and add “ITE”
Aruku → Aruite to walk
Daku → Daite to embrace, hug
Hataraku → Hataraite to work
Hiku → Hiite to pull
Kaku → Kaite to write
Kiku → Kiite to listen
Naku → Naite to cry
Oku → Oite to put, place (a thing)
Tataku → Tataite to hit (a thing)
Ugoku → Ugoite to move (from a place)

To conjugate Class 4, drop ending and add “IDE”

Oyogu → Oyoide to swim

Nugu → Nuide to take off (clothes, shoes), to remove

To conjugate Class 5, drop ending and add “SHITE”

Hanasu → Hanashite to speak

Kesu → Keshite to erase, to turn off, to kick
Kasu → Kashite to lend (money, things)
Korosu → Koroshite to kill
Osu → Oshite to push (door), press (button)
Sagasu → Sagashite to search
Tamesu → Tameshite to test, try, taste test
Tasu → Tashite to add

IRREGULAR VERBS
KURU → KITE to come

SURU → SHITE to do

IKU → ITTE to go

GAMBATTE!