Structure
Examples:
食べる + た
見る + た
寝る + た
Details
Part of Speech
Verb
Word Type
Auxiliary Verb
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品詞
動詞
単語の種類
助動詞
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About る-Verb (Past)
- ドアを開ける。I open the door
- ドアを開けた。I opened the door.
- ドアを開けました。I opened the door.
Past: 過去 - Happened at some point in the past. (Did/Was)
Completion: 完了 - An action that has finished 'happening'. (Done)
Continuation: 存続 - A new state of something that is continuing. (Has been done)
- たかしは1994年に生まれた。Takashi was born in 1994. (An example of past)
- 今朝、テストを受けた。I took the test this morning. (An example of completion)
- 彼の名前を忘れた。I forgot his name, and still can't remember. (An example of continuation)
Examples
昨日、テレビを見た。
昨日、テレビを見ました。I watched TV yesterday.
日本で寿司を食べた。
日本で寿司を食べました。I ate sushi in Japan.
ひらがなとカタカナを覚えた。
ひらがなとカタカナを覚えました。I remembered hiragana and katakana.
彼女はリンクと別れた。
彼女はリンクと別れました。She broke up with Link.
シャワーを浴びた。
シャワーを浴びました。I took a shower.
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