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Verb

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入るはいる

Meaning: enter

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Dictionary / plain non-past

Target meaning: Plain present or future action: “enter”

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食べるたべる

eat

FormJapaneseReadingMeaning
Dictionary / plain non-past食べるたべるPlain present or future action: “eat”
ます-stem食べたべA combining base used before helpers such as ます, たい, 始める, and 続ける
Polite non-past食べますたべますPolite present or future action: “eat”
Polite negative食べませんたべませんPolite negative of the action “eat”
Polite past食べましたたべましたPolite past action: “eat”
Polite past negative食べませんでしたたべませんでしたPolite past negative of the action “eat”
Plain negative食べないたべないPlain negative of the action “eat”
Plain past食べたたべたPlain past action: “eat”
Plain past negative食べなかったたべなかったPlain past negative of the action “eat”
て-form食べてたべてA connecting form; its final meaning comes from the grammar that follows it
Want to do食べたいたべたいWant to eat
Potential食べられるたべられるCan or be able to eat
Volitional食べようたべようIntention or suggestion to eat
Conditional ば食べればたべればConditional: if the action “eat” happens
Imperative食べろたべろDirect command to eat
Prohibitive食べるなたべるなDirect command not to eat
Passive食べられるたべられるPassive: be affected by the action “eat”
Causative食べさせるたべさせるMake or let someone eat
Causative-passive食べさせられるたべさせられるBe made to eat

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