N4

Volitional Form: 〜よう / 〜おう

Learn the volitional form for casual invitations, self-directed decisions, and common dialogue patterns built around “let’s” and “I’ll do it.”

Form the volitional for ru-verbs, u-verbs, and irregular verbs.Use the volitional to invite someone to do something together.Recognize when the volitional expresses the speaker’s determination rather than an invitation.

Guided study

How to make the volitional

The volitional form is built from the dictionary form. Ru-verbs change to よう, u-verbs shift to the お row plus う, and the irregular verbs become しよう and こよう. It often sounds more casual and direct than ましょう.

食べる → 食べよう

to eat → let's eat / I’ll eat

Ru-verbs change to よう in the volitional.

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帰る → 帰ろう

to go home → let's go home / I’ll go home

U-verbs shift to the お-row plus う: 帰る → 帰ろう.

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