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Japanese verb話す (hanasu) Conjugation
話す (hanasu) means “to speak, to talk”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 話さない and 話します, and the te-form is 話して. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to speak, to talk
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 話す
- Reading
- はなす
- Romaji
- hanasu
- Masu form
- 話します
- Nai form
- 話さない
- Te-form
- 話して
- Ta form
- 話した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 話す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 話さない |
| Polite | 話します |
| Polite negative | 話しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 話した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 話さなかった |
| Polite | 話しました |
| Polite negative | 話しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 話して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 話さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 話している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 話していない |
| Polite | 話しています |
| Polite negative | 話していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 話したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 話したくない |
| Polite | 話したいです |
| Polite negative | 話したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 話そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 話しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 話せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 話すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 話してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 話さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 話せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 話せない |
| Polite | 話せます |
| Polite negative | 話せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 話せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 話さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 話したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 話さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 話される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 話されない |
| Polite | 話されます |
| Polite negative | 話されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 話させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 話させない |
| Polite | 話させます |
| Polite negative | 話させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 話させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 話させられない |
| Polite | 話させられます |
| Polite negative | 話させられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- ある (aru)to be (things), to have
- いる (iru)to be (people, animals)
- 食べる (taberu)to eat
- 飲む (nomu)to drink
- 見る (miru)to see, to watch
- 聞く (kiku)to hear, to listen, to ask
- 読む (yomu)to read
- 書く (kaku)to write
- 買う (kau)to buy
- 待つ (matsu)to wait
- 会う (au)to meet
- わかる (wakaru)to understand
About these tables
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