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Japanese verb本当 (hontou) Conjugation
本当 (hontou) means “truth, reality, actuality”. It is a な-adjective verb. It is a な-adjective: it takes な before a noun (本当な) and だ or です after it, so 本当だ, 本当でした, 本当に. 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
- truth, reality, actuality
- Type
- な-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 本当
- Reading
- ほんとう
- Romaji
- hontou
- Negative
- 本当じゃない
- Past
- 本当だった
- Te-form
- 本当で
- Adverb
- 本当に
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 本当だ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 本当じゃない / 本当ではない |
| Polite | 本当です |
| Polite negative | 本当じゃありません / 本当ではありません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 本当だった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 本当じゃなかった / 本当ではなかった |
| Polite | 本当でした |
| Polite negative | 本当じゃありませんでした / 本当ではありませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 本当で |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 本当じゃなくて / 本当ではなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 本当なら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 本当でなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 本当だったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 本当じゃなかったら / 本当ではなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 本当に |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 不安 (fuan)anxiety, uneasiness, worry
- 不足 (fusoku)insufficiency, deficiency, shortage
- 不満 (fuman)dissatisfaction, discontent, displeasure
- 不明 (fumei)unclear, obscure, indistinct
- 普通 (futsuu)normal, ordinary, regular
- 豊か (yutaka)abundant, plentiful, rich
- 名誉 (meiyo)honor, honour, credit
- 明確 (meikaku)clear, precise, definite
- 問う (tou)to ask, to inquire
- 有効 (yuukou)valid, effective
- 有力 (yuuryoku)influential, prominent, leading
- 選ぶ (erabu)to choose, to select, to pick
About these tables
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