Category: Verbs
Causative Passive Form
Causative Passive Form Passive Causative FormCausative Form Verb させる→させられる Meaning The causative passive form is a combination of the passive and causative forms. It is formed by conjugating the causative form into the passive....
Causative Form
Causative Form Causative FormIchidan Verbs: Verb Stem + させるGodan Verbs: ない Stem + せるIrregular Verbs: する→させる ・ くる→来させる The causative form expresses causation. It will mean either: “Allowed something to do x” or “Made...
Special Potential Verbs
Special Potential Verbs This page explains a few special potential verbs: 見える、聞こえる, わかる, and ある 見る and 聞く 見る and 聞く have two different potential forms: 見る: 見える and 見られる 聞く: 聞こえる and 聞ける...
Potential Form
Potential Form Can do verbIchidan Verbs: Verb Stem + られるGodan Verbs: Verb Stem + えるIrregular: する→できる ・くる→来られる The potential form of a verb simply means “is able”, “is possible”, or “can”The potential form of...