Auxiliary verbs of Japanese
Japanese (Nihongo) no "auxiliary verbs" list.
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subsidiary adjectives/verbs 1 (for Noun/Adjective)
nouns/adjectives ga auxiliary verbs o follow sasel nia, "al/il/nal" toitta verbs o insert sul hitsyow ga al.
- (noun/derivative adjective)-ni // (original adjective)-k + nal + (auxiliary verbs)
- (noun/derivative adjective)-ni/-de // (original adjective)-k + al + (auxiliary verbs)
- (noun/derivative adjective)-ni/-de // (original adjective)-k + il + (auxiliary verbs)
auxiliary verbs 1 (causative, passive, possible, respect)
auxiliary verb | function/meaning | conjugations |
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-(sa)sel | causative (make A v) | [V2] |
-(la)lel | passive, possible, respect (be -ed, can/could) | [V2] |
subsidiary adjectives/verbs 2 (aspects)
- -te (de) ii/yoi : permission, allowance (may)
- -te (de) hosii : desire (want to)
- -te (de) kdasai : request (please)
- -te (de) il : progression (be -ing)
- -te (de) ik : going, activeness
- -te (de) kul : coming, will, trial, passiveness
- -te (de) mil : trial
- -te (de) ok : treatment
- -te (de) yal : commitment
- -te (de) agel : commitment
- -te (de) simaw : reach
- -te (de) molaw : benefit
Predicative expressions
- -koto ga dekil : possible
- -koto ga dekinai : impossible
- -hitsyow ga al : necessity (need)
- -hitsyow a nai : unnecessity (need not)
- -naito ikenai : obligation (must)
- -nak tea(cha) (-nakya) ikenai : obligation (must)
- -nak tea(cha) (-nakya) nalanai : obligation (must)
- -tea(cha)/dea(ja) ikenai : ban (must not)
- -tea(cha)/dea(ja) nalanai : ban (must not)
auxiliary verbs 2
auxiliary verb | function/meaning | conjugations |
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-mas | polite (only for verbs) | (-mas)i-ta (-mas)e-n |
-tai | desire, hope | [A1] |
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-(y)ow | will, inducement (will, let's) | --- |
-beki | pertinence (should) | --- |
-nai | negation | [A1] |
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-z/-n | negation | --- |
-des | polite (for nouns/adjectives) | (-des)i-ta |
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-dalow | estimation | --- |
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-haz | estimation [strong] | (noun) |
-lasii | estimation, heresay | [A1] |
-yow(da) | estimation [visual] | [A2] |
-mitai(da) | estimation, exemplification | [A2] |
-ta (da) | past | --- |
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