遊ぶ

あそぶasobu

play

Godan verb, group 1, ending -bu.

Conjugated like 呼ぶ, 選ぶ, 飛ぶ, 学ぶ, 喜ぶ, 並ぶ

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative遊びますあそびますasobimasu
    2. negative遊びませんあそびませんasobimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative遊びましたあそびましたasobimashita
    2. negative遊びませんでしたあそびませんでしたasobimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 遊んであそんでasonde
    2. request遊んでくださいあそんでくださいasonde kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 遊びましょうあそびましょうasobimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative遊びたいあそびたいasobitai
    2. negative遊びたくないあそびたくないasobitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative遊ぶあそぶasobu
    2. negative遊ばないあそばないasobanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative遊んだあそんだasonda
    2. negative遊ばなかったあそばなかったasobanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain遊んでいるあそんでいるasonde iru
    2. polite遊んでいますあそんでいますasonde imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain遊べるあそべるasoberu
    2. polite遊べますあそべますasobemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 遊んだらあそんだらasondara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain遊ばれるあそばれるasobareru
    2. polite遊ばれますあそばれますasobaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 遊ぼうあそぼうasobō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order遊べあそべasobe
    2. ban遊ぶなあそぶなasobu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative遊べばあそべばasobeba
    2. negative遊ばなければあそばなければasobanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain遊ばせるあそばせるasobaseru
    2. polite遊ばせますあそばせますasobasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain遊ばせられるあそばせられるasobaserareru
    2. polite遊ばせられますあそばせられますasobaseraremasu