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Conjugation of Regular Verbs.

Past Tense.

Mosi watakusi ga ik-imasita nara, if I went, or have gone. Mosi watakusi domo ga ik-imasita nara, if we went, or have gone.
Mosi anata ga ik-imasita nara, if you went, or have gone. Mosi anatagata ga ik-imasita nara, if you went, or have gone.
Mosi are ga ik-imasita nara, if he went, or has gone. Mosi arera ga ik-imasita nara, if they went, or have gone.

Imperative Mood.

Command Ike,
Entreaty I-tte-okure, Go.
I-tte-kudarase,

Infinitive Mood.

Iku koto, To go.

The same form of verbs is used for all the persons, singular or plural; so, hereafter, the verbs for the first persons only will be repeated.

Second Conjugation ending in ruMiru, to see.

Indicative Mood.

Present Tense.

1. Watakusi wa mi-masu, I see. 1. Watakusi domo wa mi-masu, we see.
2. . . . . . 2. . . . . .
3. . . . . . 3. . . . . .

Past Tense.

1. Watakusi wa mi-masita, I saw, or have seen. 1. Watakusi domo wa mi-masita, we saw, or have seen.
2. . . . . . 2. . . . . .
3. . . . . . 3. . . . . .