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How to make TA-form of verbs (Lesson 12)
Let’s learn how to make TA-form of verbs by a song. The song tells you how you can change MASU verbs to TA verbs, depending on the syllables before MASU. Let's sing the song and memorize the patterns.
Song
Accompaniment only
I-CHI-RI TTA, MI-NI-BI NDA
I-CHI-RI TTA, MI-NI-BI NDA
KI ITA, GI IDA, ITTA
KI ITA, GI IDA, ITTA
| MASU-form | TA-form |
|---|---|
| TSUKAIMASU (to use) |
TSUKATTA |
| MACHIMASU (to wait) |
MATTA |
| ATSUMARIMASU (to gather) |
ATSUMATTA |
| YOMIMASU (to read) |
YONDA |
| KAKIMASU (to write) |
KAITA |
| ISOGIMASU (to hurry) |
ISOIDA |
| IKIMASU (to go) |
ITTA |
| TABEMASU (to eat) |
TABETA |
| OBOEMASU (to memorize) |
OBOETA |
| IMASU (to be, to stay) |
ITA |
| MIMASU (to look at) |
MITA |
| KIMASU (to come) |
KITA |
| SHIMASU (to do) |
SHITA |
We have a detailed explanation about the foregoing in our audio lesson. Please go to the lesson's page clicking the button below and listen to the 10-minute audio on the page.