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hypothetical form; the conditional conjugation form of Japanese verbs and adjectives, used with ～ば to express 'if'
hypothetical form; the conditional conjugation form of Japanese verbs and adjectives, used with ～ば to express 'if'
「行く」の仮定形は��行けば」だ。
The hypothetical form of 'iku' is 'ikeba.'
仮定形��作り方を練習しましょう。
Let's practice how to form the hypothetical form.
日本語の動詞には六つの活用形があり、仮定形はそのうちの一つだ。
Japanese verbs have six conjugation forms, and the hypothetical form is one of them.
A grammatical term used in Japanese language education. In the traditional six-form conjugation system (活用), the 仮定形 is the form that attaches to the conditional particle ば. For godan verbs, this is the え-row form (e.g., 書く → 書けば); for ichidan verbs, it ends in れば (e.g., 食べる → 食べれば).
THE SIX CONJUGATION FORMS:
- 未然形 — irrealis form (connects to ない, よう, etc.)
- 連用形 — continuative form (connects to ます, た, etc.)
- 終止形 — terminal form (dictionary form)
- 連体形 — attributive form (before nouns)
- 仮定形 — hypothetical form (connects to ば)
- 命令形 — imperative form
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 条件形 — conditional form (an alternative name sometimes used in textbooks)
- 已然形 — realis form (the classical Japanese predecessor of the 仮定形)