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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.'
仮定形の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)