Ichidan verb
挙げるあげる
ageruAlso read あげる: 上げる (raise), 揚げる (deep fry). All 3 words
挙げる (あげる, ageru) — to give — is an ichidan verb: 挙げて (te-form), 挙げた (past), 挙げない (negative), 挙げます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to list; to enumerate.
How 挙げる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 挙げ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
挙げる
dropsstem + ending
挙げない挙げないnegative · I don't give an example.
挙げます挙げますpolite present
挙げて挙げてte-form · I give an example and …
挙げた挙げたpast · I gave an example.
挙げられる挙げられるpotential · I can give an example.
挙げれば挙げればif · If I give an example, ...
挙げよう挙げようvolitional · Let's give an example.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
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Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 挙げる あげる ageru | |
| past N5 I gave an example. | 挙げた あげた ageta | |
| negative N5 I don't give an example. | 挙げない あげない agenai | |
| te-form N5 I give an example and … | 挙げて あげて agete | |
| past negative N4 I didn't give an example. | 挙げなかった あげなかった agenakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's give an example. | 挙げよう あげよう ageyou | |
| potential N3 I can give an example. | 挙げられる あげられる agerareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I give an example, ... | 挙げれば あげれば agereba | |
| cond. たら N3 When I give an example, ... | 挙げたら あげたら agetara | |
| passive N2 It gets given as an example. | 挙げられる あげられる agerareru | |
| causative N2 | 挙げさせる あげさせる agesaseru | |
| imperative N1 Give an example! | 挙げろ あげろ agero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 挙げます あげます agemasu | |
| past N5 I gave an example. | 挙げました あげました agemashita | |
| negative N5 I don't give an example. | 挙げません あげません agemasen | |
| past negative N4 I didn't give an example. | 挙げませんでした あげませんでした agemasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's give an example. | 挙げましょう あげましょう agemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm giving an example. | 挙げている あげている ageteiru | |
| ていた N4 I was giving an example. | 挙げていた あげていた ageteita | |
| ています N4 I'm giving an example. | 挙げています あげています ageteimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was giving an example. | 挙げていました あげていました ageteimashita |