Ichidan verb
化けるばける
bakeru化ける (ばける, bakeru) — to take the form of — is an ichidan verb: 化けて (te-form), 化けた (past), 化けない (negative), 化けます (polite).
It also means to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into.
How 化ける conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 化け. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
化ける
dropsstem + ending
化けない化けないnegative · It doesn't turn into something else.
化けます化けますpolite present
化けて化けてte-form · It turns itself into something and …
化けた化けたpast · It turned itself into something.
化けられる化けられるpotential · It can turn into something else.
化ければ化ければif · If it turns into something else, ...
化けよう化けようvolitional
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 化ける ばける bakeru | |
| past It turned itself into something. | 化けた ばけた baketa | |
| negative It doesn't turn into something else. | 化けない ばけない bakenai | |
| te-form It turns itself into something and … | 化けて ばけて bakete | |
| past negative It didn't turn into something else. | 化けなかった ばけなかった bakenakatta | |
| volitional | 化けよう ばけよう bakeyou | |
| potential It can turn into something else. | 化けられる ばけられる bakerareru | |
| cond. ば If it turns into something else, ... | 化ければ ばければ bakereba | |
| cond. たら When it turns into something else, ... | 化けたら ばけたら baketara | |
| passive | 化けられる ばけられる bakerareru | |
| causative I make it turn into something else. | 化けさせる ばけさせる bakesaseru | |
| imperative | 化けろ ばけろ bakero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 化けます ばけます bakemasu | |
| past It turned itself into something. | 化けました ばけました bakemashita | |
| negative It doesn't turn into something else. | 化けません ばけません bakemasen | |
| past negative It didn't turn into something else. | 化けませんでした ばけませんでした bakemasendeshita | |
| volitional | 化けましょう ばけましょう bakemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている It's disguised as something. | 化けている ばけている baketeiru | |
| ていた It was turning into something else. | 化けていた ばけていた baketeita | |
| ています It's disguised as something. | 化けています ばけています baketeimasu | |
| ていました It was turning into something else. | 化けていました ばけていました baketeimashita |