Katsuyo

Ichidan verb

化けるばける

bakeru

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.) · N1

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 , 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 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 化け化けte-form · It turns itself into something and … 化け化け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 · Let's turn into something else.

No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in too.

N5 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.

Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.

PLAIN

FormConjugationAudio
present N5 化ける ばける bakeru
past N5 It turned itself into something. 化けた ばけた baketa
negative N5 It doesn't turn into something else. 化けない ばけない bakenai
te-form N5 It turns itself into something and … 化けて ばけて bakete
past negative N4 It didn't turn into something else. 化けなかった ばけなかった bakenakatta
volitional N4 Let's turn into something else. 化けよう ばけよう bakeyou
potential N3 It can turn into something else. 化けられる ばけられる bakerareru
cond. ば N3 If it turns into something else, ... 化ければ ばければ bakereba
cond. たら N3 When it turns into something else, ... 化けたら ばけたら baketara
passive N2 化けられる ばけられる bakerareru
causative N2 I make it turn into something else. 化けさせる ばけさせる bakesaseru
imperative N1 Turn into something else! 化けろ ばけろ bakero

POLITE

FormConjugationAudio
present N5 化けます ばけます bakemasu
past N5 It turned itself into something. 化けました ばけました bakemashita
negative N5 It doesn't turn into something else. 化けません ばけません bakemasen
past negative N4 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 N4 Let's turn into something else. 化けましょう ばけましょう bakemashou

ASPECT

FormConjugationAudio
ている N4 It's disguised as something. 化けている ばけている baketeiru
ていた N4 It was turning into something else. 化けていた ばけていた baketeita
ています N4 It's disguised as something. 化けています ばけています baketeimasu
ていました N4 It was turning into something else. 化けていました ばけていました baketeimashita