Katsuyo

Godan verb (く)

裁くさばく

sabaku

to judge · N1

裁く (さばく, sabaku) — to judge — is a godan verb ending in : 裁いて (te-form), 裁いた (past), 裁かない (negative), 裁きます (polite).

It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to try; to sit in judgement.

How 裁く conjugates · godan -verb

Only the last kana changes: becomes , , or .

Which one depends on the ending. The five are one line of the hiragana chart — same consonant, vowels あ・い・う・え・お — and everything before that kana never changes.

ないnegative
ますpolite present
dictionary form
potentialif
volitional
The and forms · いて, いた te-formpast

The and forms are the only two that don't follow this pattern. Every - and -verb changes the same way there; only 行く is different.

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

PLAIN

FormConjugationAudio
present N5 裁く さばく sabaku
past N5 I judged someone. 裁いた さばいた sabaita
negative N5 I don't judge anyone. 裁かない さばかない sabakanai
te-form N5 I judge someone and … 裁いて さばいて sabaite
past negative N4 I didn't judge anyone. 裁かなかった さばかなかった sabakanakatta
volitional N4 Let's judge someone. 裁こう さばこう sabakou
potential N3 I can judge someone. 裁ける さばける sabakeru
cond. ば N3 If I judge someone, ... 裁けば さばけば sabakeba
cond. たら N3 When I judge someone, ... 裁いたら さばいたら sabaitara
passive N2 He is judged. 裁かれる さばかれる sabakareru
causative N2 I make someone judge them. 裁かせる さばかせる sabakaseru
imperative N1 Judge them! 裁け さばけ sabake

POLITE

FormConjugationAudio
present N5 裁きます さばきます sabakimasu
past N5 I judged someone. 裁きました さばきました sabakimashita
negative N5 I don't judge anyone. 裁きません さばきません sabakimasen
past negative N4 I didn't judge anyone. 裁きませんでした さばきませんでした sabakimasendeshita
volitional N4 Let's judge someone. 裁きましょう さばきましょう sabakimashou

ASPECT

FormConjugationAudio
ている N4 I'm judging someone. 裁いている さばいている sabaiteiru
ていた N4 I was judging someone. 裁いていた さばいていた sabaiteita
ています N4 I'm judging someone. 裁いています さばいています sabaiteimasu
ていました N4 I was judging someone. 裁いていました さばいていました sabaiteimashita