te form 2 gu gimasu

Let's take up the second type of godan verb. For verbs ending in gu, or the more formal gimasu, the end is dropped and "ide" is added to form their te form.

Thus:
To swim
oyogu (dictionary form)
oyogimasu (formal form)
oyoide(te form)

To hurry
isogu (dictionary form)
isogimasu (formal form)
isoide (te form)

To pedal or row
kogu (dictionary form)
kogimasu (formal form)
koide (te form)

Adding "iru" or the more formal "imasu" to the te form turns it into the present progressive tense.

Thus:
swimming
oyoide iru (casual)
oyoide imasu (formal)

hurrying
isoide iru (casual)
isoide imasu (formal)

pedalling or rowing
koide iru (casual)
koide imasu (formal)

Let's Practice!



Hitobito wa nani wo shite imasu ka?
(What are the people doing?)
Hitobito wa oyoide imasu.
(The people are swimming.)



Hitobito wa nani wo shite imasu ka?

(What are the people doing?)
Hitobito wa isoide imasu.
(The people are hurrying.)



Karera wa nani wo shite imasu ka?
(What are the boys doing?)
Karera wa jitensha wo koide imasu.

(The boys are pedalling their bikes.)



Futari wa nani wo shite imasu ka?
(What is the couple doing?)
Futari wa fune wo koide imasu.
(The two are rowing a boat.)

What other japanese verbs do you know that end in gu/gimasu? What is their te form? Could you give me a sample sentence?

The "te form" part 1 ku/kimasu

Converting japanese verbs into their progressive form (or the so-called "te form") is probably the most difficult verb conjugation could get. Difficult because eventhough japanese verbs fall neatly into 3 groups (the ichidan, the godan and the irregular), the rule for the godan group is further divided into 5 groups (hence the term "go" for 5). Today we take up the first godan group.

For verbs ending in ku, or the more formal kimasu, the end is dropped and "ite" is added to form their te form.

Thus:
To write
kaku (dictionary form)
kakimasu (formal form)
kaite(te form)

To listen
kiku (dictionary form)
kikimasu (formal form)
kiite (te form)

To work
hataraku (dictionary form)
hatarakimasu (formal form)
hataraite (te form)

Adding "iru" or the more formal "imasu" to the te form turns it into the present progressive tense.

Thus:
writing
kaite iru (casual)
kaite imasu (formal)

listening
kiite iru (casual)
kiite imasu (formal)

working
hataraite iru (casual)
hataraite imasu (formal)

Let's Practice!



Kanojo wa nani wo shite imasu ka?
(What is she doing?)
Kanojo wa tegami wo kaite imasu.
(She is writing a letter.)




Kanojo wa nani wo shite imasu ka?
(What is she doing?)
Kanojo wa IPhone wo kiite imasu.
(She is listening to an IPhone.)



Kare wa nani wo shite imasu ka?
(What is he doing?)
Kare wa kaisha de hataraite imasu.
(He is working in a company.)

What other japanese godan verbs do you know that end in ku/kimasu? What is their te form? Could you give me a sample sentence?