Tense
The events we are talking about can be divided into three categories based on a certain point in time: the present, before the present (past), and after the present (future).
This is the “expression of time.
In Japanese, this “expression of time” is expressed by changing the form of the verb.
Regularity of verb change (conjugation)
To express time, the Japanese languageIn Japanese, verbs are conjugated according to certain rules to indicate time.
For example, in Japanese, You cannot say ” I went to the park yesterday. ” or ” I went to the park tomorrow. ”
The ” た ta” form of the verb is used to describe things in the past.
To describe the future, we use the :
“ル ru ” form (dictionary form) of the verb.
In Japanese, verbs are regularly changed (conjugated) to express the past or future in this way.
Japanese predicates use adjectives and nouns in addition to verbs.
Adjectives and nouns can also change form to indicate past, present, or future.
In other words, adjectives and noun predicates are also closely related to tense.
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