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Tense and aspect

Authored by: Naomi H. McGloin , Mutsuko Endo Hudson , Fumiko Nazikian , Tomomi Kakegawa

Modern Japanese Grammar

Print publication date:  October  2013
Online publication date:  March  2017

Print ISBN: 9780415571999
eBook ISBN: 9780203856628
Adobe ISBN: 9781135151393

10.4324/9780203856628.ch27

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Abstract

Two tense forms are distinguished in Japanese: past and nonpast. The past tense is formed by attaching a derivational suffix -ta. The nonpast (plain) forms are da for the copula and -na adjectives, -i for i-adjectives, and -ru/-u for verbs.

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