🔄Conjugation & Voice
Potential Voice (可能態)
i
Definition:
Expresses ability/possibility to do something. Godan: う→える (書ける)。Ichidan: る→られる (食べられる)。Irregular: する→できる、来る→こられる
r
Connection Rules:
Potential form takes が instead of を for objects: 日本語が分かる (understand Japanese)。ら抜き言葉: colloquial omission of ら in Ichidan potential (食べれる instead of 食べられる) is common but informal
e
Example:
日本語が話せる。
I can speak Japanese.
この問題は解けない。
I can't solve this problem.
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Confusion Points:
Potential vs passive (Ichidan): both use られる. Context determines meaning. AI: if subject is animate and action is volitional, likely potential. If subject is inanimate or action is received, likely passive
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AI Tags
POTENTIALPOTENTIAL_ABILITYPOTENTIAL_POSSIBILITYPOTENTIAL_GA_OBJECTRA_NUKI_KOTOBAPOTENTIAL_VS_PASSIVE