Japanese Verbs for Intermediate learners

katamukimasu / katamuku
to slope, lean to傾く

masu Form

affirmativekatamukimasu
negativekatamukimasen
past affirmativekatamukimashita
past negativekatamukimasendeshita

Plain Form

root formkatamuku
nai formkatamukanai
ta formkatamuita
nakatta formkatamukanakatta

Other Forms

te formkatamuite
ba formkatamukeba
potentialkatamukeru
imperativekatamuke
volitionalkatamukoo
passivekatamukareru
causativekatamukaseru
caus. passive1katamukaserareru
caus. passive2katamukasareru

[vt] = Transitive verb / [vi] = Intransitive verb / G1, G2, G3 = Group 1, 2, 3

ba form = conditional form / caus.passsive1 = causative passive long form / caus.passsive2 = causative passive short form

Basic structures

[ subject ] wa katamuku

Example sentences

1. Jishin de biru ga katamuita. Abunai kara sono biru ni chikayoranaide!

jishin earthquake, -de cause marker; by, because of, due to, biru building
abunai dangerous, -kara because, therefore, so, chikayoranaide keep away, stay out
chikayoranai nai form of chikayoru; come near, approach, -naide (kudasai) please do not do

2. Taifuu de denchuu ga katamuita. Ano denchuu wa moosugu taoreru kamo shirenai.

taifuu typhoon, denchuu telegraph pole, electric light pole, moosugu soon
taoreru to fall down, collapse, -kamo shirenai probably, perhaps, maybe, possibly

3. Nami de fune ga ookiku katamuita. Watashi wa umi ni ochi-soo ni natta.

nami wave, fune ship, boat, ookiku ku form of ookii; roughly, widely, in a big way
umi sea, ocean, ochimasu to fall, drop, -soo ni naru (stem +) it almost do, about to do

4. "Pisa no Shatoo" wa 4-do katamuite iru. Demo, taorenai.

Pisa no Shatoo Leaning Tower of Pisa, -do degree (centigrade, angle, etc.), -te iru expressing state
demo but, however, taorenai nai form of taoreru; fall down, collapse

5. Fukeiki de A-sha no keiei wa katamuita. A-sha wa toosan suru kamo shirenai.

fukeiki recession, business depression, bad times, A-sha company A
keiei ga katamuku (company) get into financial trouble, keiei [sv] manage, run (a company)
toosan [sv] bankrupt, -kamo shirenai probably, perhaps, maybe, possibly

Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up Conversation)

abunai kara
plain form + kara:expressing a reason or a cause; because, therefore, so

Level 2 Chapter 3

taoreru kamo shirenai / toosan suru kamo shirenai
plain form + kamo shiremasen:expressing a possibility; perhaps, probably, possibly, can be

Level 2 Chapter 8

katamuite iru
verb te form + -te imasu:expressing state

Level 2 Chapter 4

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