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〜た: past tense (plain)

N5 · 06 Plain forms and te-form

Plain past of verbs and adjectives.

Verb た-form follows the て-form sound changes: 書いた, 行った; む・ぶ・ぬ verbs take 〜んだ (読んだ, 飛んだ) and ぐ verbs 〜いだ (泳いだ), where だ is the past ending, not だ "is". Ichidan: 食べた. Adjectives: 高かった. Also marks completion or discovery.

Examples

昨日きのう、友達ともだちと映画えいがを見みた。

I watched a movie with a friend yesterday.

もう昼ご飯ひるごはんを食たべた。

I have already had lunch.

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