Meaning

Primary

Past Tense

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The past shape is how things were in the past. To describe those things (like you would with an adjective, aka 形容詞), you'd use past tense.

Reading

かこけい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

この形容詞を過去形に変えてください。

Please change this i-adjective into the past tense.

この場合は過去形は使わないんですか?

Don’t you use the past tense in this case?

過去形と過去完了形の違いをやさしく説明してくれますか。

Can you tell me the difference between the past tense and the past participle in a simple way?

Kanji Composition