Potential Verbs #2

In this lesson, I will explain more about potential verbs. Potential verbs themselves conjugate as regular Ru-verbs. <Conjugation of potential verbs> Ex) よめる(Potential verb of よむ, read) Polite Forms: -Present affirmative: よめます -Present negative: よめません -Past affirmative: よめました -Past negative: よめませんでした Plain Forms: -Present affirmative: よめる -Present negative: よめない -Past affirmative: よめた -Past negative: よめなかった Te-forms:よめて Ex) たべられる(Potential verb of たべる, eat) Polite Forms: -Present affirmative: たべられます -Present negative: たべられません -Past affirmative: たべられました -Past negative: たべられませんでした Plain Forms: -Present affirmative: たべられる -Present negative: たべられない -Past affirmative: たべられた -Past negative: たべられなかった Te-forms:たべられて <Example Sentences> わたし　は　にほんご　が　はなせます。 I can speak Japanese. *はなせます is present affirmative in polite forms of はなせる, which is the potential verb of はなす, speak. わたし　は　かんじ　が　よめません。 I cannot read Kanji. *よめません is present negative in polite forms of よめる, which is the potential verb of よむ, read. けが　を　しているので　うごけません。 Because I'm injured, I cannot move. *うごけません is present negative in polite forms of うごける, which is the potential verb of うごく, move. References: Potential Verbs #1 https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Potential-Verbs-1-eoqaoi Verb Conjugation https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Verb-Conjugation-emv716 Introduction to Plain Forms https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Introduction-to-Plain-Forms-enp0g3 Te-forms https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Te-forms-enfaqj How to explain the reason using ので https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/How-to-explain-the-reason-using-eons27 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuyaman1986