Qubyte Codes

This page is a hub for the hypothetical form 仮(か)定(てい)形(けい). It describes how to conjugate verbs and adjectives to their hypothetical form. The hypothetical form is a kind of stem form of both kinds of word, which can be used to compose a conditional form by appending ば.

形(けい)容(よう)動(どう)詞(し) and nouns

Append であれば to the adjective.

• この町(まち)は今日(きょう)賑(にぎ)やかであれば、田舎(いなか)に行(い)きましょうか。
• If this town is busy today, shall we go to the countryside?

The ある here is actually the inanimate existence verb. So a literal meaning could be if there is busyness.

形(けい)容(よう)詞(し)

Drop the い (from the attributive form) and append けれ.

• 映(えい)画(が)は面(おも)白(しろ)ければ、また見(み)ます。
• If the film is interesting I'll watch it again.

一(いち)段(だん) verbs

Replace the trailing る with れば.

• このキノコを食(た)べれば、背(せ)が高(たか)くなります。
• If you eat this mushroom, you'll become taller.

五(ご)段(だん) verbs

Modify the last sound to the e ending sound from the same row of the kana table.

• また日(に)本(ほん)人(じん)の友(とも)達(だち)に会(あ)えば幸(しあわ)せになります。
• If I meet my Japanese friends again, I will be happy.