JLPT N4 Grammar 意向形 (ikou kei - volitional form)

Learn Japanese grammar: 意向形 【いこうけい】(ikou kei). Meaning: volitional form​; let’s do ~.

This grammar turns verbs from statements into suggestions.

How to create volitional form:

A) る-verbs

Remove the final る (ru) syllable and replace it with よう (you).

食べる → 食べよう (taberu → tabeyou) let’s eat

To be more polite, add ましょう (mashou) instead.

食べる → 食べましょう (taberu → tabemashou) let’s eat

B) う-verbs

Change the final vowel to (o) and add a singular (u) to the end.

読む → 読もう (yomu → yomou) let’s read

買う → 買おう (kau → kaou) let’s buy

To be more polite, change the final vowel to (i) and add ましょう (mashou) to the end.

読む → 読みましょう (yomu → yomimashou) let’s read

買う → 買いましょう (kau → kaimashou) let’s buy

C) Irregular Verbs

する → しよう (suru → shiyou) let’s do..

する → しましょう (suru → shimashou) let’s do..

来る → 来よう (kuru → koyou) let’s come/go

来る → 来ましょう (kuru → kimashou) let’s come/go

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