Ichidan Verbs In Japanese

Ichidan verbs conjugate differently than Yodan verbs. A big difference is that there's no base for their Negative and Conjunctive forms. Also, be careful not to get them mixed up with Yodan -ru verbs.

-IRU Verbs

sample verb: miru = see

1st Negative form: Mi(nai) = I don't see
2nd Conjunctive form: Mi(masu/mashita) = I see/saw(normal-polite)
3rd Dictionary form: Miru = I see(casual)
4th Conditional form: Mire(ba) = If I see
5th Volitional form: Miro/yo = Let's see
6th TE form: Mite = I see and...(indicates another verb will follow)
7th TA form: Mita = I saw(casual)

-ERU Verbs

sample verb: ageru = give

1st Negative form: Age(nai) = I don't give
2nd Conjunctive form: Age(masu/mashita) = I give/gave(normal-polite)
3rd Dictionary form: Ageru = I give(casual)
4th Conditional form: Agere(ba) = If I give
5th Volitional form: Agero/yo = Let's give
6th TE form: Agete = I give and...(indicates another verb will follow)
7th TA form: Ageta = I gave(casual)

Learn Japanese Verbs
ru-Verbs and u-Verbs
Negating Verbs
Transitive & Intransitive Verbs
Stem Of Verbs
Yodan Verbs
Common Yodan Verbs
Ichidan Verbs
Common Ichidan Verbs