〜ます (-masu) — polite present/future affirmative
The polite form for actions you do (now or in the future).
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Select a verb (विवरण हेर्न क्रिया चयन गर्नुहोस्)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Use the ます (masu) form to state actions politely — it means "do" and covers both present and future; context decides which. Formation: take the verb's stem (masu-stem) and add ます. Example: 食べる (taberu) → 食べ (stem) → 食べます (tabemasu) = "I eat." 毎日日本語をべんきょうします = "I study Japanese every day."
Step-by-step breakdown (चरणबद्ध रूपान्तरण)
- 1 Start form: たべる (Taberu)
- 2 drop ます: たべ (Tabe) masu stem
- 3 Full form: たべ + ます = たべます (Tabemasu)
- 1 Start form: のむ (Nomu)
- 2 drop ます: のみ (Nomi) masu stem
- 3 Full form: のみ + ます = のみます (Nomimasu)
- 1 Start form: いく (Iku)
- 2 drop ます: いき (Iki) masu stem
- 3 Full form: いき + ます = いきます (Ikimasu)
- 1 Start form: みる (Miru)
- 2 drop ます: み (Mi) masu stem
- 3 Full form: み + ます = みます (Mimasu)
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Question: 1/3What is the polite present form of 「飲む」(to drink)?
💡 Hint: stem 「飲み」+ ます.
飲む → 飲み (stem) + ます = 飲みます (nomimasu).
What is the ます form of 「食べる」(to eat)?
💡 Hint: Drop る to get the stem 「食べ」.
食べる → 食べ + ます = 食べます (tabemasu).
Which sentence says "I will go to Tokyo tomorrow"?
💡 Hint: One ます form covers both present and future.
The ます form also covers the future, so 「あした 東京へ 行きます」is right. 行きました is past and does not fit あした. 行きません means "will not go". きのう (yesterday) is past, so it does not fit 行きます.
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