Group 2 Verbs Conversion Practice
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill
Group 2 is a snap, so we’re going to also include the exceptions (来る, する) in this section as well. I’ll give you the first couple for free – your job is the rest.
たべる → aたべられる
見る → a見られる
あける
aあけられる
止める
a止められる
見つける
a見つけられる
はじめる
aはじめられる
あつめる
aあつめられる
とどける
aとどけられる
きめる
aきめられる
立てる
a立てられる
来る
a来られる（こられる）
する
aされる
That wasn’t so bad, right? Group 2 tends to be easier than group 1 – the hardest part (as I’m sure you know by now) is just knowing when to do which. Just a quick reminder – if you don’t know, a good general rule is that Group 2 verbs end with an “e” sound and Group 1 verbs do not. Of course, that’s just a general rule and doesn’t work all the time.
So, now that you can convert the verbs over to passive form, let’s do a little more with them. We’re not quite to the point where we can look at the grammar part of passive form (one more page!). We should look at the options you have when it comes to tenses for these られる verbs. If you’ve been paying attention up to this point, it’ll be super easy. Nothing you haven’t seen before – the only difference is you’re seeing it on something else, like somebody else wearing your pants (wth, where are your pants?)
Oh, and as an aside, don’t forget to note that these have all been transitive verbs so far. The more you remind yourself “yep, this is a transitive verb… yep this is a transitive verb…” the more you’ll be able to tell the difference between the two (the other being intransitive, of course). Even though we’re only looking at transitive verbs right now, it’s still a good habit to work on and pick up.
Anyways, let’s let’s do the last thing necessary before you take a look at the grammar aspect of passive form. Almost there!