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| Standard verb ending | Colloquial verb ending | Uncontracted example | Contracted example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| te forms | ||||
| -te shimau | -chau | makete shimatta (I lost) | make{{different|cha}}tta | |
| -te shimau | -chimau | |||
| -de shimau | -jimau | shinde shimae! literally "Go and die!", or "Go to hell!" | shin{{different|ji}}mae! | |
| -te iru | -teru | aite iru | aiteru | |
| -te oku | -toku | abite oku | abi{{different|to}}ku. | |
| -de oku | -doku | yonde oku | yon{{different|do}}ku. | |
| -te wa | -cha | mane shite wa ikenai "Don't copy people" | mane shicha ikenai | |
| -de wa | -ja | nonde wa ikenai "Don't drink" | non{{different|ja}}ikenai | |
| -te wa shinai | -te ya shinai | |||
| -te ageru | -tageru | yatte ageru yo "I'll do it for you" | yat{{different|ta}}geru yo | |
| Other verb forms | ||||
| -ru no | -nno |
nani o yatteiruno "What are you doing?" | nani wo yatte{{different|n}}no? | |
| -ranai | -nnai | shiranai "I don't know" | shi{{different|n}}nai. | |
| -nakereba | -nakya | |||
| -nakute wa | -nakucha | tabenakute wa ikenai "must eat" | tabenaku{{different|cha}}ikenai. | Sometimes the ikenai is dropped too. |
| -nasai | -na | nominasai! "drink up" | nomina! | Contrast this with the negative imperative, nomu na "don't drink". |
There are also non verb contractions.
| Non-colloquial | Colloquial | Notes |
|---|---|
| kore wa | korya |
| sore wa | sorya |
| are wa | arya |
| de mo | datte |