えよ
eyo
JLPT N3 verb 命令形
えよ is the command form of える — to be able to ..., can ....
- to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain
- to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win
How it’s built
える
えよ
Command form (命令形). A blunt order: 書け! (Write!). Rude in normal conversation — you will see it in manga, signs, sports and set phrases.
える is a ichidan verb (ru-verb), so it follows that pattern.
Name that form
Three more forms of える. Can you tell what each one is?
Every form of える
| Polite (ます形) | えます |
| Polite negative (ません) | えません |
| Polite past (ました) | えました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | えませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | えましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | え |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | えたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | えながら |
| Te-form (て形) | えて |
| Plain past (た形) | えた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | えたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | えている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | えない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | えなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | えなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | えられる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | えれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | えろ |
| Volitional (意向形) | えよう |
| Passive (受身形) | えられる |
| Causative (使役形) | えさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | えさせられる |
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In real sentences
試験の結果から、今後の勉強方法を変えようと思う。
しけんのけっかから、こんごのべんきょうほうほうをかえようとおもう。
Based on the exam results, I think I'll change my study method from now on.
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Other forms and spellings
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