Kondo isshoni yakiniku o tabeni ikimashou!
The conjugation you are learning here is used to invite someone to do something together or to encourage them to take action.
There are both short and long forms for this conjugation. Typically, it is employed when inviting others to join in an activity, such as suggesting a plan or making a friendly offer. However, when this form is used solely for yourself, it expresses your intention or determination to do something, becoming a volitional form.
For example, the phrase ‘ikou’ (let’s go) can be used to invite others, but when directed at oneself, it conveys a personal resolve to take action.
Short form
U-verb : Stem + ou
irueru-verb : Stem + you
Exceptions : shiyou
iku >>> ikou
taberu >>> tabeyou
hashiru (u-verb) >>> hashirou
suru >>> shiyou
Long form
U-verb : Stem + i + mashou
irueru-verb : Stem + mashou
Exceptions: shimashou
iku >>> ikimashou
taberu >>> tabemashou
hashiru >>> hashirimashou
suru >>> shimashou
Expression
Kurabu e ikou! (You can invite someone to go to a club. Or you are talking to yourself to go there.)
Ashita wa yasumi dakara, kyou shigoto o owarasemashou! (You are taking with maybe your colleague to finish the work today.)
Kyou shigoto o owaraseyou! (You can tell this to somebody. Or you are talking to yourself.)
Kondo yakiniku o tabeni ikimashou! (Let’s go to eat BBQ next time.)
Exercise
Questions
Change them into short and long forms of solicitation.
- hanasu
- toru
- taberu
- tsuzukeru
Answers
- hanasou, hanashimashou
- torou, torimashou
- tabeyou, tabemashou
- tsuzukeyou, tsuzukemashou