Volitional Form

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In this lesson, I will introduce you a new form, which is called volitional form. You can use the volitional form of a verb when you suggest a plan in a casual speech. It is like casual expression of ましょう. <Conjugation Patterns> る-Verbs:You need to drop the final る and add よう. ex) たべる,eat→たべよう, みる,see, watch, look at→みよう う-Verbs: You need to drop the final vowel "u" an add "oo". ex) いく(iku),go→いこう(ikoo) はなす(hanasu),speak→はなそう(hanasoo) Irregular Verbs: くる,come, will become こよう. する, play or do, will become しよう. <Example Sentences> おなか　すいた　ね。　なにか　たべよう。 I'm hungry. You, too? Let's eat something. きょう　ひま。　えいが　を　みにいこう。 Are you free today? Let's go to see a movie. まだ　さとうさん　きてない　ね。　もうすこし　まとう。 Mr. Sato has not arrived yet. Let's wait for a little bit more. どの　ふく　を　かおう　か。 Which clothes should we buy? てつだおう　か。 Shall I help you? References: How to say "Let's do something" https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/How-to-say-Lets-do-something-enh5ds Verb Conjugation https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Verb-Conjugation-emv716 Sentence-ending particle "ne" and "yo" https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Sentence-ending-particle-ne-and-yo-emureo How to say "something" and "anything" https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/How-to-say-something-and-anything-eo1h9r The Purpose of Movement + go https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/The-Purpose-of-Movement--go-eno23j Present Perfect Tesnse https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Present-Perfect-Tesnse-eo3oir Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuyaman1986

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