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〜た

N5
ta

did (plain past of verbs)

Formation

Verb-ta

Chinese meanings

做了(简体)

Chinese formation

动词た形

Chinese usage

以简体叙述过去的动作。

Chinese notes

变化与て形相对应:て变た,で变だ。

Examples

  • 週しゅう末まつは家いえで映えい画がを見みた。
    I watched a movie at home over the weekend.
    周末我在家看了电影。
  • 駅えきで先せん生せいに会あった。
    I ran into my teacher at the station.
    我在车站遇到了老师。
  • 「昼ひるご飯はん、食たべた?」「うん、もう食たべた。」
    "Did you eat lunch?" "Yeah, I already ate."
    “吃午饭了吗?”“嗯,已经吃了。”

Notes

Made exactly like the て-form, with て→た and で→だ: 書いて→書いた, 飲んで→飲んだ, 行って→行った. Polite equivalent: 〜ました.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ta');
{
  "id": "ta",
  "pattern": "〜た",
  "romaji": "ta",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "did (plain past of verbs)",
  "formation": "Verb-ta",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "週末は家で映画を見た。",
      "furigana": "{週末|しゅうまつ}は{家|いえ}で{映画|えいが}を{見|み}た。",
      "en": "I watched a movie at home over the weekend."
    },
    {
      "ja": "駅で先生に会った。",
      "furigana": "{駅|えき}で{先生|せんせい}に{会|あ}った。",
      "en": "I ran into my teacher at the station."
    },
    {
      "ja": "「昼ご飯、食べた?」「うん、もう食べた。」",
      "furigana": "「{昼|ひる}ご{飯|はん}、{食|た}べた?」「うん、もう{食|た}べた。」",
      "en": "\"Did you eat lunch?\" \"Yeah, I already ate.\""
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "conjugation",
    "tense",
    "casual"
  ],
  "notes": "Made exactly like the て-form, with て→た and で→だ: 書いて→書いた, 飲んで→飲んだ, 行って→行った. Polite equivalent: 〜ました.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "0641ba55fa5ec537d874484b35f386b1903b59086a6b5142c686a23191842078",
    "meanings": [
      "做了(简体)"
    ],
    "formation": "动词た形",
    "explanation": "以简体叙述过去的动作。",
    "notes": "变化与て形相对应:て变た,で变だ。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "週末は家で映画を見た。",
        "zh": "周末我在家看了电影。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "駅で先生に会った。",
        "zh": "我在车站遇到了老师。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "「昼ご飯、食べた?」「うん、もう食べた。」",
        "zh": "“吃午饭了吗?”“嗯,已经吃了。”"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#ta",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "4797a88ead4e6e2126b05b77cb4d647436e034efe0ec4f157a1bfaafad0f230d"
  }
}