〜た
N5ta
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
- 週末は家で映画を見た。I watched a movie at home over the weekend.周末我在家看了电影。
- 駅で先生に会った。I ran into my teacher at the station.我在车站遇到了老师。
- 「昼ご飯、食べた?」「うん、もう食べた。」"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.
#conjugation#tense#casual
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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"
}
}