An introduction to Japanese - Syntax, Grammar & Language

3.2. FURTHER INFLECTIONS 123

For verbal adjectives, the plain pseudo-future is formed by (once

again) combining the adjective’s with , this time in pseudo-

future form. The polite version is simply the adjective followed by or

in pseudo-future form.

adjective pseudo-future polite pseudo-future

+ = + /

+ = + /

+ = + /

+ = + /

For nouns, there is liĴle choice: they are simply followed by or
in pseudo-future form:

noun + → noun +

noun + → noun +

Using the pseudo-future is fairly straight forward:

”Let’s go to the beach.”

”Shall [we] go to the beach?”

?

”Where could it be?”

”(I) wonder if that book (over there) is interesting.”

”Let’s do so.”

”(he/she)’s probably a teacher.”