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Polite and plain form
丁寧形、普通形

Polite and plain form

The table summarizes the plain form and polite forms of nouns, verbs, Na adjectives, and I adjectives.

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Example:
 
polite form丁寧形　→　plain form 普通形
 
 
Noun：
 
Isyadesu　→　Isyada
いしゃです　→　いしゃだ
 
Isyadeshita　→　Ishadatta
いしゃでした　→　いしゃだった
 
 
Verb：
 
Okimasu　→　Okiru
おきます　→　おきる
 
Okimashita　→　Okita
おきました　→　おきた
 
 
Na-Adjective:
 
Shizukadesu　→　Shizukada
しずかです　→　しずかだ
 
Shizukadeshita　→　Shizukadatta
しずかでした　→　しずかだった
 
 
I-Adjective:
 
Furuidesu　→　furui
ふるいです　→　ふるい
 
Furukattadesu　→　furukatta
ふるかったです　→　ふるかった
 

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KEY:

Japanese people have different levels of politeness depending on who you are talking to. We call them “ultra-formal”, “formal” (or “polite form”), “normal” (or “plain form”), “informal”, and “rude”.
 
This proper use is one of the things that makes Japanese difficult. There are certain rules for utilization as long as you understand the idea.
 
日本人は相手によって礼儀作法のレベルが違います。「超形式的」「形式的」（あるいは「丁寧語」）「普通」（あるいは「平易語」）「非形式的」「無礼語」などと呼んでいます。

この適切な活用が、日本語を難しくしている原因のひとつです。活用には一定のルールがありますので、考え方さえ理解していれば、難しくはありません。
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