JAPANESE LESSON WITH JUN SENSEI

Verbs

Step one

First of all, you just remember verbs!

Those are basic verbs we often use in everyday life.

Please try to remember the kanjis as well.

食べます　たべます

飲みます　のみます

読みます　よみます

書きます　かきます

聞きます　ききます

話します　はなします

見ます　みます

行きます　いきます

来ます　きます

帰ります　かえります

買います　かいます

泳ぎます　およぎます

会います　あいます

聞きます　ききます

起きます　おきます

寝ます　ねます

します

勉強します　べんきょうします

買い物します　かいものします

Verb Groups

There are three ‘groups’ of verbs in Japanese: -u Verbs, Ru-Verbs, and Irregular Verbs.

Verbs in Japanese conjugate, or take various shapes, following the rules each verb group has.

So… It is important to know which group the verb belongs to!

Verb Groups

U-Verbs The dictionary form of an U-Verb like iku can be broken down into the verb base (ik+u=iku, for example).

Ru-Verbs are so called because you add the suffix ru to the verb base (tabe+ru=taberu, for example)

Irregular-Verbs There are two irregular verbs in Japanese. Suru and Kuru. The vowels in the irregular verbs’ bases are different in the dictionary forms and long forms.

Verb group one

-U VERBS

U-Verbs The dictionary form of an U-Verb like iku can be broken down into the verb base (ik+u=iku, for example).

飲みます　のみます

読みます　よみます

聞きます　ききます

話します　はなします

行きます　いきます

帰ります　かえります

書きます　かきます

買います　かいます

会います　あいます

泳ぎます　およぎます

聞きます　ききます

Verb group two

る VERBS

Ru-Verbs are so called because you add the suffix ru to the verb base (tabe+ru=taberu, for example)

食べます　たべます

見ます　みます

起きます　おきます

寝ます　ねます

Verb group three

Irregular VERBS

Irregular-Verbs There are two irregular verbs in Japanese. Suru and Kuru. The vowels in the irregular verbs’ bases are different in the dictionary forms and long forms.

来ます　きます

します

勉強します　べんきょうします

買い物します　かいものします

JAPANESE LESSON WITH JUN SENSEI

Verbs

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