#002: Introduction to Japanese Verbs.
Verbs
They only suck a little.Japanese verbs are a bit crazy, because not only is the verb conjugated to reflect tense (past tense, future tense, etc), it's can also be conjugated to reflect negative, potential, causal, passive, and even things like desire. :x This will just be an introduction to verbs; that other crazy stuff can come later. 8D Yes ( Read more... )
They only suck a little.Japanese verbs are a bit crazy, because not only is the verb conjugated to reflect tense (past tense, future tense, etc), it's can also be conjugated to reflect negative, potential, causal, passive, and even things like desire. :x This will just be an introduction to verbs; that other crazy stuff can come later. 8D Yes ( Read more... )
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01. 起きる // おきる // okiru // "to wake up" = okimasu
02. 見る // みる // miru "to watch/see" = mimasu
03. 変える // かえる // kaeru // "to change (something)" = kaemasu
04. 決める // きめる // kimeru // "to decide (something)" = kimemasu
05. 生きる // いきる // ikiru // "to live" = ikimasu
06. 忘れる // わすれる // wasureru // "to forget" = wasuremasu
07. 覚える // おぼえる // oboeru // "to remember" = oboemasu
"-u" verbs
08. 会う // あう // au // "to meet" = aimasu
09. 泣く // なく // naku // "to cry" = nakimasu
10. 聞く // きく // kiku // "to hear/listen" or "to ask" = kikimasu
11. 買う // かう // kau // "to buy" = kaimasu
12. 作る // つくる // tsukuru // "to make" - tsukimasu
13. 書く // かく // kaku // "to write" = kakimasu
14. 読む // よむ // yomu "to read" = yomimasu
irregular verbs REMEMBER THEM!
15. くる // kuru // "to come" = kimasu
16. する // suru // "to do" = shimasu
god this is fun. :]]]
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12. 作る // つくる // tsukuru // "to make" - tsukimasu
This! Remember that tsukuru is NOT a "-ru" verb because it doesn't meet one of the conditions (the syllable before the "-ru" doesn't have an "i" or an "e" vowel!) ... so how do you conjugate it? ♥
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...............um. tsukurimasu? :)?
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BTW crying why aren't you on AIM? ;___;
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