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Verbs
Dictionary Forms
| Japanese | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 食べる (たべる) | to eat |
| 見る (みる) | to look / to watch / to see |
| 起きる (おきる) | to wake up |
| 寝る (ねる) | to sleep |
| 書く(かく) | to write |
| 聴く(きく) | to listen |
| 歌う (うたう) | to sing |
| 言う (いう) | to say |
| 買う (かう) | to buy |
| 話す (はなす) | to talk / to speak |
| ある | to be / to exist (inanimate) |
| 売る (うる) | to sell |
| 取る (とる) | to take / to grab |
| 飲む (のむ) | to drink |
| 読む (よむ) | to read |
| する | to do (irregular) |
| 来る (くる) | to come (irregular) |
| 教える(おしえる) | to teach |
| 居る(いる) | to be (animate) |
| 作る(つくる) | to make / prepare food |
| 始める(はじめる) | to start |
| 判る(わかる) | to know (understand/comprehend) |
| 歩く(あるく) | to walk |
| 知る(しる) | to know (information) |
| 帰る(かえる) | return (go home to) (irregular for TE form, has small tsu) |
| もてくる | to bring |
| 持つ(もつ) | to have |
| 頑張る(がんばる) | to do one's best |
| 踊る(おどる) | to dance |
| 住む(すむ) | to live |
| 死ぬ(しぬ) | to die |
| 登る(のぼる) | to climb / ascend |
| 待つ(まつ) | to wait |
| 思う(おもう) | to think |
| 運転する(うんてんする) | to drive (to operate / do a car) |
| 行く(いく) | to go |
| 乗る(のる) | to ride (a bus or horse, etc) |
| 曲がる(まがる) | to turn / bend |
| 使う(つかう) | to use |
| 座る(すわる) | to sit |
| 勝つ(かつ) | to win |
| 降る(くだる) | to descend / fall |
| 置く (おく) | to put (something down) |
| なる | to become |
| 入る(はいる) | to enter |
| 走る(はしる) | to run |
| 見つける(みつける) | to find |
| 投げる(なげる) | to throw |
| 捕まえる(つかまえる) | to catch |
| 立つ(たつ) | to stand |
| 出る (でる) | to leave/go out |
| 遅ぶ(おそぶ) | to hang out / play (e.g. in a park) |
| 飛ぶ(とぶ) | to fly |
| 亡くなる(なくなる) | to pass away |
| 出て 行く(でて いく) | to go out |
| 残す (のこす) | to leave (behind) |
| 言い残す(いいのこす) | to leave word with (a person) |
| 可愛がる(かわいがる) | to love and take care of with affection |
| 破る(やぶる) | to break |
| 殺される(ころされる) | to be killed |
| 殺す(ころす) | to kill |
| 泊る(とまる) | to stay over |
| 。。。ことがある | to have an experience of... |
| 思い出す(おもいだす) | to recall |
| 始める(はじめる) | to start |
| 寝かせる (ねかせる) | to let someone sleep / put to bed |
| 子供を産む (こどもをうむ) | to give birth to a child |
| 大事にする (だいじにする) | to treat (a person or thing) seriously and with care |
| とめる | to give shelter to / to lodge |
| 気の毒に思う (きのどくにおもう) | to feel pitiful |
| 探す (さがす) | to look for |
| 困る (こまる) | to be in trouble |
| なくす | to lose |
| 話しかける (はなしかける) | to talk to |
| 降りる (おりる) | to get off |
| 経つ (たつ) | to pass (time) |
| 気を失う (きをうしなう) | to lose consciousness |
| 起こす (おこす) | to wake someone up |
| 姿を消す (すがたをけす) | to disappear |
| 言う (いう) | to say |
| 忘れる (わすれる) | to forget |
| 話す (はなす) | to tell / speak |
| 。。。やる | to do ... for you [やる means to give. following a verb in te-form, it indicates the action was done for the person]. |
| 助ける (たすける) | to save (a life) |
| 見つめる (みつめる) | to gaze / stare at |
| 出る (でる) | to come/go out or leave |
| 動く (うごく) | to move |
| 逃げる(にげる) | to run away |
| 出す(だす) | to let something out |
| 。。。とする | to attempt / try |
| 驚く(おどろく) | to be shocked |
| 吹きかける(ふきかける) | to blow upon |
| 着る(きる) | to wear |
| 目を覚ます(めをさます) | to wake up |
| 横になる(よこになる) | to lie down |
| 眠る(ねむる) | to sleep |
| 敷く(しく) | to lay out |
| 。。。ことにする | ... to decide on/to Ex. すうがくをせんこうすることにしました -- I decided to major in math. |
| やむ | to stop |
| つなぐ | to tie |
| 歩く(あるく) | to walk |
| やめる | to stop/quit |
| 帰る (かえる) | return / go home |
| 降る(ふる) | to fall (for rain and snow) |
| 出て来る(でてくる) | to come out |
| 渡る(わたる) | to cross |
| 切る(きる) | to cut (irregular TE form, has a small tsu) |
| 。。。に行く(...にいく) | To go somewhere to do ... Use: Put verb in stem form and add にいく。Conjugation of いく determines tense of the sentence. Example: ほんやにほんをかいにいきました=I went to the bookstore to buy a book. |
| 借りる (かりる) | to borrow |
| 開ける(あける) 開く(あく) | to open 開ける - to open (something) takes a direct object 開く- something IS open (intransitive verb), nobody's action |
| 嗅ぐ(かぐ) | to sniff |
| 急ぐ(いそぐ) | to hurry |
| べんきようする | to study |
| 旅行する (りよこうする) | to travel |
| 消す(けす) | to turn off / delete / erase |
| 押す(おす) | to push / to press |
| 貸す(かす) | to lend / rent |
| 直す(なおす) | to fix |
| 持ってくる(もってくる) | to take something somewhere |
| (に)産む | to give birth to / deliver |
| 掃除する(そうじする) | to clean (a thing or room) |
| 洗う(あらう) | to wash |
| に。。。飽きる(あきる) | to get tired of / lose interest in / get bored with |
| 知る(しる) | to know / find out |
| 休む(やすむ) | to rest / take time off |