Action verbs. Flashcards
‘To do’ - (masu form).
Shimasu.
‘To take’ - (masu form).
Torimasu.
‘To understand’ - (masu form).
Wakarimasu.
‘To work’ - (masu form).
Hatarakimasu.
‘To rest’ - (masu form).
Yasumimasu.
‘To eat’ - (masu form).
Tabemasu.
‘To drink’ - (masu form).
Nomimasu.
‘To wake’ - (masu form).
Okimasu.
‘To sleep’ - (masu form).
Nemasu.
‘To purchase/buy’ - (masu form).
Kaimasu.
‘To listen’ - (masu form).
Kikimasu.
‘To watch’ - (masu form).
Mimasu.
‘To start’ - (masu form).
Hajimarimasu.
‘To finish’ - (masu form).
Owarimasu.
‘To write’ - (masu form).
Kakimasu.
‘To read’ - (masu form).
Yomimasu.
‘To smoke’ - (masu form).
Suimasu.
‘To study’ - (the act of studying - masu form).
Benkyoushimasu.
‘To receive’ - (masu form)
Moraimasu.
‘To give’ - (from me).
Agemasu.
‘To give’ - (towards me).
Kuremasu.
‘To sing’ - (masu form).
Utaimasu.
‘To borrow’ - (also to hold - masu form).
Karimasu.
‘To learn’ (also to acquire knowledge - stem form).
Manabimasu.
‘To meet’ - (masu form).
Aimasu.
‘To get into’ - (masu form).
Norumasu.
‘To wait’ - (masu form).
Machimasu.
‘Takes’ - (masu form).
Kakarimasu.
‘About how much?’ - (time/ingredient etc.).
Dono kurai.
What is the difference between ‘to take’ (tori) and ‘takes’ (kakari).
1) Tori - the stem form verb ‘to take’ refers to the action of taking an object.
2) Kakari - the stem form verb ‘takes’ refers to the amount of something taken by an action. Often paired with the question phrase ‘about how much’ (dono kurai).
For example, to take (tori) a photo. Compared to traveling from A to B takes (kakari) 30 minutes.
‘To make’ - (masu form).
Tsukurimasu.
‘To do self-study’ - (masu form).
Jishhuu shimasu.
‘To do celebrate’ - (stem form).
Oiwai shimasu.
‘To learn’ - (technical/skill - masu form).
Naraimasu.
‘To sleep - (masu form).
Nemasu.
‘To lend’ - (masu form).
Kashimasu.
‘To play’ - (masu form).
Asobimasu.
‘To exit’ - (masu form).
Demasu.
‘To swim’ - (masu form).
Oyogimasu.
‘To shop’ - (masu form).
Kaimonoshimasu.
‘To turn on something’ - (masu form).
Tuskemasu.
‘To turn off something’ - (masu form).
Keshimasu.
‘To open’ - (masu form).
Akemasu.
‘To close’ - (masu form).
Shimemasu.
‘To hurry’ - (masu form).
Isogimasu.
‘To wait’ - (masu form).
Machimasu.
‘To stop’ - (masu form).
Tomemasu.
‘To collect or gather’ - (masu form).
Atsumemasu.
‘To turn’ - (masu form).
Magarimasu.
‘To hold or carry’ - (masu form).
Mochimasu.
‘To help’ - (masu form).
Tetsudaimasu.
‘To call’ - (masu form).
Yobimasu.
‘To speak’ - (masu form).
Hanashimasu.
‘To show’ - (masu form).
Misemasu.
‘To teach’ - (masu form).
Oshiemasu.
‘To start’ - (masu form).
Hajimemasu.
‘To make a copy’ - (masu form).
Kopishimasu.
‘To hand in (or submit something)’ - (masu form).
Dashimasu.
