Intransitive Verbs Flashcards

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1
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開く

A

あく

to open (a door, a business, etc [there are many more ways to use 開く]

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ある

A

to be, to have

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3
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歩く

A

あるく

to walk

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4
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遊ぶ

A

あそぶ

to play, to enjoy oneself

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5
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会う

A

あう

to meet, to encounter, to see

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違う

A

ちがう

to differ

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出かける

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でかける

to go out, to leave, to depart

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出る

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でる

to leave, to exit, to appear, to go out

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9
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吹く

A

ふく

to blow (relating to wind)

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降る

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ふる

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc), to come down

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入る

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はいる

to enter, to go into

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始まる

A

はじまる

to begin

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13
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晴れる

A

はれる

to be sunny, to clear up, to stop raining

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走る

A

はしる

to run

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15
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働く

A

はたらく

to work

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16
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行く

A

いく

to go, to move

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居る

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いる

to be, to have (usually written using kana alone)

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18
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要る

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いる

to be needed

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帰る

A

かえる

to go back, to return, to come home

(also in baseball, can mean to get to home plate)

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20
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掛かる

A

かかる

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)

(another verb that has many meanings)

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21
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消える

A

きえる

to go out, to vanish, to disappear

22
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困る

A

こまる

to be troubled, to be bothered, to be badly off

23
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答える

A

こたえる

to answer, to reply

24
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曇る

A

くもる

to become cloudy/overcast; to fog up

25
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来る

A

くる

to come

(many other uses!)

26
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曲がる

A

まがる

to turn, to bend, to warp, to wind, to twist

27
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待つ

A

まつ

to wait

28
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鳴く

A

なく

to make sound (of an animal), to call, to chirp, etc.,

29
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並ぶ

A

ならぶ

to line up, to stand in a line

30
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寝る

A

ねる

to lie down, to go to/lie in bed, to sleep (lying down)

31
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登る

A

のぼる

to ascend, to go up, to climb

32
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乗る

A

のる

to get on (train, plane, bush, ship, etc.,)

33
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起きる

A

おきる

to get up, to wake up, to blaze up (fire)

34
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降りる

A

おりる

to get off (a train, bus, etc.,)

35
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終わる

A

おわる

to end, to come to an end, to close, to finish

36
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泳ぐ

A

およぐ

to swim

37
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咲く

A

咲く

to bloom, to flower, to blossom

38
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差す

A

さす

to hold up (an umbrealla, etc.)

(another word with lots of meanings)

39
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閉まる

A

しまる

to close, to be closed

40
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死ぬ

A

しぬ

to die

41
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住む

A

すむ

to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit

42
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座る

A

すわる

to sit, to squat

43
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立つ

A

たつ

to stand, to rise, to stand up

44
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飛ぶ

A

とぶ

to fly, to soar, to jump, to hop

45
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止まる

A

とまる

to stop, to come to a halt

46
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疲れる

A

つかれる

to get tired

47
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着く

A

つく

to arrive at, to reach

48
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生まれる

A

うまれる

to be born

49
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歌う

A

うたう

to sing

(both intransitive and transitive)

50
Q

分かる

A

わかる

to understand, to comprehend

51
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渡る

A

わたる

to cross over, to go across

52
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休む

A

やすむ

to be absent, to take a day off, to rest