Transitive Verbs Flashcards
(を) 浴びる
あびる
to bathe, to shower
(を) 上げる
あげる
to raise, to elevate (there are many other ways to use 上げる, but just focus on this meaning for now)
(を) 開ける
あける
to open (a door), to unwrap (a parcel), to unlock
(を) 洗う
あらう
to wash, cleanse, rinse
(を) 出す
だす
to take out, to get out, to put out, to reveal
(を) 吹く
ふく
to blow (one’s breath), to breathe out, to blow on (hot tea, candles, et
(を) 履く
はく
to wear, to put on (lower body clothing)
(を) 話す
はなす
to speak, to talk, to converse, to chat
(を) 貼る
はる
to stick, to paste, to affix (there are many other uses, but just learn this one for now)
(を) 引く
ひく
to pull
(を) 弾く
ひく
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
(を) 入れる
いれる
to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install
(を) 言う
いう
to say, to call (usually written with と instead of を)
(を) 返す
かえす
to return something, to restore
(another one of those verbs that has a few meanings)
(を) 掛ける
かける
to hang up (e.g. a coat, picture on the wall); to make a call
(を) 書く
かく
to write, to compose, to pen; to draw
(を) 借りる
かりる
to borrow, to have a loan; to rent, to hire
(always to borrow! [compared to kasu])
(を) 貸す
かす
to lend, to loan, to rent out, to hire out
(always to lend! [compared to kariru])
(を) 買う
かう
to buy, to purchase
(を) 消す
けす
to erase; to turn off power
(を) 聞く
きく
to hear, to listen (to music)
(has a lot of usages!)
(を) 切る
きる
to cut; to sever (connection, ties, etc.); to terminate (a conversation)
(を) 着る
きる
to wear (clothes from the shoulders down); to bear (guilt, etc.)
(を) 待つ
まつ
to wait
(を) 磨く
みがく
to poilsh, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth)
(を) 見る
みる
to see, to look, to watch, to observe
(を) 見せる
みせる
to show, to display
(を) 持つ
もつ
to hold, to carry
(を) 無くす
なくす
to lose (something), to mislay; to get rid of, to eliminate, to remove
(を) 並べる
ならべる
to line up, to arrange in a line
(を) 習う
ならう
to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher)
(を) 飲む
のむ
to drink, to swallow, to take (medicine)
(を) 脱ぐ
ぬぐ
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.,), to undress
(を) 覚える
おぼえる
to memorise, to remember, to commit to memory
(を) 置く
おく
to put, to place
(を) 教える
おしえる
to teach, to instruct
(を) 押す
おす
to push, to press
(を) 締める
しめる
to tie, to fasten, to tighten
(を) 閉める
しめる
to close, to shut
(を) 知る
しる
to know, to be aware of
(を) 吸う
すう
to smoke/breathe in, to suck/sip
(を) 食べる
たべる
to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off of
(を) 頼む
たのむ
to request, to ask
(を) 撮る
とる
to take a photo, to record a film
(を) 取る
とる
to take, to pick up, to harvest, to earn, to win, to choose
(を) 使う
つかう
to use (a thing, method, etc.)
(を) 付ける
つける
to attach, to affix, to apply
(を) つける
つける
to turn on, to switch on
(there is a kanji for this, but it’s usually written in hiragana alone)
(を) つける
つける
to turn on, to switch on
(there is a kanji for this, but it’s usually written in hiragana alone)
(を) 作る
つくる
to make, to produce
(を) 勤める
つとめる
to work (for), to be employed (at)
(を) 売る
うる
to sell
(を) 歌う
うたう
to sing
(both intransitive and transitive)
(を) 忘れる
わすれる
to forget, to leave carelessly, to forget about
(を) 渡す
わたす
to ferry across, to carry across, to hand over, to hand in
(を) やる
やる
to do (casual)
(を) 呼ぶ
よぶ
to call out (to), to invite, to summon (a doctor, etc.)
(を) 読む
よむ
to read, to count, to guess, to predict, to read (someone’s thoughts)
