Verb Base 2 Extensions

Question 0

Base 2 + ましおう

ie
食べましょう

Answer 0

Let’s do something
ex is lets eat.

Ikimashou. (Let’s go.)
Tabemashou. (Let’s eat.)
Yasumimashou. (Let’s take a break.)
As in English, this is also used to mean “I’ll do (something) for you / Let me do (something) for you,” as in:

Watashi ga hakobimashou. (I’ll carry this / these [for you].)
(to a pet) Esa o agemashou. (Let’s get you some food.)
Anata no jitensha o naoshimashou. (I’ll fix your bicycle. / I’ll help you fix your bicycle.)

Question 1

Base 2 + たい

ie 読みたい

Answer 1

Want to do something
ex is want to read.

Ex.
Watashi wa kasa o kaitai. (I want to buy an umbrella.)
Kodomotachi wa asobitai. (The children want to play.)
Bob wa tempura o tabetai. (Bob wants to eat tempura.)
Miki wa sono eiga o mitai. (Miki wants to see that movie.)

Question 2

Base 2 + たくない

ie 歩きたくない

 あるきたくない

Answer 2

Don’t want to do something
ex is I don’t want to walk.

Watashi wa kasa o kaitakunai. (I don’t want to buy an umbrella.)
Kodomotachi wa asobitakunai. (The children don’t want to play.)
And the next two polite:

Bob wa tempura o tabetakunai desu. (Bob doesn’t want to eat tempura.)
Miki wa sono eiga o mitakunai desu. (Miki doesn’t want to see that movie.)

Question 3

Base 2 + nikui

ie 見にくい

Answer 3

this extension means difficult to..
ex.

Kono budou wa tabenikui. (These grapes are hard to eat.)
Kono kanji wa yominikui. (These kanji are hard to read.)
Sono tatemono wa minikui. (That building is hard to see.)1

Question 4

Base 2 + なさい

ex 座りなさい

 すわりなさい

Answer 4

Do! This is a simple command, sit! read! eat! etc.
example is sit!

Tabenasai! (Eat!)
Minasai! (Look!)
Yominasai! (Read it!)
Iinasai! (Tell me!)
Suwarinasai! (Sit down!)
Koko ni kinasai! (Come here!)

Question 5

Base 2 + yasui

使いやすい

つかいやすい

Answer 5

Opposite of the base 2+ にくい extension,

base 2 +やすい means easy to do.

Kono PC wa tsukaiyasui. (This PC is easy to use.)
Kanojo no namae wa oboeyasui. (Her name is easy to remember.)
Kono kanji wa kakiyasui. (This kanji is easy to write.)

Question 6

Base 2 + sugiru (sugimasu)

ex 高すぎます

たかすぎます

Answer 6

too much of something, too far
ex is 高すぎる too expensive

Kare wa itsumo nomisugiru. (He always drinks too much.)
Kimiko wa tabesugimashita. (Kimiko ate too much.)
Kodomotachi wa terebi o misugiru. (The kids watch too much TV.)

Question 8

Base 2 + ながら

ex 話しながら

  はなしながら

Answer 8

This means to do something whilst doing something else.

ex
Bob wa hatarakinagara ongaku o kiku. (Bob listens to music while he works.)
Kimiko wa benkyou shinagara terebi o mimasen. (Kimiko doesn’t watch TV while studying.)
Hanashinagara sanpo shimashou. (Let’s take a walk while we talk.)