Verbs Flashcards
いく / 行く
= 行きます(いきます)
“iku”; to go
= “ikimasu” (masu form)
くる / 来る
= 来ます(きます)
“kuru”; to come
= “kimasu” (masu form)
たべる / 食べる
= 食べます (たべます)
“taberu”; to eat
= “tabemasu” (masu form)
のむ / 飲む
= 飲みます (のみます)
“nomu”; to drink
= “nomimasu” (masu form)
みる / 見る
= 見ます(みます)
“miru”; to see; to watch
= “mimasu” (masu form)
よむ / 読む
= 読みます (よみます)
“yomu”; to read
= “yomimasu” (masu form)
する
= します
“suru”; to do; to play (a sport)
= “shimasu” (masu form)
きく / 聞く
= 聞きます(ききます)
“kiku”; to listen
= “kikimasu” (masu form)
Okurigana
The hiragana placed after the kanji is called okurigana. For example, in 食べる (to eat) - 食 (た)is in kanji, while べる is in hiragana.
はなす / 話す
= 話します (はなします)
“hanasu”; to speak; to talk
= “hanashimasu” (masu form)
べんきょうする / 勉強する
= 勉強します (べんきょうします)
“benkyou suru”; to study
= “benkyou shimasu” (masu form)
おきる / 起きる
= 起きます (おきます)
“okiru”; to get up; to wake up
= “okimasu” (masu form)
ねる / 寝る
= 寝ます (ねます)
“neru”; to sleep
= “nemasu” (masu form)
かえる / 帰る
= 帰ります (かえります)
“kaeru”; to return
= “kaerimasu” (masu form)
わかる
= わかります
“wakasu”; to understand
= “wakarimasu” (masu form)