Verbs Flashcards

This deck covers over one hundred common Japanese verbs that are vital to forming sentences.

1
Q

to meet

A

あう

会う

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2
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open

A

あく

開く

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3
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to open

A

あける

開ける

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4
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to give

A

あげる

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5
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to play

A

あそぶ

遊ぶ

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6
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to take a shower

A

あびる

浴びる

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7
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to wash

A

あらう

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8
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to be, to exist

A

ある

有る

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9
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to possess

Used for inanimate objects.

A

ある

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10
Q

to walk

A

あるく

歩く

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11
Q

to say, to tell

A

いう

言う

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12
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to go

A

いく

行く

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13
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need, must have, be required, to exist

The primary meaning of this word in a sentence is “to be” in the sense of existence.

A

いる

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14
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to insert, to put in

A

いれる

入れる

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15
Q

to sing

A

うたう

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16
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to be born

A

うまれる

生まれる

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17
Q

to sell

A

うる

売る

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18
Q

to get up, to stand up

A

おきる

起きる

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19
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to put, to place

A

おく

置く

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20
Q

to send

A

おくる

送る

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21
Q

to push

A

おす

押す

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22
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to memorize, to remember

A

おぼえる

覚える

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23
Q

to swim

A

およぐ

泳ぐ

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24
Q

to get off

A

おりる

降りる

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25
Q

to end

A

おわる

終わる

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26
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to buy

A

かう

買う

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27
Q

to return an object

A

かえす

返す

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28
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to return home

A

かえる

帰る

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29
Q

to take time, money

A

かかる

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30
Q

to write

A

かく

書く

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31
Q

to make a phone call

A

かける

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32
Q

to wear

A

かける

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33
Q

to lend

A

かす

貸す

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34
Q

to put on a hat

A

かぶる

冠る

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35
Q

to borrow

A

かりる

借りる

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36
Q

to go out, to vanish

A

きえる

消える

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37
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to hear, to listen, to ask

A

きく

聞く

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38
Q

to cut

A

きる

切る

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39
Q

to wear, to put on

A

きる

着る

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40
Q

give me…

A

ください

下さい

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41
Q

to come

A

くる

来る

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42
Q

to turn off, switch off

A

けす

消す

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43
Q

to answer

A

こたえる

答える

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44
Q

to be in trouble

A

こまる

困る

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45
Q

to blossom

A

さく

咲く

46
Q

to point, to hold

A

さす

47
Q

to die, to pass away

A

しぬ

死ぬ

48
Q

to close

A

しまる

閉まる

49
Q

to close

A

しめる

閉める

50
Q

to fasten a seatbelt

A

しめる

締める

51
Q

to know

A

しる

知る

52
Q

to breathe, to smoke

A

すう

吸う

53
Q

to live, to reside somewhere

A

すむ

住む

54
Q

to do

formal

A

する

する is used in a more formal or abstract way compared to やる.

55
Q

to sit

A

すわる

座る

56
Q

to clean

A

そうじ

掃除

57
Q

to take out, hand in

A

だす

出す

58
Q

to stand

A

たつ

立つ

59
Q

to ask, to request

A

たのむ

頼む

60
Q

to eat

A

たべる

食べる

61
Q

different

A

ちがう

違う

62
Q

to use

A

つかう

使う

63
Q

to get tired

A

つかれる

疲れる

64
Q

to arrive

A

つく

着く

65
Q

to make, to produce

A

つくる

作る

66
Q

to turn on

A

つける

点ける

67
Q

to work for someone

A

つとめる

勤める

68
Q

to go out

A

でかける

出かける

69
Q

can

A

できる

出来る

70
Q

leave

A

でます

71
Q

to fly

A

とぶ

飛ぶ

72
Q

to stop

A

とまる

止まる

73
Q

to take

A

とる

取る

74
Q

to take a photo

A

とる

撮る

75
Q

to sing, mew, moo

A

なく

鳴く

76
Q

to learn

A

ならう

習う

77
Q

to form a line

A

ならぶ

並ぶ

78
Q

to line up

A

ならべる

並べる

79
Q

to become

A

なる

80
Q

to take off clothes

A

ぬぐ

脱ぐ

81
Q

to go to bed

A

ねる

寝る

82
Q

to climb up

A

のぼる

登る

83
Q

to drink

A

のむ

飲む

84
Q

to take, to ride

A

のる

乗る

85
Q

to enter

A

はいる

入る

86
Q

to put on shoes

A

はく

履く

87
Q

to begin, to start

A

はじまる

始まる

88
Q

to run

A

はしる

走る

89
Q

to work

A

はたらく

働く

90
Q

to talk, to speak, to tell

A

はなす

話す

91
Q

to put something on, to stick

A

はる

張る

92
Q

to clear up

A

はれる

晴れる

93
Q

to play (an instrument)

A

ひく

弾く

94
Q

to pull

A

ひく

引く

95
Q

to blow (wind)

A

ふく

吹く

96
Q

to fall (rain, snow)

A

ふる

降る

97
Q

to study

A

べんきょう

勉強

98
Q

to turn

A

まがる

曲がる

99
Q

to wait

A

まつ

待つ

100
Q

to polish, to brush

A

みがく

磨く

101
Q

to look, to watch

A

みせる

見せる

102
Q

to see, to watch

A

みる

見る

103
Q

to have, to own

A

もつ

持つ

104
Q

to rest

A

やすむ

休む

105
Q

to do

casual

A

やる

やる is used in a more casual way compared to する. For example, this would be used for everyday tasks.

106
Q

to call

A

よぶ

呼ぶ

107
Q

to read

A

よむ

読む

108
Q

to know, to understand

A

わかる

分かる

109
Q

to forget

A

わすれる

忘れる

110
Q

to hand over

transitive

A

わたす

渡す

111
Q

to cross

intransitive

A

わたる

渡る