verbs Flashcards

1
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上げる

A

あげる
to raise, elevate, lift;
to do up (one’s hair);
to raise one’s voice;

  • ichidan
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2
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走る

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はしる
to run

  • godan
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飲む

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のむ
to drink;
to swallow

  • godan
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4
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なる

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to become

  • godan
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5
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ある

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to exist, to be (living things only);
to have;

  • godan
  • irregular
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6
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言う

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いう
to say, to name

  • godan
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7
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出来る

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できる
to be able to do;
to be ready, up to a task;

  • ichidan
  • rarely 出来る
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8
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見る

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みる
to see, to look

  • ichidan
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9
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知る

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しる
to know;
to learn;
to sense

  • godan
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10
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持つ

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もつ
to hold, to carry;
to take

  • godan
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11
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話す

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はなす
to speak, to say, to chat

  • godan
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12
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買う

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かう
to buy, to purchase;
to value, to appreciate

  • godan
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13
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読む

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よむ
to read;
to recite, to pronounce;
to predict, to guess, to estimate

  • godan
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14
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出す

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だす
to leave, to exit

  • ichidan
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取る

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とる
to take, pick up, grab;
to pass, to give;
to get, acquire

  • godan
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16
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使う

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つかう
to use;
to employ, to manipulate (a person, animal, tool);
to consume (time, money)

  • godan
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17
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待つ

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まつ
to wait;
to look forward to

  • godan
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18
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作る

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つくる
to make;
to prepare (food)

  • godan
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19
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行く

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いく
to go;
to move towards;
to leave for;

  • godan
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20
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乗る

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のる
to get on, to ride;
to board, to mount;

  • godan
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21
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終わる

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おわる
to finish, to end, to complete

  • godan
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22
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寝る

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ねる
to sleep;
to lay down

  • ichidan
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23
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泳ぐ

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およぐ
to swim;
to struggle through

  • godan
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24
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立つ

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たつ
to stand up

  • godan
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25
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出す

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だす
to take out, to get out;
to reveal;
to turn in (work)

  • godan
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26
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着る

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きる
to wear, to put on;
to bear (responsibility)

  • ichidan
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27
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呼ぶ

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よぶ
to call;
to invoke;
to invite

  • godan
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28
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掛ける

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かける
to hang up (a coat, a picture, a flag, a sail);
to cover (with a blanket);
to put on (glasses, jewelry)

  • ichidan
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29
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歌う

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うたう
to sing

  • godan
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30
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上る

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のぼる
to ascend, to climb;
to rise (of the sun)

  • godan
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31
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頼む

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たのむ
to ask, to request;
to order, to reserve

  • godan
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32
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借りる

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かりる
to borrow;
to rent, to hire

  • ichidan
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33
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飛ぶ

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とぶ
to fly;
to jump, to leap

  • godan
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34
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売る

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うる
to sell;
to brand oneself

  • godan
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35
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休む

A

やすむ
to rest, to have a break;
to be absent, to take a day off

  • godan
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36
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降りる

A

おりる
to descend, to come down;
to dismount, to get off

  • ichidan
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37
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止まる

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とまる
to stop, to halt

  • godan
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38
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洗う

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あらう
to wash, cleanse, rinse;
to investigate

  • godan
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39
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切る

A

きる
to cut

  • godan
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40
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返す

A

かえす
to return (an object);
to put back

  • godan
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41
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勤める

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つとめる
to work for, to be employed at, to serve in

  • ichidan
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42
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張る

A

はる
to stick, paste, affix;
to form;
to post;

  • godan
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43
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渡す

A

わたす
to cross, traverse;
to lay across;
to hand over, give, transfer;

  • godan
44
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浴びる

A

あびる
to shower, bask in, to be covered in;
to suffer (an attack);
to draw (attention)

  • ichidan
45
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撮る

A

とる
to take a photo

  • godan
46
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締める

A

しめる
to tie, fasten, tighten

  • ichidan
47
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いる

A

to be (inanimate objects only)

  • rarely 居る
  • ichidan
48
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会う

A

あう
to meet, see, encounter;
to have a bad experience

  • godan
49
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分かる

A

わかる
to understand

  • godan
50
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聞く

A

きく
to hear, to listen

  • godan
51
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書く

A

かく
to write

  • godan
52
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入る

A

はいる
to enter, to come in;
to join;
to be within, to fit in, to be inside

  • godan
53
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住む

A

すむ
to live (somewhere), to reside

  • godan
54
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食べる

A

たべる
to eat

  • ichidan
55
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歩く

A

あるく
to walk

  • godan
56
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置く

A

おく
to put, to place

  • godan
57
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働く

A

はたらく
to work, to labour;
to function, to act

  • godan
58
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着く

A

つく
to arrive, to reach;
to sit (on, at)

  • godan
59
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教える

A

おしえる
to teach, instruct, tell

  • ichidan
60
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降る

A

ふる
to fall, pour (of weather, light, dust);
to form (frost);
to visit (luck)

  • godan
61
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死ぬ

A

しぬ
to die

  • godan
62
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帰る

A

かえる
to return home, to go back;
to leave (a house that is not yours)

  • godan
63
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出かける

A

でかける
to go out, (outing, date);
to leave, depart

  • ichidan
64
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かかる

A

かかる
to take;
to hang;
to arrive, come into view

  • rarely 掛かる
  • godan
65
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起きる

A

おきる
to get up, to be awake, to rise;
to occur, to happen (usually of something unfortunate)

  • ichidan
66
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座る

A

すわる
to sit, to squat;
to hold a position

  • godan
67
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入れる

A

いれる
to put / let / take in, install, insert;
accept, employ, grant;

  • ichidan
68
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疲れる

A

つかれる
to tire, to become fatigued;
to wear out (of an object)

  • ichidan
69
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開ける

A

あける
to open, unwrap, unlock;
to open for business

  • ichidan
70
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見せる

A

みせる
to show, display;
to make something look a certain way

  • ichidan
71
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違う

A

ちがう
to differ from, to vary;
to disagree with;
to be wrong, incorrect

  • godan
72
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付ける

A

つける
to join, attach, connect, apply, put;
to furnish a house with;
to wear

  • rarely 付ける
73
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覚える

A

おぼえる
to remember, to know by heart;
to learn, acquire;
to think, feel

  • ichidan
74
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困る

A

こまる
to be troubled, to have difficulty with;
to be bothered, embarrassed, annoyed

  • godan
75
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生まれる

A

うまれる
to be born

  • ichidan
76
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始まる

A

はじまる
to begin, commence;
originate from

  • godan
77
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貸す

A

かす
to lend, loan, rent out

  • godan
78
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弾く

A

ひく
to play (a stringed or keyed instrument)

  • godan
79
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遊ぶ

A

あそぶ
to play (games, sports, with people);
to mess around, do nothing;
to have a good time;

  • godan
80
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無くす

A

なくす
to lose something;
to get rid of, remove

  • godan
81
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渡る

A

わたる
to cross (a bridge);

  • godan
82
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消す

A

けす
to erase, delete;
to turn off / put out (lights, tv, candle etc)

  • godan
83
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閉める

A

しめる
to close, shut

  • ichidan
84
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曲がる

A

まがる
to bend, curve, twist;
to be crooked

  • godan
85
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消える

A

きえる
to disappear, vanish, get lost;
to go out, fade (light, fire; of a sensation, a sound);

  • ichidan
86
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晴れる

A

はれる
to clear up, refresh, be cleared

  • ichidan
87
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吹く

A

ふく
to blow, emit smoke;
to play a wind instrument;
to whistle

  • godan
88
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引く

A

ひく
to pull, tug, lead;
to draw (attention, sympathy);
to draw back, draw in

  • godan
89
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習う

A

ならう
to take lessons in, to study under someone

  • godan
90
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脱ぐ

A

ぬぐ
to take off, to undress

  • godan
91
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並ぶ

A

ならぶ
to line up, to stand in line;
to rival, match, equal

  • godan
92
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吸う

A

すう
to breathe, inhale;
to suck, soak up;
to smoke;
to kiss

  • godan
93
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閉まる

A

しまる
to be shut, be closed;
to be locked

  • godan
94
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咲く

A

さく
to bloom, flower

  • godan
95
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並べる

A

ならべる
to line up, to arrange in a line;
to itemize;
to be as good as, to compare well with

  • ichidan
96
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曇る

A

くもる
to become cloudy, to fog up, to become dim

  • godan
97
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磨く

A

みがく
to polish, shine;
brush, scrub;
(of a skill) refine, improve

  • godan
98
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鳴く

A

なく
(of an animal) to make a sound;
to cry, whine, chirp, sing

  • godan
99
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差す

A

さす
to shine;
to be visible;
to rise, flow in;
(of an emotion) to come over one, to be felt

  • godan
100
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答える

A

こたえる
to answer, reply

  • ichidan
101
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要る

A

いる
to need, want

  • rarely 要る
  • godan
102
Q

する

A

to do;
to be sensed*

*x がする, x being a sensation
- rarely 為る

103
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来る

A

くる
to come, approach;

104
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開く

A

あく
to open

  • godan
105
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忘れる

A

わすれる
to forget, to leave carelessly

  • ichidan
106
Q

godan verb

A
  • only the ending vowel changes when it is conjugated - the ending vowel changes throughout all tenses

(聞く聞かない、聞ける)

*usually ends in ある、うる、おる

107
Q

ichidan verb

A
  • only the suffix changes when it is conjugated - the ending vowel stays the same throughout all tenses

(食べる、食べない)

*usually ends in える、いる