Lesson 9
Base 2 + mashou
Base 2 + mashou
Sometimes it's written masho with a line above the o, but either way this one is easy to remember. It simply means "let's (do something)." For example:
- 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 wa 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.)
* In Japanese, the object (as well as the subject) can be omitted when it is known or obvious. In fact, in this example, hakobimashou would be both natural and grammatically sufficient.
iku: to go
taberu: to eat
yasumu: to rest; to take a break; to take/have a day off
hakobu: to carry
esa: pet food
ageru: to give
anata: you
jitensha: bicycle
naosu: to repair
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