Lesson 3
Ichidan Verbs with Base 2 + masu
Ichidan Verbs with Base 2 + masu
Ichidan verbs are a snap, because you change them to Base 2 by just
dropping the ru at the end. Look carefully at these ichidan
verbs and how they conjugate, and notice how they differ from the yodan
group covered in Lesson 2:
Plain Verb
(English)
|
Base 2 Form
|
Polite Verb
Form
|
taberu (eat)
|
tabe
|
tabemasu
|
oboeru (remember)
|
oboe
|
oboemasu
|
kimeru (decide)
|
kime
|
kimemasu
|
deru (leave, come out)
|
de
|
demasu
|
kariru (borrow)
|
kari
|
karimasu
|
miru (look, watch)
|
mi
|
mimasu
|
- Watashi wa ashita kimemasu. (I'll decide tomorrow.)
- Jerry wa sugu demasu. (Jerry will come out soon.)
- Ayako wa mainichi terebi o mimasu. (Ayako watches the TV every day.)
Now, I'm sure you're thinking: How can I tell ichidan
verbs from yodan? True, there are also yodan verbs that end in eru
or iru, but with practice and experience they will gradually be
mastered. A mistake made from not knowing whether a verb is yodan or ichidan
is a very minor one, and should not be worried about at this stage.
ashita: tomorrow
mainichi: every day
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