Learn 3 Japanese Language Verb Groups

Hello minna, konbanwa, we met again^^, Ok let's learn Japanese language again in this blog, well today's lesson is all about Japanese verb and verb groups in Japanese. Japanese verbs are roughly divided into 3 groups according to their dictionary form. Ok let's learn them start from group 1.

1. Godan doushi (五段動詞)

Godan doushi is verb group who has U-ending (u, ru, su, tsu, mu, bu, nu, ku, gu) in their basic form / dictionary form. Example :

買う=kau=to buy
取る=toru=to take
話す=hanasu=to talk
待つ=matsu=to wait
噛む=kamu=to bite
飛ぶ=tobu=to fly
死ぬ=shinu=to die
書く=kaku=to write
泳ぐ=oyogu=to swim

2. Ichidan doushi (一段動詞)

Ichidan doushi group is verb group of verbs who have commonly ~iru or ~eru ending. Example :

見る=miru=to see
信じる=shinjiru=to believe
着る=kiru=to wear
起きる=okiru=to get up
忘れる=wasureru=to forget
寝る=neru=to sleep
食べる=taberu=to eat
教える=oshieru=to teach

But, there are some verbs has iru/eru ending but include to godan doushi (group 1). and the following is some of them :

知る=shiru=to know
喋る=shaberu=to chatter
帰る=kaeru=to go home/return
入る=hairu=to enter
走る=hashiru=to run
限る=kagiru=to limit
切る=kiru=to cut
要る=iru=to need

3. Fukisoku doushi (不規則動詞)

Fukisoku doushi means irregular verbs, but don't worry, in this group you must only need to remember two verbs. i.e. する dan 来る.

する=suru=to do
勉強する=benkyou suru=to learn
運転する=unten suru=to drive
料理する=ryouri suru=to cook
来る=kuru=to come

And here's the conclusion of today's lesson.

POSITIF	NEGATIF
Japanese Verbs/doushi
Japanese Verbs Group 1/godan doushi
kau	kawanai
kaku	kakanai
tatsu	tatanai
uru	uranai
oyogu	oyoganai
nomu	nomanai
shinu	shinanai
asobu	asobanai
hanasu	hanasanai
Japanese Verbs Group 2/ichidan doushi
taberu	tabenai
miru	minai
Japanese Verbs Group 3/fukisoku doushi
suru	shinai
kuru	konai

Ok, just it, yeah, today's lesson is very easy right?, I hope you enjoyed the lesson and don't be confused^^. Oke see you in the next lesson, bye bye

Posted by Riizhu

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