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Masu Forms of Japanese Verbs
The document provides an overview of Japanese verb categories as taught in a course at Wells College, focusing on irregular verbs, ru-verbs, and u-verbs. It explains how to conjugate these verbs into the ます form using specific rules for each category. Additionally, examples of each type of verb are given to illustrate their usage.
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- 1. ウェルズ大学 日本語の教室 WellsCollege Japanese Language Courses Kurt Pipa, Lecturer in Japanese
- 2. ～ます Form Verbs Genki Ch 3 Grammar 1
- 3. Verb Categories Thereare three categories of verbs: ○ Irregular verbs ○ RU-verbs ○ U-verbs
- 4. Irregular Verbs ■する to do ■ くる to come します しません きます きません
- 5. RU-Verbs (1/3) ●All ru-verbs end in る ● Replace the る with appropriate ます form
- 6. RU-Verbs (2/3) たべます たべません みます みません ■ たべる to eat ■ みる to see; to watch
- 7. RU-Verbs (3/3) ■おきる to get up ■ ねる to sleep; to go to sleep おきます おきません ねます ねません
- 8. U-Verbs (1/3) U-verbshave 9 different endings These endings are based on the syllable that ends with the u sound of each row /lessons/images/media/hiragana-chart.gif
- 9. U-Verbs (1/3) U-verbshave 9 different endings These endings are based on the syllable that ends with the u sound of each row /lessons/images/media/hiragana-chart.gif
- 10. U-Verbs (1/3) U-verbshave 9 different endings These endings are based on the syllable that ends with the u sound of each row NOTE: ● No verbs end in ふ or ゆ ● Some verbs end in ぐ and ぶ /lessons/images/media/hiragana-chart.gif
- 11. U-Verbs (2/3) Toget the ～ます form: 1. Change the last syllable of the dictionary form to the syllable that ends with the i sound of each row (use the syllable one column to the left). The result is called the verb “stem.” 2. Add the ます form to the stem. /lessons/images/media/hiragana-chart.gif
- 12. U-Verbs (3/3) う く ぐ す つ ぬ ぶ む る かいます ・ かいません ききます ・ ききません およぎます ・ およぎません はなします ・ はなしません まちます ・ まちません しにます ・ しにません あそびます ・ あそびません よみます ・ よみません かえります ・ かえりません かう きく およぐ はなす まつ しぬ あそぶ よむ かえる ー to buy ー to ask; to listen/hear ー to swim ー to talk/speak ー to wait ー to die ー to spend time pleasantly ー to read ー to return; to go back home NOTE: Grayed out verbs are not covered in Genki Ch 3, but are covered soon thereafter.
- 13. おわり おつかれさまでした！ KurtPipa, Lecturer in Japanese