Japanese Grammar Verbs

Grammar Introduction Verbs can be written in many forms depending on the situation Here are the most important for a beginner

ます Form Introduction Grammar たべます － Eat いきます － Go きます － Come This form is the most important for beginners It is has just the right amount of politeness for almost any occasion　

Dictionary/Plain Form Grammar Introduction Dictionary/Plain Form たべる　－　Eat いく　　－　Go 　くる　　－　Come This form is used commonly in informal speaking situations.　 Verbs will also be written in a glossary or dictionary in this form.　

This is self explanatory and a fairly simple construction. Grammar Introduction Past Tense たべました　－　Eat いきました　－　Go 　きました　　－　Come This is self explanatory and a fairly simple construction.　 There is also a more plain form of the past tense that we will discuss with past verbs　

This is self explanatory and a fairly simple construction. Grammar Introduction Negative たべません　－　Eat いきません　－　Go 　きません　　－　Come This is self explanatory and a fairly simple construction.　 There is also a more plain form of the negative that we will discuss with negative verbs　

て Form Introduction Grammar たべて － Eat いって － Go きて － Come This construction is used to link activities or connect verbs　 It will also be used to construct continuous and perfect tenses　

Japanese verbs are divided into three groups Grammar Verb groups Japanese verbs are divided into three groups る う Irregular The group a verb falls into defines the way the verb conjugates in the sentence

There are only two irregular verbs Grammar Irregular Verbs Irregular There are only two irregular verbs くる – to come　　する – to do

However, not all verbs that end in る areるverbs Grammar る Verbs る る Verbs all end in る However, not all verbs that end in る areるverbs 2 examples: たべる– to eat　　みる – to see

う Some examples: いく– to go かう – to buy のむ– to drink はなす – to talk Grammar う Verbs う うVerbs are the largest group and have many different endings However, all of the endings are in the う vowel/consonant group Some examples: いく– to go　　　かう – to buy のむ– to drink　　はなす – to talk

However, not all verbs that end in る areるverbs Grammar Conjugatingる Verbs る る Verbs all end in る However, not all verbs that end in る areるverbs 2 examples: たべる– to eat　　みる – to see

う Some examples: いく– to go かう – to buy のむ– to drink はなす – to talk Grammar Conjugatingう Verbs う うVerbs are the largest group and have many different endings However, all of the endings are in the う vowel/consonant group Some examples: いく– to go　　　かう – to buy のむ– to drink　　はなす – to talk

There are only two irregular verbs Grammar Conjugating Irregular Verbs Irregular There are only two irregular verbs くる – to come　　する – to do