基本 – Basic Japanese Verbs and Sentences
Below is 20 basic Japanese verbs with example sentences. Verbs explain the action or what is happening in a sentence. Verbs are very important and with just a few common verbs you can express a lot of concepts in Japanese.
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Thinking and the Senses
思う(おもう)： to think
私もそう思う
I think so too
考える(かんがえる)： to think
原因を考える
to think about the cause
分かる(わかる)：to understand
意味が分からない
I don’t understand the meaning
見る(みる)：to see
鏡で顔を見ている
I am looking at my face in the mirror
知る(しる)：to know
名前を知っている
I know the name
聞く(きく)：to listen, to hear
雨の音を聞こう
Let’s listen to the sound of the rain
Speech and Writing
言う(いう)：to say
何と言った
What did you say?
書く(かく)：to write
手紙を書いた
I wrote a letter
Actions
する：to do
何をしている？
What are you doing?
できる：to be able to do
それができる
I can do that
使う(つかう)：to use
パソコンを使いたい
I want to use the computer
作る(つくる)：to make
もう朝ごはんを作ったよ
I already made breakfast
Movement
出る(でる)：to go out
外に出る
I am going outside
行く(いく)：to go
後で買い物に行く
I am going shopping later
来る(くる)：to come
明日家に来る
Tomorrow (someone) is coming to (my) house
入る(はいる)：to enter
建物に入る
I enter the building
Existence and Possession
ある：to be
問題がある
There is a problem
いる：to be
どこにいる？
Where are you?
持つ(もつ)：to hold
手に鞄を持っている
I am holding a bag in my hand
なる：to become
明らかになる
to become obvious
Learning common words is a good way to start learning Japanese. Learning common words in different word categories is even better. If you want to know where to go next, there is a special category of words in Japanese called Rentaishi. They are kind of like a type of adjective.
After that, I have several other posts on Vocabulary. Good luck with your Japanese learning journey.
If you are interested in learning Japanese I have reviewed what I consider the best resource for Japanese Grammar below:
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