This is a list of some common verbs, and the basic conjunctions.

The first column gives the dictionary form, the second and third the -masu and -te forms. ageru akeru aru asobu au chigau da dekakeru dekiru deru furu gozaru hairu hajimaru agemasu akemasu arimasu asobimasu aimasu chigaimasu desu dekakemasu dekimasu demasu furimasu gozaimasu hairimasu hajimarimasu agete akete atte asonde atte chigatte de dekakete dekite dete futte gozatte haitte hajimatte begin go in, enter be, exist, have (formal) fall (rain, snow) go out, appear can, be able, made of go out be (copula) differ, be mistaken meet (Gp) play (chi) be, have (c tn ti) vt open M give, raise

speak, talk

hanasu hashiru hataraku iku ikiru

hanashimasu hashirimasu hatarakimasu ikimasu ikimasu

hanashite hashitte hataraite itte ikite live, become alive go work run

go, come, be (formal) irassharu ireru iru itadaku iu kaeru kakaru kakeru kaku kangaeru kariru irasshaimasu iremasu imasu itadakimasu iimasu kaerimasu kakarimasu kakemasu kakimasu kangaemasu karimasu irasshatte irete ite itadaite itte kaette kakatte kakete kaite kangaete karite borrow, rent think about, consider write telephone take (time) return say, relate receive (polite) be, exist put in

 kasu kau kayou kiku kimeru kudasaru kudaru kuraberu kureru kuru magaru matsu miru

kashimasu kaimasu kayoimasu kikimasu kimemasu kudasaimasu kudarimasu kurabemasu kuremasu kimasu magarimasu machimasu mimasu

kashite katte kayotte kiite kimete kudasatte kudatte kurabete kurete kite magatte matte mite

lend

buy, possess (animals)

commute

hear, ask

decide, fix, choose

give to speaker (polite)

descend, go down

compare

give to speaker

come

turn

wait

see, watch

morau

moraimasu

moratte

receive

have, hold

motsu motte iku motte kuru mukeru naru neru noboru nomu nuru okiru omou oriru oshieru owaru oyogu sagasu

mochimasu motte ikimasu motte kimasu mukemasu narimasu nemasu noborimasu nomimasu nurimasu okimasu omoimasu orimasu oshiemasu owarimasu oyogimasu sagashimasu

motte motte itte motte kite mukete natte nete nobotte nonde nutte okite omotte orite oshiete owatte oyoide sagashite look for swim end, finish teach, tell get off think get up, wake up paint drink rise, go up, climb go to bed, sleep become, get turn bring take (to a place)

 saku sashiageru shimeru shinjiru shinu sumu suru suwaru taberu tobu tomaru tomaru / toru tsukareru tsukau

sakimasu sashiagemasu shimemasu shinjimasu shinimasu sumimasu shimasu suwarimasu tabemasu tobimasu tomarimasu tomarimasu

saite sashiagete shimete shinjite shinde sunde shite suwatte tabete tonde tomatte tomatte

bloom

give (polite)

close

believe

die

live

do

sit down

eat

fly, jump

stay overnight

stop, halt

/ / torimasu tsukaremasu tsukaimasu totte tsukarete tsukatte

get, win

become tired

use

make

tsukuru tsutomeru ugoku umu umu uru wakaru wasureru yaru yasumu yobu yomu

tsukurimasu tsutomemasu ugokimasu umimasu umimasu urimasu wakarimasu wasuremasu yarimasu yasumimasu yobimasu yomimasu

tsukutte tsutomete ugoite unde unde utte wakatte wasurete yatte yasunde yonde yonde read call rest give (informal) forget understand sell give birth produce move, change be employed