Hello there…let’s learn more verbs today…
MORE VERBS
| Akemasu | Open |
| Hanashimasu | Speak |
| Kakimasu | Write |
| Keshimasu | Switch off |
| Kikimasu | Listen |
| Mimasu | See; watch |
| Oshiemasu | Tell; teach |
| Shimemasu | Close |
| Torimasu | Take |
| Tsukemasu | Switch on |
| Tsukurimasu | Make |
Other Vocabularies
| Doa | Door |
| Mado | Window |
| Nyūsu | News |
| Rajio | Radio |
| Repōto | Report |
| Ryōri | Food |
| Shashin | Picture |
| Tegami | Letter |
| Terebi | TV |
| Uta | Song |
| Nihon go | Japanese language |
| Ei go | English |
| Marē go | Malay language |
| Furansu go | French |
Object & Verbs
Remarks:
- In Japanese, the subject of sentence need not be expressed when it can easily be understood. For example the subject “I” need not be there for a sentence like this:
Nihon go o hanashimasu. (I) speak Japanese.
- The object consists of two elements
i) a noun – e.g. mado (window)
ii) a marker, the particle “o” whose function is to point out the word preceding it as the object of the sentence.
| OBJECT | PARTICLE | VERB | MEANING |
| Doa | o | akemasu | Open the door. |
| JAPANESE | ENGLISH |
| Mado o shimemasu. | Close the window. |
| Nyūsu o kikimasu. | Listen to the news. |
| Rajio o kikimasu. | Listen to the radio. |
| Repōto o kakimasu. | Write a report. |
| Ryōri o tsukurimasu. | Cook food. |
| Shashin o torimasu. | Take a picture. |
| Tegami o kakimasu. | Write a letter. |
| Terebi o mimasu. | Watch TV. |
| Uta o kikimasu. | Listen to the song. |
| Ei go o hanashimasu. | Speak English. |
| Nihon go o hanashimasu. | Speak Japanese. |
| Marē go o hanashimasu. | Speak Malay. |
Remarks:
In Japanese, the subject of sentence need not be expressed when it can easily be understood. For example the subject “I” need not be there for a sentence like this:
Nihon go o hanashimasu. (I) speak Japanese.
