Japanese Verbs / Doshi / 動詞

100 important Japanese Verbs (Romanji / Kanji / audio / examples) 

masu form affirmative	tabemasu
masu form negative	tabemasen
masu past affirmative	tabemashita
masu past negative	tabemasendeshita

Examples

Basic Structure

[ subject ]

wa

[ something ]

o

tabemasu

1.

Watashi wa ban-gohan o tabemasu.

I (will) eat dinner.

2.

Watashi wa niku o tabemasen.

I don't eat meat.

3.

Watashi wa kinoo Karee o tabemashita.

I ate curry yesterday.

4.

Watashi wa kinoo Ginza de Furansu ryoori o tabemashita.

I ate French food at Ginza yesterday.

5.

Watashi wa kesa asa-gohan o tabemasendeshita.

I didn't eat breakfast this morning.

My sentences from class ...

Raishu Sydney ni ikimasu = Next week I (will go/ am going) to Sydney

Kyo gakko ni o ikimashita = Today I went to chool

Maiasa asoghan ni nani o nomimasu ka? = What do you drink every morning for breakfast?

Ashita nihon ni o tobimasu = Tomorrow I am flying to Japan

Nanno shigoto wa shimasu ka? = What type of work (shigoto) do you do?

Time Phrases

Kyo = today
Ashita = tomorrow

Kino = yesterday
mainichi = everyday
maiasa = every morning

maiban = every evening

masu form affirmative	shimasu
masu form negative	shimasen
masu past affirmative	shimashita
masu past negative	shimasendeshita

Basic Structure

[ subject ]

wa

[ something ]

o

shimasu

1.

Watashi wa tenisu o shimasu.

I (will) play tennis.

2.

Watashi wa gorufu o shimasen.

I don't play golf.

3.

Watashi wa kinoo Ginza de kaimono o shimashita.

I did my shopping at Ginza yesterday.

	4.	Watashi wa Nihongo no benkyoo o shimasu.
		Watashi wa Nihongo o benkyoo shimasu.

I (will) study Japanese.