Basic Japanese Vocabulary – Verbs

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Basic Japanese Vocab: Japanese Verbs – Review Notes

Today we learned 3 basic Japanese verbs! In this review, we will learn more about these verbs and we will see how they can be used in a sentence!

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★ 笑う (warau) means to laugh or to smile in Japanese.

★ The -masu form of 笑う (warau) is 笑います (waraimasu). Click here to learn more about the -masu form of verbs.

 ☆ Plain negative: 笑わない (warawanai)

 ☆ Polite negative: 笑いません (waraimasen)

 ☆ Plain past tense: 笑った (waratta)

 ☆ Polite past tense: 笑いました (waraimashita)

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Example 1:

彼はうれしそうに笑った。

Kare wa ureshisō ni waratta.

He laughed happily.

Example 2:

私は笑うことが出来ない。

Watashi wa warau koto ga dekinai.

I can’t laugh.

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★ 泣く (naku) means to cry in Japanese.

 ☆ Polite (-masu) form: 泣きます (nakimasu)

 ☆ Plain negative: 泣かない (nakanai)

 ☆ Polite negative: 泣きません (nakimasen)

 ☆ Plain past tense: 泣いた (naita)

 ☆ Polite past tense: 泣きました (nakimashita)

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Example 1:

赤ちゃんが泣いている。

Akachan ga naiteiru.

The baby is crying.

Example 2:

私はあまり泣かない。

Watashi wa amari nakanai.

I don’t cry very much.

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★ 怒る (okoru) means to get mad in Japanese.

 ☆ Polite (-masu) form: 怒ります (okorimasu)

 ☆ Plain negative: 怒らない (okoranai)

 ☆ Polite negative: 怒りません (okorimasen)

 ☆ Plain past tense: 怒った (okotta)

 ☆ Polite past tense: 怒りました (okorimashita)

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Example 1:

先生が怒った。

Sensei ga okotta.

The teacher got mad.

Example 2:

兄は怒ると怖い

Ani wa okoru to kowai.

My big brother is scary when he gets mad.

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