{"id":122,"date":"2009-09-12T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-12T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=122"},"modified":"2009-09-12T17:03:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-12T21:03:00","slug":"u-verbs-in-the-present-indicative-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/u-verbs-in-the-present-indicative-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"U Verbs In the Present Indicative Tense"},"content":{"rendered":"

Depending on the person, u verbs can be called godan (\u3054\u3060\u3093<\/strong>) verbs or class 1\/group 1 verbs. Below is a list of verbs that may belong to this group:<\/p>\n

verbs that end in su in the infinitive: hanasu (\u306f\u306a\u3059<\/strong>) to talk<\/p>\n

Present indicate tense: hanashimas (\u306f\u306a\u3057\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)(\u8a71\u3057\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

verbs that end in ku: kiku (\u304d\u304f<\/strong>) to hear<\/p>\n

PI: kikimasu (\u304d\u304d\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)(\u805e\u304d\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Verbs that end in gu:\u00a0isogu (\u3044\u305d\u3050<\/strong>) to hurry<\/p>\n

PI:\u00a0isogimasu (\u3044\u305d\u304e\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)(\u6025\u304e\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

verbs that end in bu: asobu (\u3042\u305d\u3076<\/strong>) to play<\/p>\n

PI: asobimasu (\u3042\u305d\u3073\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)(\u904a\u3073\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

verbs that end in tsu: matsu (\u307e\u3064<\/strong>) to wait<\/p>\n

PI: machimasu (\u307e\u3061\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)(\u5f85\u3061\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

verbs that end in mu: yomu (\u3088\u3080<\/strong>) to read<\/p>\n

PI: yomimasu (\u3088\u307f\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)(\u8aad\u307f\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

verbs that end in nu: shinu (\u3057\u306c<\/strong>) to die<\/p>\n

PI: shinimas (\u3057\u306b\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)(\u6b7b\u306b\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

verbs that end in au: harau (\u306f\u3089\u3046<\/strong>) to pay<\/p>\n

PI: haraimasu (\u306f\u3089\u3044\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)(\u6255\u3044\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

verbs that end in ru: tsukuru (\u3064\u304f\u308b<\/strong>) to make<\/p>\n

PI: tsukurimasu (\u3064\u304f\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)(\u4f5c\u308a\u307e\u3059<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Be careful with the u verbs. In the present tense, it’s not enough to just take the u off and add mas to the stem of the verb. For example, hanasu is formed in the present tense by 1) dropping the u 2)adding a shi sound instead of a s sound 3) add mas to the hanashi. Also, take a look at the verb tsukuru, which ends in ru. At first glance, you might think this is a ru verb. However, it’s not. I’m going to go into more detail (in the next post) about some ways you can use some clues to tell whether a ru verb is really an ru verb or an u verb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Depending on the person, u verbs can be called godan (\u3054\u3060\u3093) verbs or class 1\/group 1 verbs. Below is a list of verbs that may belong to this group: verbs that end in su in the infinitive: hanasu (\u306f\u306a\u3059) to talk Present indicate tense: hanashimas (\u306f\u306a\u3057\u307e\u3059)(\u8a71\u3057\u307e\u3059) verbs that end in ku: kiku (\u304d\u304f) to hear…<\/p>\n

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