Friday, November 16, 2007.

Verbs Conjugation (Part 2)

If you still haven't gone to the dictionary and check what is the meaning of "Conjugation", I am not any better.

Let's forge ahead!

If you were really reading everything I wrote in the Part 1 (am I asking too much??), you would have noticed that かえる or 帰る in Kanji belongs to the "U"-verbs even though it ended with a "ru". Well, there is a class of exceptions that you might need to note. Apply the same rules as you would with the "u"-verbs.

かえる - kaeru (to go back; to return)

はいる - hairu (to enter)

はしる - hashiru (to run)

いる - iru (to need)

かぎる - kagiru (to limit)

きる - kiru (to cut)

しゃべる - shaberu (to chatter)

しる - shiru (to know)

And then there are the Irregular Verbs to contend with. But worry not, there are just 2 of them.

する - suru (to do)

くる - kuru (to come)

With this post, I would think we have covered the basic rules for now.

~ Rene ~

(Post edit: The dictionary form of the Japanese verbs are informal, present affirmative form used among close friends and family in informal situations.)

Labels: Grammar and Vocab