Lesson 3

Question 1

All possible endings for polite verbs

Answer 1

う・く・す・つ・ぬ・む・ぐ・ぶ・る

Question 2

How to form the polite present tense

Answer 2

Masu verb stem + ます

Question 3

How to make Godan verb stem (う verbs)

Answer 3

う〜い　く〜き す〜し つ〜ち ぬ〜に　む〜み　ぐ〜ぎ ぶ〜び る〜り**
**these can sometimes act differently.These are ichidan verbs or る verbs or いる and える verbs.

Question 4

Ichidan verbs

Answer 4

Ichidan verbs are verbs that end in iru or eru.
An example of an ichidan verb:
食べる　taberu

Question 5

How to make ichidan verb stem

Answer 5

Cut the る then add ます。
Note that there are 10 exceptions to this rule which should be known off by heart; these are also treated as godan verbs.

Question 6

Exception Verb 1

入る

Answer 6

(Hairu)To enter
入る〜入ります

Question 7

Exception Verb 2
走る

Answer 7

(Hashiru)To run
走る〜走ります

Question 8

Exception Verb 3

いる

Answer 8

(Iru) to need

いる〜いります

Question 9

Exception verb 4
帰る

Answer 9

(Kaeru) To go home

帰る〜帰ります

Question 10

Exception Verb 5
限る

Answer 10

(Kagiru) to limit
限ります

Question 11

Exception Verb 6

切る

Answer 11

(Kiru) to cut

切る〜切ります

Question 12

Exception verb 7

喋る

Answer 12

(Jabe) to speak

喋る→喋ります

Question 13

Exception verb 8

知る

Answer 13

(Shiru) to know

知る→知ります

Question 14

Exception verb 9
蹴る

Answer 14

(Keru) to kick

蹴る→蹴ります

Question 15

Exception Verb 10

滑る

Answer 15

(Suberu) to slide

滑る→滑ります

Question 16

Irregular verbs

Answer 16

There are only 2 verbs in Japanese that are considered irregular.
来る〜来ます(くる〜きます) to come
する〜します to do

Question 17

Polite present tense negative structure

Answer 17

Masu verb stem + ません
*All the exceptions and irregulars apply for positive and negative

Question 18

What Japanese “present tense” actually means

Answer 18

Habitual actions and future actions; not ongoing actions

Question 19

The Particle を

Answer 19

Marks direct objects

DOb + を + verb

Question 20

テレビを見ます。

Answer 20

I (will) watch tv.

Question 21

The Particle で

Answer 21

Marks where an activity takes place

Location + で + verb