How To Conjugate Japanese 'Godan' Verbs
Written byIchika Yamamoto
The Japanese language has many interesting grammatical aspects in its structure. There are three important groups of verbs. The majority of the verbs are in the first group. These verbs are also known as Godan or Yodan (五段) verbs. First group or Godan Verbs.
Godan Verbs 五段 | |||||
| English | Kanji | Romaji | English | Kanji | Romaji |
| Walk | 歩く | Aruku | Play | 遊ぶ | Asobu |
| Meet | 会う | Au | Enter | 入る | Hairu |
| Begin | 始まる | Hajimaru | Go | 行く | Iku |
| Return | 帰る | Kaera | Take | かかる | Kakaru |
| Write | 書く | Kaku | Buy | 買う | Kau |
| Listen | 聞く | Kiku | Wait | 待つ | Matsu |
| Possess | 持つ | Motsu | Learn | 習う | Narau |
| Drink | 飲む | Nomu | Send | 送る | Okuru |
| Think | 思う | Omou | Swim | 泳ぐ | Oyogu |
| Know | 知る | Shiru | Sit | 座る | Suwaru |
| Go | 行く | Iku | Stop | 止まる | Tomaru |
| Stand | 立つ | Tatsu | Sell | 売る | Uru |
| Arrive | 着く | Tsuku | Understand | 分かる | Wakaru |
| Sing | 歌う | Utau | Read | 読む | Yomu |
| Laugh | 笑う | Warau | |||
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