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Japanese verbs can be categorized into 3 groups.
When the verbs change their form into polite form and other forms, they change their form depending on these 3 groups. Therefore, it is very important to learn how to categorize verbs into 3 groups.
What is Japanese 3 verb groups?
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List of verbs
Japanese verb Group.1
No. | Romaji | JapaneseScript | English verb |
1 | tasu | 足す | add |
2 | tsuku | 着く | arrive |
3 | naoru | 直る | be cured, healed |
4 | chigau | 違う | be different, wrong |
5 | mitsukaru | 見つかる | be found |
6 | yorokobu | 喜ぶ | be glad, pleased |
7 | komaru | 困る | be in trouble |
8 | nakunaru | 無くなる | be missing, vanish |
9 | naru | なる | become |
10 | komu | 込む | become crowded |
11 | hajimaru | 始まる | begin |
12 | saku | 咲く | bloom |
13 | fuku | 吹く | blow, wipe |
14 | noru | 乗る | board, ride on |
15 | kau | 買う | buy |
16 | yobu | 呼ぶ | call |
17 | erabu | 選ぶ | choose, select |
18 | noboru | 登る | climb |
19 | shimaru | 閉まる | close, be closed |
20 | kuru | 来る | come |
21 | mairu | 参る | come/go (humble) |
22 | tsuzuku | 続く | continue, follow |
23 | wataru | 渡る | cross |
24 | naku | 泣く | cry |
25 | kiru | 切る | cut |
26 | shinu | 死ぬ | die |
27 | yaru | やる | do, give |
28 | suru | する | do, make |
29 | nomu | 飲む | drink |
30 | owaru | 終わる | end |
31 | tanoshimu | 楽しむ | enjoy, have fun |
32 | hairu | 入る | enter |
33 | dasu | 出す | extract, take out |
34 | furu | 降る | fall from the sky |
35 | sagaru | 下がる | fall, drop, hang |
36 | tsuru | 釣る | fish |
37 | narabu | 並ぶ | form a line, equal |
38 | kaesu | 返す | give back, return (something to someone) |
39 | iku | 行く | go |
40 | susumu | 進む | go forward, advance |
41 | mawaru | 回る | go round |
42 | agaru | 上がる | go up, rise |
43 | watasu | 渡す | hand over |
44 | aru | 有る | have, exist |
45 | motsu | 持つ | have, hold, own |
46 | suu | 吸う | inhale, sip, smoke |
47 | tobu | 飛ぶ | jump, fly |
48 | shiru | 知る | know |
49 | warau | 笑う | laugh |
50 | narau | 習う | learn |
51 | kasu | 貸す | lend |
52 | kiku | 聞く | listen |
53 | sumu | 住む | live, reside |
54 | sawagu | 騒ぐ | make a noise, be rowdy |
55 | tsukuru | 作る | make, build, create |
56 | au | 会う | meet |
57 | iru | 要る | need |
58 | aku | 開く | open, become vacant |
59 | nuru | 塗る | paint |
60 | harau | 払う | pay |
61 | asobu | 遊ぶ | play |
62 | sasu | 刺す | point out, sting, stab |
63 | migaku | 磨く | polish |
64 | hiku | 引く | pull |
65 | osu | 押す | push, press |
66 | haku | 履く | put on, wear (on feet or legs – trousers/shoes etc) |
67 | oku | 置く | put, place |
68 | yomu | 読む | read |
69 | morau | 貰う | receive, get |
70 | naosu | 直す | repair, cure |
71 | tanomu | 頼む | request, order, ask favour |
72 | yasumu | 休む | rest, sleep |
73 | kaeru | 帰る | return, go home |
74 | hashiru | 走る | run |
75 | kakeru | かける | run, canter, gallop |
76 | iu | 言う | say |
77 | shikaru | 叱る | scold, tell off |
78 | sagasu | 探す | search for |
79 | uru | 売る | sell |
80 | okuru | 送る | send, see off |
81 | utau | 歌う | sing |
82 | suwaru | 座る | sit |
83 | suberu | 滑る | slip |
84 | hanasu | 話す | speak |
85 | tatsu | 立つ | stand up |
86 | nusumu | 盗む | steal |
87 | haru | 張る | stick, put something on |
88 | tomaru | 止まる | stop |
89 | oyogu | 泳ぐ | swim |
90 | nugu | 脱ぐ | take off, remove (shoes, clothes) |
91 | kakaru | 掛かる | take, begin, be hanging |
92 | toru | 取る | take, steal |
93 | omou | 思う | think |
94 | sawaru | 触る | touch or feel (with hands) |
95 | kesu | 消す | turn off, erase |
96 | magaru | 曲がる | turn, bend |
97 | wakaru | 分かる | understand |
98 | tsukau | 使う | use, operate |
99 | matsu | 待つ | wait |
100 | aruku | 歩く | walk |
101 | arau | 洗う | wash |
102 | kaburu | 被る | wear (on your head), put on |
103 | hataraku | 働く | work |
104 | tsutsumu | 包む | wrap |
105 | kaku | 書く | write |
Japanese verb Group.2
No. | Romaji | JapaneseScript | English verb |
1 | kotaeru | 答える | answer |
2 | abiru | 浴びる | bathe, take a shower |
3 | iru | 居る | be |
4 | dekiru | 出来る | be able |
5 | umareru | 生まれる | be born |
6 | makeru | 負ける | be defeated, lose a game |
7 | tariru | 足りる | be enough, suffient |
8 | mieru | 見える | be visible, able to see |
9 | nureru | 濡れる | become wet |
10 | hajimeru | 始める | begin |
11 | kariru | 借りる | borrow, rent |
12 | tateru | 立てる | build |
13 | shiraberu | 調べる | check, investigate |
14 | hareru | 晴れる | clear up, tidy up |
15 | tsuzukeru | 続ける | continue, proceed |
16 | kimeru | 決める | decide, choose |
17 | taberu | 食べる | eat |
18 | torikaeru | 取り換える | exchange |
19 | taoreru | 倒れる | fall down, collapse |
20 | mitsukeru | 見つける | find |
21 | wasureru | 忘れる | forget |
22 | oriru | 降りる | get off, go down |
23 | tsukareru | 疲れる | get tired |
24 | okiru | 起きる | get up |
25 | ageru | あげる | give |
26 | deru | 出る | go out |
27 | dekakeru | 出かける | go out, leave home |
28 | mukaeru | 迎える | greet, meet, welcome |
29 | kakeru | 掛ける | hang, sit, telephone, risk |
30 | tasukeru | 助ける | help |
31 | tsureru | 連れる | lead |
32 | naraberu | 並べる | line up, list, arrange in order |
33 | miru | 見る | look |
34 | sageru | 下げる | lower, hang |
35 | machigaeru | 間違える | make a mistake |
36 | shiraseru | 知らせる | notify |
37 | akeru | 開ける | open |
38 | wakareru | 別れる | part, separate from, be divided, divorced |
39 | sugiru | 過ぎる | pass, exceed |
40 | homeru | 褒める | praise |
41 | ireru | 入れる | put in, let in |
42 | oboeru | 覚える | remember, learn |
43 | miseru | 見せる | show |
44 | shimeru | 閉める | shut |
45 | neru | 寝る | sleep, go to bed |
46 | tomeru | 止める | stop, fasten |
47 | yameru | 止める | stop, give up, resign |
48 | oshieru | 教える | teach, show |
49 | nageru | 投げる | throw away |
50 | suteru | 捨てる | throw away |
51 | sodateru | 育てる | to rear, to bring up |
52 | tsukeru | 点ける | turn on, light |
53 | kieru | 消える | vanish, go out, be extinguished |
54 | kiru | 着る | wear |
55 | tsutomeru | 勤める | work for |
Japanese verb Group.3
No. | Romaji | JapaneseScript | English verb |
1 | kuru | 来る | come |
2 | suru | する | do |
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