Learning Japanse - Lesson 5 - 4 Verbs (Nomimasu, Tabemasu, Mimasu, Kikimasu)

4 Verbs:


  • nomimasu - to drink
  • tabemasu - to eat
  • mimasu - to see
  • kikimasu - to hear/to listen

Examples:

  • sutēki o tabemasu
    • eat steak (in English)
    • sutēki - steak
    • [o] particle is used after an object
  • wain o nomimasu
    • drink wine
    • wain - wine
  • cd o kikimasue
    • listen to cd
  • terebi o mimasu
    • watch tv
    • terebi - TV

  • ashita eiga o mimasu
    • tomorrow see a movie
    • eiga - movie
  • ashita kohi  o nomimasu
    • tomorrow drink coffee
    • kohi - coffee
  • kino rajio o kikimashita (past)
    • yesterdat listened to radio
    • rajio - radio

Conjugation

  • (to hear/listen) kikimasu (positive); kikimashita (positive past)
  • kikimasen (negative); kikimasen deshita (negative past)
  • (to eat) tabemasue (positive); tabemashita (positive past)
  • tabemasen (negative); tabemasen deshita ( negative past)
  • (to drink) nomimasu (positive); nomashita (positive past)
  • nomimasen (negative); nomasen deshita ( negative past)
  • (to see, to watch) mimasu (positive); mimashita (positive past)
  • mimasen (negative); mimasen deshita (negative past)


Examples:
  • kino kappukeki o tabemashita
    • yesterday ate cupcake
    • kappukeki - cupcake
  • kino eiga o mimasen deshita
    • yesterday didn't watch movie
    • eiga - movie
  • ashita wain o nomimasen
    • tomorrow, won't drink wain
  • kino sushi o tabemashita
    • yesterday ate sushi
  • (Question) kino sushi o tabemashita ka?
  • (Answer) hai, tabemashita
  • (Answer) iie, tabemasen deshita
  • Ashita cd o kikimasu ka?
  • Hai, kikimasu.
  • Iie, kikimasen.



  • Ashita terebi o mimasu ka.
  • Question: Ashita nani o mimasu ka?
    • tomorrow what will (you) watch?
  • Answer: terebi o mimasu

  • Question: Kino nani o tabemashita ka?
    • yesterday what (did you) eat?
  • Answer: Ringo o tabemashita
    • ate apple
    • ringo - apple

  • Question: Kino nani o kikimashita ka?
    • yesterday what did you listen?
  • Answer: Nihon no ongaku o kikimashita
    • listened to music
    • music - ongaku
    • Japanese music - Nihon no ongaku

  • Question: Ashita nani o nomimasuka?
  • Answer: miruku o nomimasu
    • miruku - nomimasu

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