JAPANESE REFERENCE

721 Japanese verbs

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見るみる

to see; to watch

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
待つまつ

to wait

Godan · Group 1 · transitive · intransitive
寝るねる

to sleep; to go to bed

Ichidan · Group 2 · intransitive
あるある

to exist (inanimate things)

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
いるいる

to exist (people and animals)

Ichidan · Group 2 · intransitive
知るしる

to find out; to know

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
出るでる

to leave; to go out

Ichidan · Group 2 · intransitive
乗るのる

to get on; to ride

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
着るきる

to put on (upper-body clothing)

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive

Japanese verb endings change for tense, negation, and politeness. They do not change for “I” or “you”. Each entry includes an explicit verb group, a form table, and a sentence. Sources and selection

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