Prerequisite
You should know about Japanese verb groups. Click here if you don’t know it.
Irregular Verb
- する → しろ(Do.)
- くる → こい(Come.)
Ichidan Verb
Change る at the end of a verb to ろ
Godan Verb
Change ‘u sound’ at the end of a verb to ‘e sound’
がんばる子
This is a casual way to tell people to do something. Use the sentence pattern below to say the same thing politely.
Exercise
Task: Change into Japanese.
- Do homework.
- Come to school.
- Drink water.
- Read books.
- しゅくだいをしろ。
- 学校に来い。
- 水を飲め。
- 本を読め。
Kanji:学校(がっ・こう)、来い(こ・い)、水(みず)、飲め(の・め)、本(ほん)、読め(よ・め)
Task: Change into English.
- おきろ。
- 外であそべ。
- うんてんしろ。
- 話をきけ。
Kanji:外(そと)、話(はなし)
- Wake up.
- Play outside.
- Drive (a car).
- Listen (to a person who is speaking).