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Verb Basics (Day 45) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-05-26100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 45

Verb Basics (動詞の基本)


🧠 What are Verbs?

Verbs describe actions.

👉 They are the most important part of a sentence.


🔤 Basic Verbs

Japanese

Reading

Meaning

たべる

taberu

to eat

のむ

nomu

to drink

いく

iku

to go

くる

kuru

to come

みる

miru

to see

きく

kiku

to listen / ask

はなす

hanasu

to speak

よむ

yomu

to read

かく

kaku

to write

する

suru

to do

👉 These are dictionary form verbs


🔊 Key Point

• Verb comes at the end
• This form = basic (dictionary form)
• Used in casual speech

👉 Very important


✍️ How to Use

👉 Pattern:

• A は B を Verb

Examples:

• わたし は すし を たべる
• わたし は みず を のむ


📝 Example Sentences

  • すし を たべる。
    = eat sushi
  • ほん を よむ。
    = read a book

👉 Practice speaking


❌ Common Mistakes

• Putting verb in the middle
• Forgetting を
• Using wrong verb

👉 Verb always at the end


📚 Learn Faster

• Repeat verbs daily
• Make simple sentences
• Say out loud
• Practice often

👉 Use verbs = progress fast


🎯 Practice

👉 すし を たべる
👉 みず を のむ

Make 3 sentences


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Read

No.

Japanese

Answer

1

たべる

?

2

のむ

?

3

よむ

?

4

かく

?

5

する

?


② Meaning

No.

Japanese

Answer

6

いく

?

7

くる

?

8

みる

?

9

はなす

?

10

きく

?


③ Fill

No.

Meaning

Answer

11

to eat

?

12

to drink

?

13

to read

?

14

to write

?

15

to do

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

taberu

2

nomu

3

yomu

4

kaku

5

suru

6

to go

7

to come

8

to see

9

to speak

10

to listen / ask

11

たべる

12

のむ

13

よむ

14

かく

15

する


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 46: Present Tense