ACTION WORDS (VERBS)

ACTION WORDS (VERBS)

•行きます　 to go•します　　　　 to do•見ます　　 to watch / see/ look 　　•かいます to buy•よみます to read•ききます to listen

ACTION WORDS (VERBS)

•行きます　 go•します　　　　 do•見ます　　 watch / see/ look 　　•かいます buy•よみます read•ききます listen

ACTION WORDS (VERBS) RULE NO1

• to read, to buy, to watch, to do, to go, to listen….

～ます

ICKY(GO TO HOSPITAL!) いき ます GO

SHE MUST DO! し ます DO

ME MUST WATCH! みます WATCH

　LISTEN! OR I WILL KICK YOU! ききます LISTEN

BUY STUFF AT KMART!! かいます BUY

ACTION WORDS (VERBS) RULE NO.2

Action Words (Verbs) must come at the end of the

sentence.

Also, remember to mark the doer (the person who does the action)

with はは (‘wa’, not ‘ha’)is called topic

marker

HOW WOULD YOU SAY…..

•I eat.

HOW WOULD YOU SAY…..

•I eat.ぼくは　たべます。

HOW WOULD YOU SAY…..

•I eat.ぼくは　たべます。 I eat

HOW WOULD YOU SAY….

•I drink.

HOW WOULD YOU SAY….

•I drink.•ぼくは　のみます。

HOW WOULD YOU SAY….

•I drink.ぼくは　のみます。 I drink

HOW WOULD YOU SAY….

•I go.

HOW WOULD YOU SAY….

•I go.ぼくは　いきます。

HOW WOULD YOU SAY….

•I go.ぼくは　いきます。 I go

THEN HOW WOULD YOU ADD:

what you eat (e.g. breakfast)what you drink(e.g. milk)what you make (e.g. lunch)what you put on (e.g. uniform)

N.B. These are called ‘Objects’

ADDING ‘OBJECTS’ TO A SENTENCE

Let’s check if you understand what the objects are.Which words are objects in the following

sentences?

I eat cakes.I put on uniform.I drink cola.

OBJECTS MARKER をLet’s check if you understand what are the objects.Which words are objects in the following sentences:

I eat cakes.I put on uniform.I drink cola.

OBJECTS MARKER をTo add Objects (what you eat, what you drink etc.) to a sentence, you need to mark the object with を (object marker)

OBJECTS MARKER をI eat cake.

ぼくは　ケーキを　たべます。 I 　　　 cake eat

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HOW WOULD YOU SAY….

I wear a uniform.

ぼくは　せいふくを　きます。 I uniform wear

HOW WOULD YOU SAY…

I drink cola.

ぼくは　コーラを　のみます。 I cola drink

I drink cola.

ADDING THE TIME OF THE ACTION:

Mark the time with ‘ Time marker に (at)’

at 8 o’clock 八時にat 1 o’clock 一時に

ぼくは　八時に　あさごはんを　たべます。 I at 8 o’clock breakfast eat

In Japanese, word order is flexible!(unlike English)

So you can insert ‘time of the action wherever you like as long as action

words (verbs) come at the end of the sentence.

SO, YOU CAN SAY EITHER:

• I eat breakfast at 8 o’clock.

ぼくは　八時に　あさごはんを　たべます。 I at 8 o’clock breakfast eat

OR

八時に ぼくは　　あさごはんを　たべます。 at 8 o’clock I breakfast eat

SUMMARY

•Verbs end with ‘ ます’　• Verbs come at the end•Doer is marked with ‘ は’•Objects needs to be marked with‘ を’　• Time needs to be marked with‘ に’• Japanese word order is flexible• Person は +Time に +Object を +Verb( ます ) 。