List of Useful Verbs

Submitted by Daisuke

In this article I want to teach you some nice verbs, which hopefully will be helpful to you. All examples in this article are written in plain form, to avoid confusion. I will write another article about more difficult verbs and conjugations later. PM any questions about this to me, and I will gladly try answer. Right now, this should be enough to study for a beginner on this subject. がんばって！

食べる　＞　taberu　＞　to eat
見る　＞　miru　＞　to see/look
出る　＞　deru　＞　to leave/go out
着る　＞　kiru　＞　to put on (clothes)
起きる　＞　okiru　＞　to wake up
寝る　＞　neru　＞　to sleep
忘れる　＞　wasureru　＞　to forget
落ちる　＞　ochiru　＞　to drop/fall
始める　＞　hajimeru　＞　to start/begin
あげる　＞　ageru　＞　to give

会う　＞　au　＞　to meet
言う　＞　iu　＞　to say
思う　＞　omou　＞　　to think
買う　＞　kau　＞　to buy
習う　＞　narau　＞　to learn
飲む　＞　nomu　＞　to drink
読む　＞　yomu　＞　to read
住む　＞　sumu　＞　to live
休む　＞　yasumu　＞　to rest
選ぶ　＞　erabu　＞　to choose
急ぐ　＞　isogu　＞　to hurry
話す　＞　hanasu　＞　to speak/talk
聞く　＞　kiku　＞　to hear/listen
行く　＞　iku　＞　to go
引く　＞　hiku　＞　to pull
泣く　＞　naku　＞　to cry
待つ　＞　matsu　＞　to wait
持つ　＞　motsu　＞　to hold/have
ある　＞　aru　＞　to exist
入る　＞　hairu　＞　to enter
知る　＞　shiru　＞　to know
分かる　＞　wakaru　＞　to understand
走る　＞　hashiru　＞　to run

来る　＞　kuru　＞　to come
する　＞　suru　＞　to do

Examples of using a verbs could be:
漢字が分かるよ。　>　kanji ga wakaru yo.　>　I understand kanji.
テニスをするよ。　>　tenisu wo suru yo.　>　I play tennis.
テレビを見るよ。　>　terebi wo miru yo.　>　I (am) watch(ing) TV.

よ (yo) adds emphasis to plain form, and is not necessary.