Base
2 + ‘masu’
One of the Japanese verb forms that you will want
to learn early on, is the ‘masu’
form.
Basically, this is used to express ‘doing
something now’ or ‘doing something
in the future’ and is the polite form of
doing so.
Usually,
to conjugate the dictionary form into the ‘masu’
form, you perform two simple steps.
1.
Convert the dictionary form into it’s Base 2 form
2. Add ‘masu’ to the end.
With
‘ichidan’ verbs, the trick is
to knock off the ‘ru’ ending
and add ‘masu’. Simple as that!!
Let’s
see it using an ‘ichidan’ verb,
in this case, ‘eat’.
Step
1
＜日本語
(Japanese)＞ |
たべる−たべ |
<Rom> |
taberu
- tabe |
Step
2
＜日本語
(Japanese)＞ |
たべ＋ます ＝ たべます |
<Rom> |
tabe+masu
= tabemasu |
No
problem, right?
Let’s
see it in action with the ‘yodan’
verb ‘go’:
Step 1
＜日本語
(Japanese)＞ |
いく−いき |
<Rom> |
iku
- iki |
Step
2
＜日本語
(Japanese)＞ |
いき＋ます ＝ いきます |
<Rom> |
iki
- iki+masu = ikimasu |
And
one more time with the irregular verb ‘suru’ ?
to do.
Step 1
＜日本語
(Japanese)＞ |
する−し |
<Rom> |
suru
- shi |
Step
2
＜日本語
(Japanese)＞ |
し＋ます ＝ します |
<Rom> |
shi+masu
= shimasu |
Ok,
before we wrap this up let’s see some examples:
Example 1.
＜日本語＞ |
“ごはんをたべます” |
<Rom> |
“gohan
o tabemasu” |
<Nlit> |
“eat
a meal (OR will eat a meal)” |
Example
2.
＜日本語＞ |
“かなやまえあ
るきます” |
<Rom> |
“kanayama
e arukimasu” |
<Nlit> |
“Walk
to Kanayama (OR will walk to Kanayama)” |
So, now you have the ability to change dictionary
verbs to their present polite form. Get out there
and use it!!!!
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