Lesson 3
Ichidan Verbs with Base 2 + masu

Ichidan verbs are a snap, because you change them to Base 2 by just dropping the ru at the end. Look carefully at these ichidan verbs and how they conjugate, and notice how they differ from the yodan group covered in Lesson 2:

Plain Verb
Base 2 Form
Polite Verb Form
taberu (to eat) tabe tabemasu
oboeru (to remember) oboe oboemasu
kimeru (to decide) kime kimemasu
deru (to leave, come out) de demasu
kariru (to borrow) kari karimasu
miru (to look, watch) mi mimasu

Here are some examples:

  • Watashi wa ashita kimemasu. (I'll decide tomorrow.)
  • Jerry wa sugu heya kara demasu. (Jerry will come out of the room soon.)
  • Ayako wa mainichi terebi o mimasu. (Ayako watches the TV every day.)

Now, you are probably thinking: How can I tell ichidan verbs from yodan? True, there are also yodan verbs that end in eru or iru, but with practice and experience they will gradually be mastered. A mistake made from not knowing whether a verb is yodan or ichidan is a very minor one, and should not be worried about at this stage.

Word Check

ashita: tomorrow
sugu: soon
heya: a room
kara: from
mainichi: every day
terebi: TV


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