Lesson 9
Base 2 + mashou
Sometimes it is written masho with a line above the o, but either way this one is easy to remember. It simply means "let's (do something)." For example:
- Ikimashou. (Let's go.)
- Tabemashou. (Let's eat.)
- Yasumimashou. (Let's take a break.)
As in English, this is also used to mean "I'll do (something) for you / Let me do (something) for you," as in:
- Watashi ga hakobimashou. (I'll carry this / these [for you].) 1
- (to a pet) Esa o agemashou. (Let's get you some food.)
- Anata no jitensha o naoshimashou. (I'll fix your bicycle. / I'll help you fix your bicycle.)
Word Check
iku: to go
yasumu: to rest; to take a break; to take or have a day off
hakobu: to carry
esa: pet food
ageru: to give
anata: you 2
jitensha: bicycle
naosu: to repair
(Verbs are shown in their plain form.)
Notes
1. In Japanese, the object (as well as the subect) can be omitted when it is known or obvious. In this example, even hakobimashou alone would be both natural and grammatically sufficient.
2. Please see About You and Name Suffixes.
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