Most important verb and ~te form

Dictionary Form (Basic Form)	English	Formal Form	The ~ te Form
aruku歩く	to walk	arukimasu歩きます	aruite歩いて
asobu遊ぶ	to play	asobimasu遊びます	asonde遊んで
au会う	to meet	aimasu会います	atte会って
hairu入る	to enter	hairimasu入ります	haitte入って
hajimaru始まる	to begin	hajimarimasu始まります	hajimatte始まって
iku行く	to go	ikimasu行きます	itte行って
kaeru帰る	to return	kaerimasu帰ります	kaette帰って
kakaruかかる	to take	kakarimasuかかります	kakatteかかって
kaku書く	to write	kakimasu書きます	kaite書いて
kau買う	to buy	kaimasu買います	katte買って
kiku聞く	to listen	kikimasu聞きます	kiite聞いて
matsu待つ	to wait	machimasu待ちます	matte待って
motsu持つ	to have	mochimasu持ちます	motte持って
narau習う	to learn	naraimasu習います	naratte習って
nomu飲む	to drink	nomimasu飲みます	nonde飲んで
okuru送る	to send	okurimasu送ります	okutte送って
omou思う	to think	omoimasu思います	omotte思って
oyogu泳ぐ	to swim	oyogimasu泳ぎます	oyoide泳いで
shiru知る	to know	shirimasu知ります	shitte知って
suwaru座る	to sit	suwarimasu座ります	suwatte座って
tatsu立つ	to stand	tachimasu立ちます	tatte立って
tomaru止まる	to stop	tomarimasu止まります	tomatte止まって
tsuku着く	to arrive	tsukimasu着きます	tsuite着いて
uru売る	to sell	urimasu売ります	utte売って
utau歌う	to sing	utaimasu歌います	utatte歌って
wakaru分かる	to understand	wakarimasu分かります	wakatte分かって
warau笑う	to laugh	waraimasu笑います	waratte笑って
yomu読む	to read	yomimasu読みます	yonde読んで

Group 2 Verbs

kangaeru考える	to think	kangaemasu考えます	kangaete考えて
miru見る	to see	mimasu見ます	mite見て
neru寝る	to sleep	nemasu寝ます	nete寝て
oshieru教える	to teach	oshiemasu教えます	oshiete教えて
taberu食べる	to eat	tabemasu食べます	tabete食べて

Group 3 Verbs

kuru来る	to come	kimasu来ます	kite来て
suruする	to do	shimasuします	shiteして

Tomarimasu: to stop, park / to stay, lodge

masu form affirmative tomarimasu masu form negative tomarimasen masu past affirmative tomarimashita masu past negative tomarimasendeshita

root form tomaru nai form tomaranai ta form tomatta nakatta form tomaranakatta

te form tomatte conditional (ba form) tomareba potential tomareru imperative tomare volitional tomaroo passive tomarareru causative tomaraseru causative passive 1 tomaraserareru causative passive 2 tomarasareru

Kono densha wa Shinagawa ni tomarimasu. - This train stops at Shinagawa station.

Kyuukoo wa tsugi no eki ni tomarimasen. - The express (train) doesn't stop at the next station.

Watashi wa Nihon de tomodachi no uchi ni tomarimasu. - I'll stay with my friend in japan

Kyuukoo wa tsugi no eki ni tomaranai kara, kono eki de kakutei ni norikaemashoo. --Because the express doesn't stop at the next station, let's change to the local train here.

Nihon ni ittara, ryokan ni tomari-tai desu. - If i go to Japan, I would like to stay at japanese style hotel.

Tabemasu - To eat

masu form affirmative tabemasu masu form negative tabemasen masu past affirmative tabemashita masu past negative tabemasendeshita

root form taberu nai form tabenai ta form tabeta nakatta form tabenakatta

te form tabete conditional (ba form) tabereba potential taberareru imperative tabero volitional tabeyoo passive taberareru causative tabesaseru causative passive 1 tabesaserareru causative passive 2 -

I didn't eat breakfast this morning.-- watashi wa kesa asa-gohan o tabemasendeshita.
Susan-san wa Sukiyaki o tabeta koto ga arimasu. -Susan has eaten Sukiyaki before.
Smith-san wa Sashimi o taberaremasen - Smith cannot eat Sashimi
Moo hiru-gohan o tabeta? - have you had lunch yet? -Un.
 Moo tabeta. - yes. i have. 

Kaimasu - to buy

masu form affirmative kaimasu masu form negative kaimasen masu past affirmative kaimashita masu past negative kaimasendeshita

root form kau nai form kawanai ta form katta nakatta form kawanakatta

te form katte conditional (ba form) kaeba potential kaeru imperative kae volitional kaoo passive kawareru causative kawaseru causative passive 1 kawaserareru causative passive 2 kawasareru

5,000-en ijoo kaeba, sooryoo wa tada desu - If you buy more than 5,000yen, the shipping fee is free.
Iriguchi de kippu o katte kudasai.-Please buy a ticket at the entrance.
Tokyo no ie wa takai kara, kaemasen.-We cannot buy a house in Tokyo because it's (too) expensive.

masu form affirmative mimasu masu form negative mimasen masu past affirmative mimashita masu past negative mimasendeshita

root form miru nai form minai ta form mita nakatta form minakatta

te form mite conditional (ba form) mireba potential mirareru imperative miro volitional miyoo passive mirareru causative misaseru causative passive 1 misaserareru causative passive 2 -

masu form affirmative aimasu masu form negative aimasen masu past affirmative aimashita masu past negative aimasendeshita

root form au nai form awanai ta form atta nakatta form awanakatta

te form atte conditional (ba form) aeba potential aeru imperative ae volitional aoo passive awareru causative awaseru causative passive 1 awaserareru causative passive 2 awasareru

masu form affirmative shimasu masu form negative shimasen masu past affirmative shimashita masu past negative shimasendeshita

root form suru nai form shinai ta form shita nakatta form shinakatta

te form shite conditional (ba form) sureba potential dekiru imperative shiro volitional shiyoo passive sareru causative saseru causative passive 1 saserareru causative passive 2 -

masu form affirmative ikimasu masu form negative ikimasen masu past affirmative ikimashita masu past negative ikimasendeshita

root form iku nai form ikanai ta form itta nakatta form ikanakatta

te form itte conditional (ba form) ikeba potential ikeru imperative ike volitional ikoo passive ikareru causative ikaseru causative passive 1 ikaserareru causative passive 2 ikasareru

Watashi wa Nihon ni itta koto ga arimasu.--I have been to Japan. (lit. I have gone to Japan)
Kinoo paatii ni itta?-Did you go to the party yesterday?
Uun. Ikanakatta.- No. I didn't.



Sumeba Miyako – Japanese Proverb

There is a Japanese proverb that goes, "Sumeba miyako　（住めば都）". It literally translates into, "If you live there, it's the capital". "Miyako" means, "the capital city", but it also refers to, "the best place to be". Therefore, "Sumeba miyako" means that no matter how inconvenient or unpleasant a place might be, once you get used to living there, you will eventually think of it as being the best place for you.