Japanese Verbs Twelve

In this Japanese Verbs Twelve, we will look at how to say you will do something for someone and that some action comes after another.

Using the "...tte ageru" form means that you will do something for someone else or that you got or will get someone to do something for another person.

For example, if you wanted to say, "I'll wait for you," or "Please lend Jill your umbrella."

You can also use other prepositional type of words after the ...tte form, like: kara, which means "after." This, combined with the "te" form, allows you to say things like, "After reading a book I ..."

Let's use ...tte ageru first

After the word list are a few examples:

Bag(s) = 袋　= ふくろ　to carry = 運ぶ =　はこぶ

Please lend Jill your bicycle.

   ジルに自転車を貸してあげてください。

If you don't want to drink it, I''ll drink it for you.

   飲みたくなかったら飲んであげます。

I will carry your bags for you.

   袋を運んであげます。

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Now let's use "kara."

This is done by adding "kara" after the "te" form of the verb.

For example, the verb yomu, which means to read:

The "te" form of the verb stem = yonde. Now add "kara," which becomes yonde kara. This means "after reading."

Plain Form    "te" form     +kara            Kanji/Kana

Kuru              kite          kite kara           来てから

Suru             shite         shite kara          してから

Verbs that end in "ru:"

Miru              mite          mite kara          見てから

Taberu          tabete       tabete kara        食べてから

Verbs that end in "u:"

Katsu           katte          katte kara         勝ってから

Yomu           yonde         yonde kara        読んでから

Modoru        modotte      modotte kara    戻ってから

Beware of the "u" form, they are not supposed to be irregular.  However, the way they change is sometimes not what you would expect. Most verbs that end in "ru" behave like "taberu," but not all.

As you can see, it's just a matter of adding "kara" after the "te" form.

After the word list are a few examples:

To ride = 乗る　= のる　Sushi = すし　Beer = ビール　TV = テレビ

After buying a bicycle, Jill cycled to work.

   ジルは自転車を買ってから仕事に乗りました。

After eating sushi, Bill doesn't usually drink a beer.

   ビルはすしを食べてからたいていビールを飲みせん。

After reading this book, I will watch TV.

   私はこの本を読んでからテレビを見ます。

Practice

Basic Japanese vocabulary for the below exercise.

It's written first in English, then kanji and finally hiragana:

Cinema = 映画館　= えいがかん　to leave = 出る　= でる　home = うち　

to return = 帰る　=  かえる　newspaper = 新聞　= しんぶん 

coffee = コーヒー  to drink = 飲む　= のむ  shopping = 買い物　= かいもの 

to go = 行く　= いく　homework = 宿題　= しゅくだい  Jill = ジル　

friend = 友達　= ともだち　with = と一緒に　= といっしょに　tennis = テニスをする

movie = 映画　= えいが  to return = 帰る = かえる  school = 学校 = がっこう

to finish　= 終わる　= おわる　karaoke = カラオケ　to wait = 待つ　= まつ　

after = 後で　= あとで　mail = メール　to send = 送る　= おくる　

Bill = ビル　tie = ネクタイ　adjust = 結び直す　= むすびなおす please = ください

Once you have done it, click here to see how you did.

Now, do it again and again until you are perfect and fast.

The only way to remember all this in Japanese Verbs Twelve is to practice it and add to your basic Japanese on a regular basis.

The best way to do this is:

1. Come back to this page regularly and check yourself on the above 10 Japanese phrases.
2. Write an example of each of the tenses in a small note book, so as to practice them when you have nothing to do, like waiting for a bus.
3. Learn Japanese kanji by also writing the above kanji in a separate notebook and practicing these on a regular basis too.
   

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