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きょうは JLPT N5のかんじをべんきょうしましょう。Today, let's study Kanji for JLPT N5.
I'm going to specifically focus on the Japanese verbs どうし that you have to know in Kanji
at the N5 level.
I'll also give you small Kanji quizzes, so see for yourself how much you understood from
today's lesson.
さいしょのかんじはこれです。The first Kanji is this one.
This Kanji means to see, look, or watch and it has multiple readings assigned.
But, as I said, I am going to only focus on the reading of this Kanji as a verb, which
is み.
This verb is a る verb, which is Group 2 verb in some textbooks.
And this is how you conjugate this verb for its Plain Form, Masu Form, and TE Form.
みる. みる.
みます. みます.
みて. みて.
The Hiragana part is called おくりがな and we use it to complete the Kanji word.
All of the Japanese verbs with Kanji have おくりがな because that's the part we
change to conjugate the verb.
So, please know this term, おくりがな, ok?
おくりがな is essential for you to study Japanese Kanji.
Now, let me show you how we use this verb in a sentence.
For instance, with its Plain Form, 見る, you can create a sentence like this.
Do you understand the meaning of the sentence?
うちでNetflixを見るのが好きです。
そうですね。It means "I like watching Netflix at home."
うちでNetflixを見るのが好きです。
By the way, today in each example sentence, I'm also going to use other Kanji that might
be beneficial for you to know for N5.
So, please pay attention to other Kanji used in example sentences.
では、つぎのかんじです。Ok, here is the next Kanji.
We use this Kanji for the verb "eat."
Just like the previous Kanji, this one also has multiple readings but as a verb, we read
this Kanji た.
The verb "eat" is also a る verb or Group 2 verb, so you conjugate
it like this.
たべる. たべる.
たべます. たべます.
たべて. たべて.
Please be careful with the おくりがな for this particular verb.
It's not like this.
It has to be like this.
The べ is supposed to be in Hiragana because it's part of おくりがな for this verb.
I often see my students write the verb "eat" in Kanji like this, so I just wanted to point
that out.
Ok, here is an example sentence using its Masu Form.
Do you understand the meaning?
さかなはぜんぜん食べません。
そうですね。The sentence means "I don't eat fish at all."
さかなはぜんぜん食べません。
The ません ending here indicates the negative form of ます.
And you can also use the particle を here and the sentence still means the same,
"I don't eat fish at all."
However, marking さかな with the Contrast Marker は sounds more natural because then
you are implying that if it's fish, you don't eat at all but you do eat many other things.
では、つぎのかんじです。Ok, here is the next Kanji.
We use this Kanji for the verb "drink" and the reading of the Kanji is の as a verb.
The verb "drink" is a う verb or Group 1 verb and you conjugate it like this.
のむ. のむ.
のみます. のみます.
のんで. のんで.
Here is an example sentence using its TE Form.
いみがわかりますか？Do you understand the meaning?
さいきんやさいジュースを飲んでいます。
そうですね。The sentence means "I've been drinking vegetable juice lately."
さいきんやさいジュースを飲んでいます。
By the way, I'm also using only the N5 level grammar in these example sentences.
So, I hope you can figure out what each sentence means once you know how to read the Kanji
parts.
では、クイズをしましょう。Ok, here is a quiz for you.
How do you read these verbs and what do they mean?
You can pause the video here and take as much time as you need.
では、こたえです。Ok, here are the answers.
のみます
みます
たべます
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Ok, let's continue with the lesson.
I'm going to introduce three more Kanji today.
We use this Kanji for the verb "say or tell" and the reading of this Kanji is い
as a verb.
This verb is a う verb or Group 1 verb, and you conjugate it like this.
いう. いう.
いいます. いいます.
いって. いって.
Here is an example sentence using its TE Form.
いみがわかりますか？Do you understand the meaning?
The sentence is a little longer this time.
まことさんは来月東京に行くと言っていました。
そうですね。The sentence means "Makoto-san said he is going to Tokyo next month."
まことさんは来月東京に行くと言っていました。
The particle と here is the Quotation Particle to quote what Makoto-san said.
では、つぎのかんじです。
We use this Kanji for the verb "speak or talk" and the reading is はな for the verb.
This verb is also a う verb or Group 1 verb, and you conjugate it like this.
はなす. はなす.
はなします. はなします.
はなして. はなして.
Here is an example sentence using its Masu Form.
いみがわかりますか？
父はスペイン語を少し話します。
そうですね。The sentence means "My father speaks a little Spanish."
父はスペイン語を少し話します。
では、ここでふたたびクイズです。Ok, here is another quiz for you.
Can you read these verbs and choose the meaning for each verb?
Please pause the video here and take as much time as you need.
では、こたえです。Ok, here are the answers.
たべます
はなします
いいます
みます
のみます
I hope you are now getting comfortable reading these verbs with Kanji.
Ok, here is the last Kanji for today's lesson.
We use this Kanji for the verb "rest or be absent" and as a verb, we read it やす.
This is also a う verb or Group 1 verb, and you conjugate it like this.
やすむ. やすむ.
やすみます. やすみます.
やすんで. やすんで.
Here is an example sentence using its Plain Form.
明日はしごとを休むつもりです。
いみは何ですか。What does it mean?
そうですね。It means "I intend to take a break or be absent from work tomorrow."
明日はしごとを休むつもりです。
Let's try one more sentence.
What about this one?
これはどうですか？
明日はクラスを休んでもいいですか。
そうですね。This sentence is to ask for permission.
"May I be absent from class tomorrow?"
明日はクラスを休んでもいいですか。
では、さいごのクイズです。Ok, here is the last quiz for you.
This time, I listed the verbs in Plain Form.
Can you read these verbs and choose the meaning for each verb?
Please pause the video here and take as much time as you need.
では、こたえです。Ok, here are the answers.
はなす. たべる. やすむ. みる. いう. のむ.
I hope you now feel more comfortable reading these Kanji for Japanese verbs.
I'll continue with six more verbs in the next lesson.
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では、また次のレッスンで会いましょう。