Action words (Verbs)

1. Action words (Verbs)

2. ACTION WORDS (VERBS) • 行きます　 togo • します　　　　 to do • 見ます　　 to watch / see/ look • かいます to buy • よみます to read • ききます to listen

3. ACTION WORDS (VERBS) • 行きますgo • しますdo • 見ます watch / see/ look • かいます buy • よみます read • ききます listen

4. Action Words (Verbs) Rule No1 • to read, to buy, to watch, to do, to go, to listen…. ～ます

6. ICKY(GO TO HOSPITAL!) いき ますGO

8. SHE MUST DO! し ますDO

10. ME MUST WATCH! みます WATCH

12. LISTEN! OR I WILL KICK YOU! ききます LISTEN

14. BUY STUFF AT KMART!! かいます BUY

15. ACTION WORDS (VERBS) RULE NO.2 Action Words (Verbs) must come at the end of the sentence. Also, remember to mark the doer (the person who does the action) with は は (‘wa’, not ‘ha’)is called topic marker

16. HOW WOULD YOU SAY….. • I eat.

17. HOW WOULD YOU SAY….. • I eat. ぼくは　たべます。

18. HOW WOULD YOU SAY….. • I eat. ぼくはたべます。 I eat

19. HOW WOULD YOU SAY…. • I drink.

20. HOW WOULD YOU SAY…. • I drink. • ぼくは　のみます。

21. HOW WOULD YOU SAY…. • I drink. ぼくはのみます。 I drink

22. HOW WOULD YOU SAY…. • I go.

23. HOW WOULD YOU SAY…. • I go. ぼくはいきます。

24. HOW WOULD YOU SAY…. • I go. ぼくはいきます。 I go

25. THEN HOW WOULD YOU ADD: what you eat (e.g. breakfast) what you drink(e.g. milk) what you make (e.g. lunch) what you put on (e.g. uniform) N.B. These are called ‘Objects’

26. ADDING ‘OBJECTS’ TO A SENTENCE Let’s check if you understand what the objects are. Which words are objects in the following sentences? I eat cakes. I put on uniform. I drink cola.

27. OBJECTS MARKER を Let’s check if you understand what are the objects. Which words are objects in the following sentences: I eat cakes. I put on uniform. I drink cola.

28. OBJECTS MARKER を To add Objects (what you eat, what you drink etc.) to a sentence, you need to mark the object with を (object marker)

29. OBJECTS MARKER を I eat cake. ぼくはケーキをたべます。 Icake eat

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31. HOW WOULD YOU SAY…. I wear a uniform.

32. ぼくはせいふくをきます。 I uniform wear

33. HOW WOULD YOU SAY… I drink cola.

34. ぼくはコーラをのみます。 I cola drink I drink cola.

35. ADDING THE TIME OF THE ACTION: Mark the time with‘Time marker に(at)’ at 8 o’clock 八時に at 1 o’clock 一時に

36. ぼくは八時に　あさごはんをたべます。 I at 8 o’clock breakfast eat

37. In Japanese, word order is flexible!(unlike English) So you can insert ‘time of the action wherever you like as long as action words (verbs) come at the end of the sentence.

38. SO, YOU CAN SAY EITHER: • I eat breakfast at 8 o’clock. ぼくは八時にあさごはんをたべます。 I at 8 o’clock breakfast eat OR 八時にぼくはあさごはんをたべます。 at 8 o’clock I breakfast eat

39. SUMMARY • Verbs end with ‘ます’ • Verbs come at the end • Doer is marked with ‘は’ • Objects needs to be marked with‘を’ • Time needs to be marked with‘に’ • Japanese word order is flexible • Personは +Timeに+Objectを+Verb(ます)。