Irregular Verbs in Japanese

A list of the 30 most common irregular verbs and phrases in Japanese with translations and examples.


32 words in this list

่กŒใ (iku) โ†’ to go

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅญฆๆ กใซ่กŒใ (to go to school)

่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ (miru) โ†’ to see; to watch

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆ˜ ็”ปใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ (to watch a movie)

่žใ (kiku) โ†’ to listen; to hear

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ้Ÿณๆฅฝใ‚’่žใ (to listen to music)

็Ÿฅใ‚‹ (shiru) โ†’ to know

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ้›ป่ฉฑ็•ชๅทใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ (Do you know her phone number?)

่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ (iwareru) โ†’ to be told; to be said

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฝผๅฅณใซใ€Œๅฅฝใใ ใ€ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸ (She told me she likes me.)

ใ‚ใพใ‚Š (amari) โ†’ not much; not very

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใฏใ‚ใพใ‚Šๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใŒ่ฉฑใ›ใพใ›ใ‚“ (I can't speak Japanese very well.)

ใŸใ‚ใซ (tame ni) โ†’ for the purpose of

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใ€ๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจใธ่กŒใ (I go to the library for the purpose of studying.)

ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚‹ (suru you ni naru) โ†’ to come to do; to start doing

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆฏŽๆ—ฅ้‹ๅ‹•ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใŸ (I started exercising every day.)

ใชใ‚‹ (naru) โ†’ to become

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅŒป่€…ใซใชใ‚‹ (to become a doctor)

ใใ‚‹ใพ (kuruma) โ†’ car

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฝผใฏๆ–ฐใ—ใ„่ปŠใ‚’่ฒทใฃใŸ (He bought a new car.)

ใ‚ˆใ (yoku) โ†’ often; well

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใฏใ‚ˆใๆ˜ ็”ปใ‚’่ฆ‹ใพใ™ (I often watch movies.)

ใ„ใ‚‹ (iru) โ†’ to be (animate)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็ŠฌใŒใ„ใ‚‹ (there is a dog)

ใ™ใ‚‹ (suru) โ†’ to do

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฎฟ้กŒใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ (to do homework)

ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ (nakereba naranai) โ†’ must; have to

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใพใงใซใƒฌใƒใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ๆ›ธใ‹ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ (I must write the report by tomorrow.)

ใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹ (ageru) โ†’ to give (to someone)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅ‹้”ใซใƒ—ใƒฌใ‚ผใƒณใƒˆใ‚’ใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹ (I give a present to my friend.)

ใญใ‚‹ (neru) โ†’ to sleep

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆ—ฉใๅฏใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ (I have to go to bed early.)

ใ„ใคใ‚‚ (itsumo) โ†’ always

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚ใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใ‚’้ฃฒใฟใพใ™ (I always drink coffee.)

้ฃŸในใ‚‹ (taberu) โ†’ to eat

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฏฟๅธใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ (to eat sushi)

ใ‚ใ‚‹ (aru) โ†’ to be (inanimate)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๆœบใฎไธŠใซๆœฌใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ (there is a book on the desk)

ๆฅใ‚‹ (kuru) โ†’ to come

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅ‹้”ใŒๆฅใ‚‹ (a friend is coming)

ใ™ใ‚‹ใจ (suru to) โ†’ then; in that case

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ้›จใŒ้™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ๅฎถใซใ„ใ‚‹ (If it rains, I'll stay at home.)

ใใ‚Œใ‚‹ (kureru) โ†’ to give (to me)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็งใซๆœฌใ‚’ใใ‚ŒใŸ (She gave me a book.)

ๆ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ (omowareru) โ†’ to be thought; to be considered

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใฏๆ€ ๆƒฐใ ใจๆ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ (I am considered lazy.)

ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ (takusan) โ†’ a lot; many

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใฏใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎๆœฌใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ (I have a lot of books.)

ใœใ‚“ใœใ‚“ (zenzen) โ†’ not at all

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใŒใœใ‚“ใœใ‚“ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ (I don't understand Japanese at all.)

ใงใ‚‚ (demo) โ†’ but

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ็งใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€้›ฃใ—ใ„ใงใ™ (I like Japanese, but it's difficult.)

ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ (dakara) โ†’ so; therefore

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ้›จใŒ้™ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅฎถใซใ„ใพใ™ (It's raining, so I'm at home.)

่จ€ใ† (iu) โ†’ to say

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใจ่จ€ใ† (to say hello)

ๆ€ใ† (omou) โ†’ to think

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ใ‚ใฎไบบใฏๅ„ชใ—ใ„ใจๆ€ใ† (I think that person is kind.)

ใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ† (morau) โ†’ to receive

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅ‹้”ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ‰‹็ด™ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใฃใŸ (I received a letter from my friend.)

ใ‚„ใ‚‹ (yaru) โ†’ to do (informal)

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฎฟ้กŒใ‚’ใ‚„ใฃใŸ (I did my homework.)

ใใ—ใฆ (soshite) โ†’ and; then

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅญฆๆ กใซ่กŒใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ—ใฆใ€ๅ‹้”ใจๆ˜ ็”ปใ‚’่ฆ‹ใพใ—ใŸ (She went to school. Then, she watched a movie with her friends.)

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