Japanese Verbs for Intermediate learners |
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akiramemasu / akirameru |   |
| to give up | 諦める |
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masu Form
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Plain Form
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Other Forms
| te form | akiramete |
| ba form | akiramereba |
| potential | akiramerareru |
| imperative | akiramero |
| volitional | akirameyoo |
| passive | akiramerareru |
| causative | akiramesaseru |
| caus. passive1 | akiramesaserareru |
| caus. passive2 | - |
[vt] = Transitive verb / [vi] = Intransitive verb / G1, G2, G3 = Group 1, 2, 3
ba form = conditional form / caus.passsive1 = causative passive long form / caus.passsive2 = causative passive short form
Basic structures
[ subject ] wa [ something ] o akirameru
Example sentences
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1. | A-sha wa sono keikaku o akirameta. |
A-sha company A, keikaku plan, project
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2. | Senkyo de makete, Shushoo wa zoozei o akirameta yoo da. |
senkyo election, -de particle indicating situation, scene, field, group, etc.,
makete te form of makemasu; lose (game, election, betting), be defeated,
shushoo Prime Minister, zoozei raise taxes, increase taxes, -yoo da it seems, it looks
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3. | Kyuuryoo ga sagatta node, watashi wa ie o kau no o akirameta. |
kyuuryoo salary, pay, wages, sagatta ta form of sagarimasu; go down, fall, drop
-node because, therefore, so,
ie house, kau to buy, purchase, -no forming a noun phrase; doing, to do, that...
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4. | Kyoo Fujisan ni noboru tsumori datta ga, asa kara ooame da. Kyoo (noboru no) wa akirameyoo. |
Fujisan Mt. Fuji, noboru to climb, -tsumori plan to do, intend to do, -ga a conjunction meaning "but",
asa morning, ooame heavy rain, downpour, -no forming a noun phrase; doing, to do, that...,
akirameyoo volitional form of akirameru
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5. | Kanojo ni furareta. Demo, kanojo o akiramerarenai. |
kanojo girlfriend , (boyfriend/girlfriend) ni furareru he/she leaves one, be jilted,
akiramerarenai potential nai form of akirameru
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6. | Nando shippai shitemo, zettai akiramenai. |
nando ... -temo no matter how many times, shippai [sv] failure, zettai absolutely, never
Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up Conversation)
akirameta yoo da
plain form + yoo desu:It seems, It looks
Level 3 Chapter 8
kyuuryoo ga sagatta node
plain form + node:expressing a reason or a cause; because, therefore
Level 2 Chapter 3
ie o kau no / noboru no
-koto, -no:Noun Modifier
Level 2 Chapter 13
noboru tsumori datta
verb root form + tsumori:I plan to do
Level 2 Chapter 2
shippai shitemo
te form + mo, (-temo):even if, even
Level 2 Chapter 8
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