Suru-Verbs

For Upper Beginners and Intermediate learners

Chuumon(注文)
Noun

order, request, demand

Verb

to order, make a request

[person] wa [something] o chuumon suru

Almost all of the Suru-Verbs can be followed by the particle "o"; ○○ suru / ○○ o suru

Example sentences

1. (Watashi no kaisha wa) Shin-seihin o hatsubai shita.
Chuumon ga takusan kita.

kaisha company, shin-seihin new product, hatsubai [sv] release, launch
chuumon ga kuru have an order, receive an order (set phrase; literally means "an order comes")
kita ta form of kuru; come, takusan many, a lot of

2. Go-chuumon wa o-kimari deshoo ka?

Go-chuumon wa o-kimari deshoo ka?
Are you ready to order?, May I take your order? (common expression at a restaurant)
go- / o- a prefix, making a polite word or phrase
kimarimasu to be decided, be fixed, be settled, o + stem + desu forming a respectful verb phrase
-deshoo ka? polite phrase of desu ka?

3. Resutoran de no chuumon no shikata o benkyoo shi-tai desu.

resutoran restaurant, -de place marker; in, at, shikata method, way, how to do
benkyoo [sv] study, learn, shi-tai want to do, like to do, -tai desu (stem +) want to do, would like to do

4. Go-chuumon o uketsuketara,
chuumon-bangoo to chuumon no shoosai o meeru de go-renraku shimasu.

go- a prefix, making a polite word or phrase
uketsuketa ta form of uketsukeru; accept, take, -tara if, when
chuumon-bangoo order number, shoosai details, detailed, meeru de by email
go-renraku shimasu [sv] contact, get in touch, I'll inform you, I'll let you know (polite expression)
renraku [sv] contact, get in touch, inform, let somebody know

5. Go-chuumon no kyanseru ni wa Chuumon-bangoo ga hitsuyoo desu.

kyanseru [sv] cancellation, -ni for, to, chuumon-bangoo order number
hitsuyoo [na] need, necessary, be required

6. Kako no go-chuumon wa Chuumon-rireki de kakunin dekimasu.

kako no the past, in the past, chuumon-rireki order history, -de means or method marker; by, with, in, at, on
kakunin [sv] confirm, check, dekimasu can, be able to do

7. (Watashi wa) Netto de piza o chuumon shita.

netto de on the Internet, online, piza pizza

8. Sumaho de chuumon dekiru kara, benri desu.

sumaho de by smartphone, dekiru can, be able to do
-kara because, therefore, so, benri [na] convenient, handy, useful

9. Sakki piza o chuumon shita-n desu ga, kyanseru dekimasu ka?
Sakki piza o chuumon shita-n desu ga, henkoo dekimasu ka?

sakki some time ago, a little while ago, piza pizza, -n desu ga making the statement softer
kyanseru [sv] cancel, henkoo [sv] change, dekimasu can, be able to do

10. Kyoo (shoohin o) chuumon shitara, (shoohin wa) itsu todokimasu ka?

kyoo today, shoohin product, goods, item, -tara if, when
itsu when, todokimasu to reach, arrive, be delivered

11. Chuumon shita mono to chigau mono ga todokimashita.

chuumon shita mono thing I orderde, what I orderded, mono thing
-to chigau mono different thing from, wrong thing, chigau to be different / be wrong
todokimasu to reach, arrive, be delivered

12. "Nihon no otoko mo kaji o suru-beki da"
Sore wa muri na chuumon da.

otoko man, -mo also, too, kaji housework
-beki desu must do, should do, da root form of desu
sore wa muri na chuumon desu it's an unreasonable demand, it's a tall order, it's asking too much (expression)
muri [na] impossible

Practice the following words

Audio 1.chuumon[sv] order, request, demand
Audio 2.go-chuumonpolite word of chuumon
Audio 3.kaishacompany
Audio 4.shin-seihinnew product, latest model
Audio 5.seihin(manufactured) product, goods
Audio 6.shoohin

commodities, product, goods, item, article

Audio 7.hatsubai[sv] release, launch, be on sale
Audio 8.kimarimasu / kimaru

to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed

Audio 9.resutoranrestaurant
Audio 10.shikatahow to do, method, way
Audio 11.benkyoo[sv] study, learn
Audio 12.uketsukemasu / uketsukeruto accept, take
Audio 13.chuumon-bangooorder number
Audio 14.bangoonumber
Audio 15.shoosaidetails, detailed
Audio 16.meeru[sv] email
Audio 17.renraku

[sv] contact, inform, let somebody know

Audio 18.go-renrakupolite word of renraku
Audio 19.kyanseru[sv] cancellation
Audio 20.henkoo[sv] change
Audio 21.hitsuyoo[na] need, necessary, be required
Audio 22.kakothe past, in the past
Audio 23.chuumon-rirekiorder history
Audio 24.kakunin[sv] confirmation, check
Audio 25.netto deon the Internet, online
Audio 26.pizapizza
Audio 27.sumahosmartphone
Audio 28.dekimasu / dekirucan, be able to do
Audio 29.benri[na] convenient, handy, useful
Audio 30.sakkisome time ago, a little while ago
Audio 31.kyootoday
Audio 32.itsuwhen
Audio 33.todokimasu / todokuto arrive, be delivered
Audio 34.monothing
Audio 35.chigau monodifferent thing, wrong thing
Audio 36.chigaimasu / chigauto be wrong / to be different
Audio 37.otokoman, male
Audio 38.kajihousework
Audio 39.muri[na] impossible

Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up Conversation)

chuumon no shikata o benkyoo shi-tai desu
verb stem + tai:want to do, would like to do

Level 1 Chapter 11

go-chuumon o uketsuketara
ta form + -tara:if, when

Level 2 Chapter 8

sumaho de chuumon dekiru kara, benri desu
plain form + kara:expressing a reason or a cause; because, therefore, so

Level 2 Chapter 3

sakki piza o chuumon shita-n desu ga
verb stem + tai-n desu ga:asking for some information or making a request politely

Level 2 Chapter 12

chuumon shita mono / chigau mono
phrase + noun:Noun Modifier

Level 2 Chapter 13

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