Suru-Verbs

For Upper Beginners and Intermediate learners

Juuden(充電)
Noun

(battery) charging

Verb

to charge a battery

[person] wa [battery] o juuden suru

[person] wa [device] o juuden suru

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

Example sentences

1. Watashi wa sumaho o juuden suru.

sumaho smartphone

2. Sumaho o juuden shi-tai kedo, konsento ga nai.

-tai (stem +) want to do, would like to do, -kedo but
konsento wall outlet (Wasei-Eigo "Japanese-made English")
nai nai form of aru; there is not, don't have

3. Ryokoo ni sumaho no juuden-ki o motteiku.

ryokoo [sv] travel, journey, go on a trip, -ni for, to
juuden-ki battery charger, motteiku to take something to, bring to, carry with

4. Kore wa koodoresu-soojiki.
1-kai no juuden de 40-pun gurai tsukaeru.

koodoresu cordless, soojiki vacuum cleaner
1-kai no juuden de on a single charge, -kai counter for times
yonjuppun (for) 40 minutes, -gurai / -kurai about, approximately
tsukaeru potential root form of tsukau; can use

5. Kore wa juuden-shiki denchi.
Juuden sureba, nandodemo tsukaeru.

juuden-shiki rechargeable, -shiki style, type, model, system
denchi battery, kandenchi dry-cell battery
-sureba ba conditional form of suru; if you do it
nandodemo as many times as, over and over again, tsukaeru potential root form of tsukau; can use

6. Denki-jidoosha wa juuden ni jikan ga kakaru.

denki-jidoosha battery car, electric vehicle, EV, denki electricity, power, jidoosha car, automobile
-ni for, to, jikan ga kakaru take (long) time, jikan time, hour, kakaru to take time

7. Denki-jidoosha wa kankyoo ni ii kedo, juuden-sutando wa mada sukunai.

kankyoo ni ii environment-friendly, eco-friendly
kankyoo environment, -ni for, to, ii good, nice, -kedo but
juuden-sutando charging station, charging stand, mada still, sukunai a little, a few
gasorin-sutando gas station, gasorin gasoline

8. Q1 : Juuden ni donogurai jikan ga kakarimasu ka?
Q2 : 1-kai no juuden de nan-kiro hashiremasu ka?

-ni for, to, donogurai how long, jikan ga kakaru take (long) time, jikan time, hour, kakaru to take time
1-kai no juuden de on a single charge, -kai counter for times
nan-kiro how many kilometer, hashiremasu potential form of hashiru; can run, drive

Practice the following words

Audio 1.juuden[sv] charge the battery
Audio 2.juuden-kibattery charger
Audio 3.[cf.] kikiequipment, instrument, device
Audio 4.[cf.] kikaimachine_machine
Audio 5.juuden-shikirechargeable
Audio 6.shikistyle, type, system
Audio 7.sumahosmartphone
Audio 8.konsentowall outlet
Audio 9.ryokoo[sv] travel, journey, go on a trip
Audio 10.motteikimasu / motteiku

to take something to, bring to, carry with

Audio 11.koodoresu-soojiki

cordless vacuum cleaner

Audio 12.koodoresucordless
Audio 13.soojikivacuum cleaner
Audio 14.tsukaerupotential root form of tsukau; can use
Audio 15.tsukaimasu / tsukauto use
Audio 16.denchibattery
Audio 17.kandenchidry-cell battery
Audio 18.nandodemo

as many times as, over and over again

Audio 19.denki-jidoosha

battery car, electric vehicle, EV

Audio 20.denkielectricity, power
Audio 21.jidooshacar, automobile
Audio 22.jikantime, hour
Audio 23.kakarimasu / kakaruto cost / to take time
Audio 24.kankyoo ni ii

environment-friendly, eco-friendly

Audio 25.kankyooenvironment
Audio 26.iigood, nice
Audio 27.juuden-sutando

charging station, charging stand

Audio 28.gasorin-sutando

gas station

Audio 29.gasoringasoline
Audio 30.madastill
Audio 31.sukunaia little, a few, not many
Audio 32.donoguraihow long
Audio 33.nan-kirohow many kilometer
Audio 34.kirokilo (km, kg, so on)
Audio 35.hashiremasu

potential form of hashiru; can run, drive

Audio 36.hashirimasu / hashiru

to run, drive

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

sumaho o juuden shi-tai
verb stem + tai:want to do, would like to do

Level 1 Chapter 11

40-pun gurai tsukaeru / nandodemo tsukaeru / nan-kiro hashiremasu ka?
verb potential form:can do, be able to do

Level 2 Chapter 9

juuden sureba, nandodemo tsukaeru
ba form ; -ba,:ba conditional form; If

Level 2 Chapter 15

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