Finding the dictionary form from the ます form by Felicity Walker https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form If you know the ます form, follow these steps to find the dictionary form. en-us 2017-12-03 22:04:10 UTC 2025-11-19 07:42:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Replace ます with る to make the dictionary form JapaneseNZ https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212662512 2017-12-03 22:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212662512 Follow these steps to find the dictionary form from the ます form. JapaneseNZ https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212662721
  • Take off ます. You now have the stem of the verb.
  • Look at the last symbol of what you have left. It will be in the い column of the hiragana chart.
  • Replace that symbol with the symbol in the う column of the hiragana chart. 
  • This gives you the dictionary form. 
    • ]]>     2017-12-03 22:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212662721     Examples JapaneseNZ https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212662745 たべます ➝ たべ る   eat
    でます ➝ で る  leave

    みます ➝ み る  do not see
    おきます ➝ おき る  get up]]>     2017-12-03 22:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212662745     JapaneseNZ https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212669599 The い column is the stem of the verb. Move over to the う column to find the dictionary form ending. ]]> 2017-12-03 23:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212669599 Example: What is the dictionary form of のみます? JapaneseNZ https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212677056
  • Take off ます to get のみ. のみ is the stem of のみます.
  • The last symbol is now み.
  • Replace み with the symbol in the う column of the hiragana chart. So replace み  with む.
  • You now have のむ. It is the dictionary form of のみます.
    • ]]>     2017-12-04 00:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212677056     What is the dictionary form of these う verbs? JapaneseNZ https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212679389 2017-12-04 00:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212679389 JapaneseNZ https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212686385 かいます ➝ かい ➝ かう  buy

    あるきます ➝ あるき ➝ あるく  walk

    いそぎます ➝ いそぎ ➝ いそぐ  hurry

    はなします ➝ はなし ➝ はなす  speak


    ]]>     2017-12-04 01:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212686385     JapaneseNZ https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212688395 まちます➝ まち ➝ まつ  wait

    しにます ➝ しに ➝ しぬ  die

    あそびます ➝ あそび ➝ あそぶ  play

    よみます ➝ よみ ➝ よむ read

    のります ➝ のり ➝ のる  get on (transport)]]>     2017-12-04 01:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/212688395     Irregular verbs JapaneseNZ https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/232197142 します ➝ する do
    きます ➝ くる come]]>     2018-02-16 00:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/JapaneseNZ/masu_form_to_dictionary_form/wish/232197142