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Japanese Verbs are categorized into 3 groups.
Which Verb Group is it, Group 1, 2, or 3?

1. 
かいます

to buy

2. 
します

to do

3. 
はなします

to speak

4. 
きます

to come

5. 
きます

to wear

6. 
よびます

to call

7. 
たべます

to eat

8. 
べんきょう します

to study

9. 
かえります

to go home

10. 
まちます

to wait

11. 
ねます

to sleep

12. 
のみます

to drink

13. 
おきます

to wake up

14. 
おきます

to put

15. 
およぎます

to swim

16. 
みます

to watch

17. 
かきます

to write

Verb Group is related to the Verb Conjugation.

Group 1

Verbs in Group 1 end with the sound of “- i ます”.

Group 2

Verbs in Group 2 end with the sound of “- e ます”

These verbs are in Group 2 even though they end with “-iます”.

Group 3

2 verbs ( きます・します ), plus “to-do-verbs”

Hiragana


(a)

(i)

(u)

(e)

(o)

(ka)

(ki)

(ku)

(ke)

(ko)

(sa)

(shi)

(su)

(se)

(so)

(ta)

(chi)

(tsu)

(te)

(to)

(na)

(ni)

(nu)

(ne)

(no)

(ha)

(hi)

(fu)

(he)

(ho)

(ma)

(mi)

(mu)

(me)

(mo)

(ya)

(yu)
 
(yo)

(ra)

(ri)

(ru)

(re)

(ro)

(wa)

(o)

(n)

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