Quiz : transitive & intransitive 31-1
Transitive Verb
Intransitive Verb
Transitive Verb & Intransitive Verb
Please complete sentences using a transitive verb or an intransitive verb.
1.
わたしは でんきを ( )。
I turned on the light.
でんきが ( )。
The light was on.
2.
わたしは ドアを ( )。
I closed the door.
ドアが ( )。
The door was closed.
3.
わたしは とけいを ( )。
I stopped a clock.
でんしゃが ( )。
The train stopped.
4.
わたしは ボールを ( )。
I dropped a ball.
りんごが きから ( )。
An apple fell from the tree.
5.
せんせいは レッスンを ( )。
My teacher started a lesson.
しあいが ( )。
The game started.
Transitive Verb
Transitive Verbs have an object with a particle of “o(を)”.
| わたしは コーヒーを のみました。 watashi [wa] kōhī [o] nomi-mashita. ( I drank a coffee. ) |
| わたしは ほんを よみます。 watashi [wa] hon [o] yomi-masu. ( I read books. ) |
| わたしは パンを かいました。 watashi [wa] pan [o] kai-mashita. ( I bought some bread. ) |
Intransitive Verb
Intransitive Verbs don’t have an object.
| わたしは ７じに おきました。 watashi [wa] shichi-ji [ni] oki-mashita. ( I woke up at 7. ) |
| わたしたちは まいにち はたらきます。 watashitachi [wa] mainichi hataraki-masu. ( We work everyday. ) |
There are 2 types of intransitive verb.
Volitional Verb
| はしります hashiri-masu | to run |
| あるきます aruki-masu | to walk |
| およぎます oyogi-masu | to swim |
non-Volitional Verb
| しまります shimari-masu | something closes |
| あきます aki-masu | something opens |
| とまります tomari-masu | something stops |
Some of non-Volitional Intransitive Verbs have a pair of Transitive Verb which has a similar form.
( Please see below for details. )
Transitive Verb & Intransitive Verb
In Japanese transitive verb and intransitive verb have a different form, and some verbs can be a pair.
| transitive | intransitive |
| あけます ake-masu | あきます aki-masu |
| しめます shime-masu | しまります shimari-masu |
| つけます tsuke-masu | つきます tsuki-masu |
| けします keshi-masu | きえます kie-masu |
| はじめます hajime-masu | はじまります hajimari-masu |
| とめます tome-masu | とまります tomari-masu |
| おとします otoshi-masu | おちます ochi-masu |
| わります wari-masu | われます wasure-masu |
| こわします kowashi-masu | こわれます koware-masu |
| かえます kae-masu | かわります kawari-masu |
Transitive Verb of the pair
A transitive verb expresses that it happened by someone’s volitional action.
| わたしは でんきを けしました。 watashi [wa] denki [o] keshi-mashita. ( I turned off a light. ) |
| わたしは まどを わりました。 watashi [wa] mado [o] wari-mashita. ( I broke a window. ) |
What you want to say is that “I change something“.
Intransitive Verb of the pair
An intransitive verb which has a pair of a transitive verb sounds like it happened by nature or automatically.
| でんきが きえました。 denki [ga] kie-mashita. ( The light was off. ) |
The light bulb might burn out.
| まどが われました。 mado [ga] ware-mashita. ( A window broke. ) |
It could be because of the storm.
What you want to say is that “the movement of something“.
I changed my password.
The traffic light changed.
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