ChatGPT suggested vocabs

たべる

to eat, consume food

Common usage: 食べる

Ex:

すしをたべる。(Sushi wo taberu. – I eat sushi.)

きょうのひるごはんをたべましたか？(Kyou no hirugohan wo tabemashita ka? – Have you eaten lunch today?)

💡 Note:
This is a Group 2 verb, the polite form is たべます (tabemasu).

のむ

to drink

Common usage: 飲む

Ex

みずをのむ。(Mizu wo nomu. – I drink water.)

コーヒーをのまない？(Koohii wo nomanai? – Don’t you drink coffee?)

💡Note:
This is a Group 1 verb, the polite form is のみます (nomimasu).

いく

(iku)

to go, move towards

Common usage: 行く

Ex:
がっこうへいく。(Gakkou e iku. – I go to school.)
あしたどこへいきますか？(Ashita doko e ikimasu ka? – Where are you going tomorrow?)

💡 Note:
This is a Group 1 verb, the polite form is いきます (ikimasu).

みる

(miru)

to look at, to see

Common usage: 見る

Ex:
テレビをみる。(Terebi wo miru. – I watch TV.)
そのほんをみてもいいですか？(Sono hon wo mite mo ii desu ka? – May I look at that book?)

💡 Note:
This is a Group 2 verb, the polite form is みます (mimasu).

きく

(kiku)

to listen to, to ask

Common usage: 聞く

Ex:
おんがくをきく。(Ongaku wo kiku. – I listen to music.)
せんせいにしつもんをききました。(Sensei ni shitsumon wo kikimashita. – I asked the teacher a question.)

💡 Note:
This is a Group 1 verb, the polite form is ききます (kikimasu).

あう

(au)

to meet, encounter

Common usage: 会う

Ex:
ともだちにあう。(Tomodachi ni au. – I meet a friend.)
あした、せんせいにあいます。(Ashita, sensei ni aimasu. – Tomorrow, I will meet the teacher.)

💡 Note:
This is a Group 1 verb, the polite form is あいます (aimasu).

ある

(aru)

to be (used for inanimate objects)

Common usage: ある

Ex:
そこにほんがあります。(Soko ni hon ga arimasu. – There is a book there.)
こうえんにきれいな花があります。(Kouen ni kirei na hana ga arimasu. – There are beautiful flowers in the park.)

💡 Note:
Used for inanimate objects, the polite form is あります (arimasu).

いる

(iru)

to be (used for animate objects)

Common usage: いる

Ex:
ねこがいる。(Neko ga iru. – There is a cat.)
だれかいますか？(Dareka imasu ka? – Is there anyone?)

💡 Note:
Used for animate objects (people and animals), the polite form is います (imasu).

とる

(toru)

to take, capture

Common usage: 取る

Ex:
しゃしんをとる。(Shashin wo toru. – I take a photo.)
かみをとってください。(Kami wo totte kudasai. – Please take the paper.)

💡 Note:
This is a Group 1 verb, the polite form is とります (torimasu).

わかる

(wakaru)

to understand, comprehend

Common usage: 分かる

Ex:
この日本語がわかります。(Kono nihongo ga wakarimasu. – I understand this Japanese.)
それはわかりません。(Sore wa wakarimasen. – I don’t understand that.)

💡 Note:
This is a Group 1 verb, the polite form is わかります (wakarimasu).