Japanese for Dummies: Verb Suffixes

Some of the many Japanese verb-suffixes.

20 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

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PLAIN+bekidesu
"should" - taberu-bekidesu >>> I should eat
PLAIN+deshō
"probability" - taberu-deshō >>> I'll probably eat
PLAIN+kamoshiremasen
"possibility" - taberu-kamoshiremasen >>> I might eat
PLAIN+hito
"person" - taberu-hito >>> the person who eats
PLAIN+kara
"because" - taberu-kara >>> because I eat
PLAIN+koto
"noun-maker" - taberu-kota >>> the act of eating
PLAIN+mono
"things" - taberu-mono >>> things to eat
PLAIN+toki
"time" - taberu-toki >>> when I eat
PLAIN+tsumoridesu
"intention" - taberu-tsumoridesu >>> I plan to eat
STEM+nagara
"while" - tabe-nagara >>> while eating
STEM+ni
"purpose" - tabe-ni >>> in order to eat
STEM+nikui
"difficulty" - tabe-nikui >>> It's hard to eat
STEM+sugiru
"over-doing" - tabe-sugiru >>> I over eat
STEM+tai
"desire" - tabe-tai >>> I want to eat
TE+ageru
"doing a favor" - tabete-ageru >>> I eat for you