Could you please tell me the difference between these two? kaimasu かいます kaemasu かえます I was told they ment to buy something are they both right? Do they both mean the same thing??? They are very similar. Thanks alot. Brian

Konnichiwa Brian!! :lol: Ogenki desuka? Kaimasu and Kaemasu do come from the same verb, which is KAU "to buy". However, *Kaimasu* translates as "I buy" - while *Kaemasu* translates as "I CAN buy". Notice the two different endings. *Kaimasu *is *Ka* + *imasu* *Kaemasu* is *Ka* + *emasu* The *emasu* ending such as in: *Taberemasu* "I can eat" *Nomemasu* "I can drink" *Neremasu* "I can sleep" is constructed by dropping the last U from the simplest from of a verb: *Kau* would then become *Ka* *Taberu* - *Taber* *Nomu* - *Nom* *Neru* - *Ner* and adding *EMASU* in formal situations or ERU in informal situations. SO, *KAEMASU* and *KAERU* both mean "I can buy" :shock:

Thanks alot just one single letter can make alot of difference in a translation. Thanks for clearing this up. Brian