I have noticed that a lot of the verbs I have learned use ki.
ikimasu: to go
kimasu: to come
kikimasu: I listen
okimasu: to wake up
kakimasu: I write
Is that just a coincidence?
Verbs with ki
xicidis
January 10, 2008
Sayaka-Matsuura
January 13, 2008
Hi there,
The verbs you have listed belong to a group of verbs that have "ki" just
before masu. When conjugating verbs (changing forms), these verbs act in the same way (except for kimasu which is irregular).
There are other verbs that have the same sounds just before masu. It could
be "mi""bi""ri"chi", etc. If they share the same sounds in that position,
they conjugate in the same way.
The grammar newsletter series covers this topic as well.
All the best for your Japanese learning!
:D
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