The last group of verbs are somewhat of a pain. Like every language, there are the exception verbs. For the most part, Japanese is very good at obeying its own rules. However, there are a few verbs that break the rules entirely. There there main exception verbs.
Let’s go over the three big ones and then we will provide you a list of common LIAR verbs.
Suru – To Do する
Kuru – To Come くる
Iku – To Go いく
The three verbs above very common and extremely important to remember. Particularly する. Suru is interesting because it can go behind a noun, and make it into a verb. That’s right, you can just stick する after a word like (study) and it becomes: To Study.
やくそく (promise) + する = To Promise
ちゅうもん (an order) + する = To Order
ほんやく(translation) + する = To Translate
かくにん(confirmation) + する = To Confirm
けんきゅう(research) + する = To Research
けっこん(marriage) + する = To Get Married
うんてん (drive) + する = To Drive
Japanese is Magic! I think this is freaking awesome.
Outside of these three there major exception verbs する, くる, and いく, there are verbs that are LIAR verbs that you kinda have to learn though trial and error. Examples of this include:
Kiru – to cut
Shiru – to know
Iru – to need
Hairu – to enter
Kaeru – to return
Hashiru – to run
Kagiru – to limit
Keru – to kick
Shaberu – to talk
Teru – to shine
etc.
This list is not comprehensive, rather, it is meant to give you an idea of common verbs that initially look like Ichidan verbs but are actually Godan verbs. If you run into an verb that looks like an Ichidan and are questioning which one it is, you can double check by looking it up on http://www.jisho.org or on the app like Imiwa or Shirabe.
来週(らいしゅう) – Next Week
の – Connective Particle
木曜日(もくようび) – Thursday
に – Directional Particle
お休み(おやすみ) – Break/Vacation
頂けない(いただく+ない) – Recieve (Humble)
でしょうか –
妻(つま) – Wife (My Wife)
の – Connective Particle
調子(ちょうし) – Condition
が – Subject Particle
悪くて(わるくて) – Worse
少し(すこし)Slightly
する – To Verb
こと – Intangible Thing
ある – To Exist
んです – Predicate + Explanation Particle
やあ – Yeah
もちろん – Of Course
来週(らいしゅう) – Next Week
木曜日(もくようび) – Thursday
発 – Depart (Suffix)*
の – Connective Particle
京都(きょうと) – Kyoto
行き(ゆき) – Bound*
新幹線(しんかんせん) – Bullet Train
切符(きっぷ) – Ticket
を – Object Marker
ください – Please
* Suffixes mostly used for trains.
Also, yes Yuki and Iki are the same kanji. We will talk about that another day. One Step at a time.
ありがとう – Thank You
道(みち) – Street/Road
は – Topic Particle
覚えてる(おぼえる+Bて) – To Remember
もちろん – Of Course
神社(じんじゃ) – Shrine
の – Connective Particle
方(ほう) – Direction
に – Direction Particle
行って(いく+Bて) – To Go
森(もり) – Forest
中(なか) – In the Middle
へ – Directional Particle (General Direction)
曲がる(まがる) – To Turn
んだ –
よ – !
ね – Isn’t it