600 Basic Japanese Verbs - (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

600 Basic Japanese Verbs is a handy, easy-to-use guide to one of the building blocks of Japanese grammar--verbs.

This book will be an essential resource for students wishing to learn Japanese as it shows how to conjugate the 600 most common Japanese verbs quickly, and with minimal effort. This is the only guide to list all verb forms in both Japanese script and romanized form, while giving an accurate English translation for each conjugated form, making this book far more comprehensive than any other book on the subject.

Compiled by Japanese language experts at The Hiro Japanese Center, more than 30 different verbal forms are given for each verb including all forms used in contemporary spoken, written, formal and conversational Japanese--making this the ideal reference when reading any sort of Japanese printed materials including manga, newspapers, magazines and books. 600 Basic Japanese Verbs places an expert resource at your fingertips, giving you the information you need to speak, read, and write Japanese sentences correctly.

Key features of this book are:

• Includes all the most useful verbs and Kanji (logographic Chinese characters) in Japanese, including less common ones.
• A wealth of example sentences is given to demonstrate correct verb usage.
• Over 30 forms are given for each verb including polite or formal, plain, negative, potential, conditional, passive, causative, and many more.
• Both Kana, Japanese script, and romanized forms are given for each entry.
• An ideal study guide for the standard Advanced Placement college test and the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam.
• Special sections are devoted to compound verbs and suru verbs such as Kaimono suru (to shop), benkyo suru (to study), and much more.

Review Quotes

"This book excels at differentiating really similar concepts, even adding more to the never-ending question of 'What is the difference between [this character] and [this character]?' The vocabulary words are also thematically arranged, usually with illustrations for some words for better memory reinforcement. Pronunciation in the CD tracks actually sounds natural compared to other learning materials" --Japan Reference blog

"Verbs are usually the key to understanding a sentence or part of a text, so it's well worth emphasizing them ... If you know these 600 verbs that's really going to help unlock a lot of Japanese for you.'" --How to Japan blog

About the Author

The Hiro Japanese Center is accredited by the Japanese Ministry of Education, and for more than 25 years has been responsible for the Japanese education of thousands of foreign speakers. The Center's Japanese educational methods are unique and geared toward students unfamiliar with Chinese or Japanese characters. Beside offering Japanese education to them, the Center also trains Japanese teachers.