akete
Meaning and examples
open — te-form
毎朝開けてから、コーヒーを飲みます。
まいあさ あけて から、こーひー を のみます。
maiasa akete kara, koohii o nomimasu.
Every morning I drink coffee after I open.
💡 Form of 開ける (to open).
Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.
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akete
open — te-form
毎朝開けてから、コーヒーを飲みます。
まいあさ あけて から、こーひー を のみます。
maiasa akete kara, koohii o nomimasu.
Every morning I drink coffee after I open.
💡 Form of 開ける (to open).
shimete
close — te-form
閉めて、それから家に帰ります。
しめて、それから いえ に かえります。
shimete, sorekara ie ni kaerimasu.
I close, and then go home.
💡 Form of 閉める (to close).
misete
show — te-form
見せて、学校へ行きます。
みせて、がっこう へ いきます。
misete, gakkou e ikimasu.
I show, and then go to school.
💡 Form of 見せる (to show).
karite
borrow — te-form
借りてから、電話をします。
かりて から、でんわ を します。
karite kara, denwa o shimasu.
I will call after I borrow.
💡 Form of 借りる (to borrow).
Do not learn 借りて from zero: it carries 借りる inside it. Hold on to 借りる = borrow and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →kite
wear — te-form
着て、それから家に帰ります。
きて、それから いえ に かえります。
kite, sorekara ie ni kaerimasu.
I wear, and then go home.
💡 Form of 着る (to wear).
kotaete
answer — te-form
答えてから、電話をします。
こたえて から、でんわ を します。
kotaete kara, denwa o shimasu.
I will call after I answer.
💡 Form of 答える (to answer).
hajimete
start something — te-form
毎朝始めてから、コーヒーを飲みます。
まいあさ はじめて から、こーひー を のみます。
maiasa hajimete kara, koohii o nomimasu.
Every morning I drink coffee after I start something.
💡 Form of 始める (to start something).
benkyoushimashita
polite past: did study
友だちといっしょに勉強しました。
ともだち と いっしょ に べんきょうしました。
tomodachi to issho ni benkyoushimashita.
I did study together with my friend.
💡 する-verb form of 勉強 (study).
Do not learn 勉強しました from zero: it carries 勉強 inside it. Hold on to 勉強 = study (with effort) and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →shigotoshimashita
polite past: did work
けさ、仕事しました。
けさ、しごとしました。
kesa, shigotoshimashita.
I did work this morning.
💡 する-verb form of 仕事 (work / job).
仕事しました is 仕事 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 仕事 = work / job.
Read the full tip →denwashimashita
polite past: did telephone call
きのうの夜、二時間電話しました。
きのう の よる、にじかん でんわしました。
kinou no yoru, nijikan denwashimashita.
I did telephone call for two hours last night.
💡 する-verb form of 電話 (telephone call).
Under the surface, 電話しました is still 電話 — same image, new grammar around it: 電話 = phone / phone call.
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