Really easy to “make new verbs” in Japanese べんきょう benkyo (study) + shimasu = to study うんてん unten (drive) + shimasu = to drive かじ　kaji (housework) + shimasu = to do house work せんたく　sentaku (laundry) + shimasu = to do laundry さんぽ　sanpo (walk) + shimasu = to take a walk そうじ　sooji (cleaning) + shimasu = […]

There are 3 groups of verbs. Group 1 verbs: (when in plain form) that end in “u” column such as u, ku, su, mu, nu and etc. These verbs require one extra step when changed to masu (polite) form. We cut off the last hiragana and then add a new hiragana in the “i” column […]