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Verbs with

The verb (to do), serves as the base for many other words by combining with a noun. For example, means “love” (the noun). To make it into a verb, Japanese simply says . So, to say that "Shimada-san loves Aoki-san", you would say:

Here are some other verbs that are made from .

	to clean (a house)
	to cook (prepare food)
	to go across
	to command (order)
	to draw (a line)
	to make sure to...
	to take the name of, to call one’s self
	to control
	to belong to (a group)
	to fit; to be suitable