
Transitive and Intransitive Verb Pairs in Japanese
In English, the same verb can often be used both intransitively and transitively. But in Japanese, these meanings are usually expressed with different verbs, which can be confusing for learners. For example, begin can be 始まる (hajimaru) or 始める (hajimeru). To make this easier, we introduce common verb pairs and organize them into five categories.
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