〜ます

Formationverb stem + ます

ます is the ending that makes a verb polite, and it is the first verb form most learners meet. It attaches to the stem and carries no meaning of its own beyond the register. Use it with strangers, at work, and anywhere you would not use someone's first name.

Examples

〜ます is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

1. 今後こんごはおくれないようにします。

   I'll try not to be late in the future.

2. ホテルの中なかに花屋はなやはありますか。

   Is there a flower shop in the hotel?

3. レゲエのことをどう思おもいますか。

   What do you think of reggae?

4. スプーンをいただけますか。

   Could we have a spoon?

5. 一いち時間じかんしたら行いってきます。

   I'm going out in an hour.