Verb

Intransitive verbs

  • A type of verb that describe actions affecting only the doer and do not require a direct object marked by the particle を.
  • It is important to distinguish intransitive verbs from their counterpart, transitive verbs, which describe actions affecting not only the doer but also other things or people, and require a direct object.

Example Sentences

  • 地震(じしん)のとき、電気(でんき)が消(き)えます。
    During an earthquake, the lights go out.
  • 風(かぜ)で部屋(へや)の窓(まど)が開(あ)きました。
    The window of a room opens with the wind.
  • 冬(ふゆ)になって、木(き)の葉(は)がなくなった。
    Winter has come, and the leaves are gone from the trees.
  • 車(くるま)の故障(こしょう)が直(なお)りました。
    The car breakdown has been fixed.
  • トイレの水(みず)が出(で)ません。
    The toilet water isn't running.
  • ただいま、電気(でんき)の電源(でんげん)が故障(こしょう)したようです。
    The power supply seems to have broken down.

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JLPT N4; みんなの日本語初級(29)