Driving and stopping
Core words, Stage 4chunk 2 of 79Verbs: moving
Drive, give turns and say when something stops or won't move.
- tomarustop, come to a stop
- ugokumove; work, run (machines)
- magaruturn (a corner); bend
- unten surudrive (a car)
Mix-ups tomaru and ugoku happen by themselves; doing it to something is tomeru and ugokasu.
tomaru
polite tomarimasu
stop, come to a stop
Something stops by itself; stopping something yourself is tomeru.
Same sound as 泊まる tomaru, stay the night: hoteru ni tomaru.
densha, mata tochuu de tomatchatta.
The train's stopped partway again.
電車、また途中で止まっちゃった。
densha ga mata tochuu de tomatte shimaimashita.
The train has stopped partway again.
電車がまた途中で止まってしまいました。
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ugoku
polite ugokimasu
move; work, run (machines)
For something moving by itself; moving something yourself is ugokasu.
Also for machines: pasokon ga ugokanai (my computer won't work).
ugokanaide! shashin toru kara.
Don't move! I'm taking a photo.
動かないで！写真撮るから。
ugokanaide kudasai. shashin o torimasu.
Please don't move. I'm taking a photo.
動かないでください。写真を撮ります。
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magaru
polite magarimasu
turn (a corner); bend
The corner takes o, the direction ni: kado o migi ni magaru.
Also for things bent or crooked: nekutai magatteru yo (your tie's crooked).
tsugi no kado, migi ni magatte.
Turn right at the next corner.
次の角、右に曲がって。
tsugi no kado o migi ni magatte kudasai.
Please turn right at the next corner.
次の角を右に曲がってください。
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unten suru
polite unten shimasu
drive (a car)
unten menkyo = driver's licence; unten miawase = trains not running.
kaeri wa watashi ga unten suru yo.
I'll drive on the way back.
帰りは私が運転するよ。
kaeri wa watashi ga unten shimasu.
I'll drive on the way back.
帰りは私が運転します。
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