Nabiki's compendium to extortion
Or "how to favorably use Japanese verbs for one's convenience!
-- by Yawmin --

I. At first individuate the objects of your needs and desires
Nabiki Tendo's special list
A bag, shoulder bag
baggu
A book
hon
A camera
kamera
A credit card
kurejitto caado
Some chopsticks
hashi
A coffee
koohii
A cola
koora
A computer
conpyuutaa
Some cosmetics
keshoo-hin
A hot hand towel
oshibori
An ice cream
aisu kuriimu
Some Italian products
Itaria-sei mono
A meal, some food
gohan
Some money
o-kane
A seat
seki
Some tea
o-cha
The TV remote control
remo-con
Some cigarettes
tabako
Your wallet...
anata no saifu...
II. Command and obtain what you want

Once you have clear your desires, speak them out!
The basic sentence is:

[object] (o) kudasai

Kudasai is some kind of imperative form while o is a postfix that points out that the previous word was the object of the entire phrase.

An illuminating example in Nabiki's style...
Ex. Give me your wallet! = Anata no saifu o kudasai!

III. From "give me something" to "do something for me"

But the magic doesn't end just here! Sometimes in fact, if you want to obtain what you want, you may need to ask someone to do something for you...

[verb in -te form] kudasai

If you substitute a verb in its -te form to the noum/object's place, you will instead require someone to do something special you want!

Another illuminating example in Nabiki's style...
Ex. Buy that bag for me = Are baggu o katte kudasai.

Verb list appendix:
Part I

Verbs with vowel ending stems in their basic forms
(verb stems ending in -e)
Basic verb form-masu form-te form-nai form
ageru
[to give respectfully]		agemasuageteagenai
akeru
[to open]		akemasuaketeakenai
deru
[to come, go out, appear]		demasudetedenai
hanaseru
[can speak]		hanasemasuhanasetehanasenai
ireru
[to put/pour in]		iremasuireteirenai
kaeru
[to change]		kaemasukaetekaenai
kakeru
[to hang]		kakemasukeketekakenai
kangaeru
[to think, consider]		kangaemasukangaetekangaenai
kotaeru
[to answer, respond]		kotaemasukotaetekotaenai
kureru
[to give (downward)]		kuremasukuretekurenai
mataseru
[to keep (one) waiting]		matasemasumatasetematasenai
miseru
[to show]		misemasumisetemisenai
neru
[to sleep, lie down]		nemasunetenenai
noseru
[to put/let on, give ride to]		nosemasunosetenosenai
okureru
[to be delayed/late]		okuremasuokureteokurenai
oshieru
[to teach, tell]		oshiemasuoshieteoshienai
sageru
[to carry, lower]		sagemasusagetesagenai
sashi-ageru
[to give (very respectfully)]		sashi-agemasusashi-agetesashi-agenai
shimeru
[to close, shut]		shimemasushimeteshimenai
shiraseru
[to inform, tell]		shirasemasushiraseteshirasenai
suteru
[to throw away]		sutemasusutetesutenai
taberu
[to eat]		tabemasutabetetabenai
tasukeru
[to help]		tasukemasutasuketetasukenai
tomeru
[to stop]		tomemasutometetomenai
umareru
[to be born]		umaremasuumareteumarenai
wakareru
[to separate]		wakaremasuwakaretewakarenai

Verbs with vowel ending stems in their basic forms
(verb stems ending in -i)
Basic verb form-masu form-te form-nai form
iru
[to be present (for animate beings)]		imasuiteinai
kiru
[to wear, dress]		kimasukitekinai
miru
[to see, look, watch]		mimasumiteminai
ochiru
[to drop]		ochimasuochiteochinai
okiru
[to get up, awake]		okimasuokiteokinai
shinjiru
[to believe, trust]		shinjimasushinjiteshinjinai

The verb list appendix to be continued soon in the next lessons with more complex ending stems...

Bibliography:

  • Action Japanese - First steps to colloquial Japanese,
    Tokyo, Gakken Co., 1987 (5th impression, 1991).


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