作る describes making food or objects, and also making friends.
The idea
作る describes making food or objects, and also making friends. This is a godan verb: 作る becomes 作ります in polite speech and 作って in the て form. The table also shows the polite negative and past. The thing made or chosen normally takes を. Add ください to the て form for a request; ています can describe an action in progress.
| Dictionary form | Polite non-past | Polite negative | Polite past | て form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 作る | 作ります | 作りません | 作りました | 作って |
Examples
- 朝ご飯を作ります。I make breakfast.
- 父は夕ご飯を作っています。My father is making dinner.
- 昨日、ケーキを作りました。I made a cake yesterday.
- 明日は昼ご飯を作りません。I will not make lunch tomorrow.
- お弁当を作ってください。Please make a packed lunch.
- 学校で友達を作ります。I make friends at school.
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The て form is 作って, not 作りて; do not attach て to the polite stem.
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朝ご飯を＿。（作る→ます）
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作ります
作ります is the polite non-past of 作る; context tells whether it refers to a habit or the future.
お弁当を＿ください。（作る→て）
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作って
作って is the て form of 作る. Before ください it forms a polite request.
ケーキ＿作ります。（を／に）
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を
を marks the direct object: the thing affected by or involved in the action.
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朝ご飯を＿。（作る→ます）
お弁当を＿ください。（作る→て）
ケーキ＿作ります。（を／に）
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Make two sentences with this verb, one negative; check their forms against the table.