JAPANESE STUDY SYSTEMKOTOWA 词和
N5 — N1
READING CONTROL
Vocabulary collection7,811
Kanji collection2,383
SOURCE SELECTOR
Grammar collection0526
SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜ます

N5
masu

polite non-past verb ending (do; will do)

Formation

Verb-stem + ます

Chinese meanings

做;将要做(礼貌体)

Chinese formation

动词ます形词干+ます

Chinese usage

礼貌地表示习惯性动作或将来的动作。

Chinese notes

如飲む变成飲みます,食べる变成食べます。

Examples

  • 毎まい朝あさコーヒーを飲のみます。
    I drink coffee every morning.
    我每天早上喝咖啡。
  • 明日あした、京きょう都とへ行いきます。
    I'm going to Kyoto tomorrow.
    我明天去京都。
  • 弟おとうとは毎まい晩ばん9時じに寝ねます。
    My younger brother goes to bed at nine every night.
    弟弟每天晚上九点睡觉。

Notes

Covers habits and future actions. 飲む→飲みます, 食べる→食べます, する→します, 来る→来ます.

#conjugation#politeness

Related N5 grammar

Practice in a lesson

Suggest an improvement

Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('masu');
{
  "id": "masu",
  "pattern": "〜ます",
  "romaji": "masu",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "polite non-past verb ending (do; will do)",
  "formation": "Verb-stem + ます",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "毎朝コーヒーを飲みます。",
      "furigana": "{毎朝|まいあさ}コーヒーを{飲|の}みます。",
      "en": "I drink coffee every morning."
    },
    {
      "ja": "明日、京都へ行きます。",
      "furigana": "{明日|あした}、{京都|きょうと}へ{行|い}きます。",
      "en": "I'm going to Kyoto tomorrow."
    },
    {
      "ja": "弟は毎晩9時に寝ます。",
      "furigana": "{弟|おとうと}は{毎晩|まいばん}9{時|じ}に{寝|ね}ます。",
      "en": "My younger brother goes to bed at nine every night."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "conjugation",
    "politeness"
  ],
  "notes": "Covers habits and future actions. 飲む→飲みます, 食べる→食べます, する→します, 来る→来ます.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "3e7b6b0572eac5714b64963582a230fbfa2c66338f5b92d352e50c95cdcc91f4",
    "meanings": [
      "做",
      "将要做(礼貌体)"
    ],
    "formation": "动词ます形词干+ます",
    "explanation": "礼貌地表示习惯性动作或将来的动作。",
    "notes": "如飲む变成飲みます,食べる变成食べます。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "毎朝コーヒーを飲みます。",
        "zh": "我每天早上喝咖啡。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "明日、京都へ行きます。",
        "zh": "我明天去京都。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "弟は毎晩9時に寝ます。",
        "zh": "弟弟每天晚上九点睡觉。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#masu",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "470200450ede1f9f7dcc5a91bc7820d366f0aaa82aaf3e567f10d7e055bc5692"
  }
}