〜ます
N5masu
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
- 毎朝コーヒーを飲みます。I drink coffee every morning.我每天早上喝咖啡。
- 明日、京都へ行きます。I'm going to Kyoto tomorrow.我明天去京都。
- 弟は毎晩9時に寝ます。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
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"
}
}