Vocabulary Sprint v12 — a complete pair, and the を that is not an object

Words this lesson teaches

並ぶ

to line up, to queue — が, because the people do it themselves

並べる

to lay out in a row — を, because you do it to the things

消える

to go out, to vanish — が; the other half of v11b's 消す

渡る

to cross — を for the road or bridge crossed; v11b's 渡す is the を half

曲る

to turn — を for the corner turned; the syllabus writes 曲る, the world 曲がる

降りる

to get off, to go down — を for the vehicle or the stairs left behind

着く

to arrive — に and not を, because arriving reaches a point

出かける

to go out, to set off — に or へ for where; nothing is done to anything

走る

to run — を for the ground covered, as 渡る does: 道を 走る

押す

to push — を; the opposite of v11a's 引く, and both are on Japanese doors

弾く

to play a stringed instrument — the same ひく as v11a's 引く, to pull

頼む

to ask for, to order — を for the thing, に for the person

困る

to be at a loss, to be in difficulty — が, and usually 困って います

疲れる

to get tired — 疲れました for now being tired, which is a past form for a present state

生まれる

to be born — で for the place, and it is always this form, never 生む

練習

practice — 練習する, and 習 is the 習 of w07's 予習

大好き

to love, to like very much — な, and が for the thing liked, never を