Vocabulary Sprint v11a — the day's verbs, and knowing as a state

Words this lesson teaches

知る

to come to know — but say 知って います for knowing, and 知りません for not

覚える

to memorise, to learn by heart — the act, where 知る is the result

切る

to cut — 切ります, 切って; the same dictionary sound as 着る and not the same verb

着る

to put on, from the shoulders down — 着ます, 着て; v03 gave the body-part rule

座る

to sit down — takes に for where, because sitting is arriving at a place

置く

to put down, to place — and the plain verb inside 〜ておく, which N4.17 teaches

洗う

to wash — hands, dishes, a car; v03's 洗濯 shares the 洗

磨く

to brush or polish — teeth and shoes; you do not 洗う your teeth

あびる

to have a shower, to be showered with — シャワーを あびる, and v04 had the noun

使う

to use — and w16b's 使い方 is this verb's stem plus 方

住む

to live somewhere — に for the place, and usually 住んで います, a state

働く

to work — で for the place, because a workplace is where an action happens

泳ぐ

to swim — で for the water, and w16b's 泳ぎ方 is its stem

引く

to pull — the opposite of 押す; and 辞書を 引く is to look a word up

乗る

to get on, to ride — に and not を, because boarding is arriving

終わる

to end, to come to an end — が, because it ends by itself; the syllabus writes 終る