Nice discussion of a mind-bending topic. My wife and I speak Japanese at home, have done for 20 years, and I still get my verbs tangled up on a daily basis. I don't know how she puts up with it. "Learn in context" was a great point - I need to put that to use more!

affective verbs never take a direct object, such as wakaru, iru(need, want) saseru, rareru, aru, imasu, dekiru, etc.

Been a student for several years, lived in Japan for 5 plus yrs 30 yrs ago, wow, unbelievable. But my point is getting a basic explanation of trans & intrans verbs is necessary but the only way to learn this language beyond the basic level is to live in the language.  You just can't get a feel for the vocabulary without the actual experience.  Once you start using the language as a part of your life it gets easier to remember everything.

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My favorite English transitive/intransitive is raise/rise. I think it's easier to see the historical conection with these than insert/enter. The stage hand raises the curtain. I raised the curtain. The curtain rises. The curtain rose.

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We talk to Tofugu translator Kristen about the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs. This concept trips up a lot of Japanese learners. Even people who think they know how transitivity pairs work in Japanese, they don't really. Kristen helps you understand transitive/intransitive verbs once and for all.

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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs in Japanese feat. Kristen

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