Check out a list of transitive and intransitive verbs in Japanese!
After searching the Internet, doing many translations from English and Japanese into Portuguese, I managed to put together a list of transitive and intransitive verbs in Japanese.
I tried to focus on japanese verb list common and in everyday use, but with time, I hope to be able to improve this list of Japanese verbs even more.
I tried to be careful with the translations, but how the content was created based on what I found it on the internet, some translations may contain errors due to errors found in other dictionaries and internet sites.
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The list of transitive and intransitive verbs in Japanese
| Transitive | Translation | Intransitive | Translation |
| 下げる | lower | 下がる | be lowered |
| 開ける | Open | 開く | be open |
| 静める | to calm down | 静まる | be soothed |
| 起こす | wake up | 起きる | be awake |
| 増やす | add | 増える | be added |
| 消す | delete | 消える | be erased |
| 現す | appear show | 現れる | be shown |
| 回す | round | 回る | be rounded |
| 片付ける | to arrange | 片付く | be tidy |
| 遅らす | delay | 遅れる | be late |
| 乗せる | to charge | 乗る | be carried |
| 泣かす | to cry | 泣く | to cry |
| 入れる | put/put | 入る | to enter |
| 始める | to start | 始まる | be started |
| 続ける | Continue | 続く | be continued |
| 直す | fix, fix | 直る | be fixed, be fixed |
| 育てる | raise (son) | 育つ | be created |
| 捕まえる | to care | 捕まる | be careful |
| 治す | heal | 治る | be healed |
| 曲げる | bend, bend | 曲がる | be bent, be bent |
| 生む | giving birth | 生まれる | born |
| 決める | decide | 決まる | be decided |
| 残す | to leave | 残る | be left |
| 倒す | to tear down | 倒れる | be knocked down |
| 下ろす | land | 下りる | be landed |
| 脱ぐ | undress/undress | 脱げる | be undressed |
| 返す | give back | 返る | be returned |
| 折る | double | 折れる | be bent |
| 高める | elevate, promote | 高まる | be elevated, be promoted |
| 見つける | meet | 見つかる | be found |
| 分かる | understand | 分かれる | be understood |
| 届ける | deliver | 届く | be delivered |
| 立てる | lift | 立つ | be uplifted |
| 冷やす | cool down | 冷える | be cooled |
| 抜く | extract | 抜ける | be extracted |
| 閉める | close | 閉まる | be closed |
| 上げる | rise | 上がる | be lifted |
| 逃がす | release | 逃げる | be freed, escape |
| 出す | send/send | 出る | leave/leave |
| 動かす | to move | 動く | be moved |
| 変える | change, change | 変わる | be modified, be changed |
| 聞く | hear | 聞こえる | be heard |
| 止める | to stop | 止まる | be stopped |
| 割る | break (break) | 割れる | be broken (broken) |
| 通す | pass, pass (in exams) | 通る | pass, pass (in exams) |
| 汚す | to paint | 汚れる | be painted |
| 付ける | attach, attach | 付く | be arrested, be attached |
| 壊す | to break | 壊れる | be broken |
| 燃やす | burn | 燃える | be burnt |
| 戻す | restore, restore | 戻る | be restored |
| 帰す | turn back | 帰る | turn back |
| 集める | get together | 集まる | be gathered |
| 助ける | to save | 助かる | be saved |
| 離す | break apart | 離れる | to be set apart |
| 落とす | drop | 落ちる | fall/be released |
| 終える | finish, finish | 終わる | be finished |
| 伝える | to transmit | 伝わる | be broadcast |
| 売る | sell | 売れる | be sold |
| 見る | to see | 見える | be seen |
| 飛ばす | skip, omit | 飛ぶ | be skipped over |
| 降ろす | land | 降りる | be landed |
Examples of Japanese sentences with transitive and intransitive verbs
このバスは何処を通りますか？
kono basu wa doko wo tōrimasu ka?
Where does this bus go?
九時にうちを出ました。
kuji ni uchi wo demashita
I left the house at nine o'clock.
電灯が付けてあります。
dented ga tsukete arimasu.
The light is on.
戸が閉めてあります。
to ga shimete arimasu.
The door is closed.
ドアが開く.
doa ga aku.
The door opens.
だれかがドアを開ける。
dareka ga doa wo akeru.
Someone opens the door.
映画は6時に始まる.
eiga wa rokuji ni hajimaru.
The movie starts at 6:00.
映画を６時に始める。
eiga wo rokuji ni hajimeru.
The movie will start at 6 o'clock.
人々が会場に集まった。
hitobito ga kaishou ni atsumatta.
People gathered in the hall.
僕は書類を全部集めました。
boku wa shorui wo zenbu atsumemashita.
I gathered all the documents.
私の家が燃えました。
watashi no ie ga moemashita.
My house was burned down.
その葉っぱを燃やしてください。
sono happa wo moyashite kudasai.
Burn these sheets please.