パンを 買います ( Pan o kaimasu ) — I buy bread / I will buy bread. Essential Conjugations
Japanese verbs change their endings to express different times or feelings. You can find comprehensive verb tables on sites like Scribd . 買います Kaimasu I buy / I will buy Polite Negative 買いません Kaimasen I do not buy / I will not buy Polite Past 買いました Kaimashita Polite Past Neg. 買いませんでした Kaimasen deshita I did not buy Desire 買いたいです Kaitai desu I want to buy Suggestion 買いましょう Kaimashou Common Phrases for Shopping kaimasu to buy
The Japanese verb (買います) means "to buy." It is the polite, present/future tense form of the dictionary verb kau . Basic Sentence Structure パンを 買います ( Pan o kaimasu ) —
When shopping in Japan, you can combine kaimasu with other useful phrases: Japanese Verbs and Their English Translations Study Guide 買います Kaimasu I buy / I will buy
In Japanese, the verb typically comes at the end of the sentence. When buying something, you use the particle (を) to mark the item (object) being purchased. Pattern: [Object] + を (o) + 買います (kaimasu).