Shall we. . . ? How to say let's verb in Japanese

Today's bunpo will show us how to say, "let's verb" in Japanese. Then we can put this construction into question form by adding ka so that we will be able to invite or persuade someone to verb with us by asking, "shall we verb. . . ? Two polite forms of this grammar and their construction is as follows

Verb (Base II) masho^**** -  Let's verb!  and

Verb (Base II) masho^ ka? - Shall we verb?

**** Please note that in my JPPGG  the carat ^ is used to indicate long vowels i.e. a^ i^ u^ e^ o^.

To say, "Let's verb" in Japanese politely, you take any verb, ichidan or yo^dan, put it into base II, then add masho^ and presto! Instantaneous sentence creation to enhance your Japanese language and conversation skills. The Masho^ bunpo is another  very useful  plug and play grammar principle that can help you in your daily Japanese communications.

Ex. 1. Let's go to eat sushi somewhere. -

Dokka no sushiyasan de tabe ni ikimasho^!

Ex. 1a. Shall we go eat sushi somewhere?

Dokka no sushiyasan ni ikimasho^ ka?

Ex. 2. Let's play baseball! -

Yakkyu^ o yarimasho^! 

Ex. 2a. Shall we play baseball?

Yakkyu^ o yarimasho^ ka?

Ex. 3. Let's go check it out!

Itte mimasho^!           

Ex. 3a. Wanna go check it out? (The baseball game etc.)

Itte miyo^ ka?

In example 3a., the familiar form yo^ is used in place of masho^. For those technically minded Japanese linguists, yo^ is base V for an ichidan verb. (miru - miyo^) Use base V only when speaking with close friends because it is considered less polite.

As always, Do Your Best! Ganbatte Ne!

Jappermon Intl.

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