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Transitive and Intransitive verbs -- pairs



Transitive verbs
Intransitive verbs
上げる[C2]: to raise 上がる[C1]: to rise, go up
下げる[C2]: to lower (something) 下がる[C1]: to go down
開ける[C2]: to open 開く[C1]: to open (by itself)
閉める[C2]: to close (something) 閉まる[C1]: to close (by itself)
出す[C1]: to put out, to take out 出る[C2]: to go out, to appear, to come out
入れる[C2]: to put in, to insert 入る[C1]: to enter, to be included, to fit inside
直す[C1]: to fix 直る[C1]: to get better
こわす[C1]: to break (something) こわれる[C2]: to become broken
つける[C2]: to attach, to turn (something) on つく[C1]: to stick, become attached
消す[C1]: to put out, to extinguish, to turn off 消える[C2]: to go off, to disappear
動かす[C1]:to move (something) 動く[C1]: to move (by itself), to be in motion
止める[C2]: to stop (something) 止まる[C1]: to come to a stop
落とす[C1]: to drop (something) 落ちる[C2]: to fall (from a height)
かける[C2]:to hang (something on), to take (time) かかる[C1]: to hang, to take (time)
乗せる[C2]: to put on a vehicle, to give a ride to 乗る[C1]: to board a vehicle, to ride
回す[C1]: to turn (something), to send around 回る[C1]: to turn around, to go around
かえる[C2]: to change (something) かわる[C1]:to (undergo) change
始める[C2]: to begin (something) 始まる[C1]: to begin
終わる[C1] /終える[C2]: to end (something)

終わる [C1]: to (come to an ) end

Additional pairs
集(あつ)める[C2]: to gather (things/people)

集(あつ)まる [C1]: to congregate

見つける[C2]: to find 見つかる [C1]: to be found
残す [C1]: to leave behind 残る [C1]: to be left, to remain
並べる[C2]: to line (things) up 並ぶ [C1]: to get in line
寝かす [C1]: to put to bed 寝る[C2]: to go to bed, to sleep
切る [C1]: to cut 切れる[C2]: to be cut
着る[C2]: to wear 着せる[C2]: to fit cloth on someone, to frame someone

 

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