RJT 12 受ける・支える・共・学

Continuing our "hand" theme from last time... We've got two hands here, and one is receiving something from the other. It's written 受ける。 This means...

• to receive!

• to shake hands

Now let's write 受ける。Remember, it's supposed to be two hands, one holding something. Pronounced うける or じゅ

Is the verb 受ける (to receive) one-step or five-step?

• 5-step

  五だんどうし。

• 1-step!

  一だんどうし。

  It's got an ～える sound.

Let's inflect　受ける。　　Remember that for 1-step verbs, we just take off the る　and add our endings.

• I don't receive
  (plain form)

• 受ける

• I receive (polite form)

• 受けられる

• Let's get it!

• 受けない

• I receive (plain form/ dictionary form)

• 受けます

• I am able to receive

• 受けよう

Match the following

• ふか

  付加

• ”attach near"

  (neighborhood)

• ふきん

  付近

• "receive-attach"

  (receptionist)

• うけつけちゅう

  受付中

• "In the middle of receive-attach" (Now accepting applications

• うけつけ

  受付

• ”Return attach”

  (transmitting)

• 回付

• ”attach add"

  (annexation, addition)

What if you have two hands, but instead of one receiving something from the other, the first hand is holding onto it tightly and won't let the second hand have it? Why then you have "to compete"! This is あらそう　or　そう。
（The top used to be written the same as　受ける）

Is the verb 争う（to compete) one-step or five-step?

• 5-step

  五だんどうし。

• 1-step!

  一だんどうし。

  It's got an ～える or an ～いる　sound.

Let's inflect 争う（あらそう）Follow あ・い・う・え・お

• We compete (plain form/ dictionary form)

• 争おう

  あらそおう

• We are able to compete (polite form)

• 争わない
  （あ➡わ, just like "an apple")

• We don't compete (plain form)

• 争う
  あらそう

• We compete (polite form)

• 争います
  あらそいます

• Let's compete!

• 争えます

  あらそえます

Here are two hands, they used to be throwing a ball together, but everything got squared off. This means cooperate or "together with." It's pronounced きょうorとも, but not to be confused with 友

”I'm going to get rich with my friend.”

（The verb is 富む. Where do verbs go?)

• と

• ともう

  富もう

• ともだち

  友達

• ともに

  共に