Purpose, In order to do (verb), V.ru noni

V.ru (dictionary) noni is also one kind to express purpose or obtain objective, see the pattern below

Sentence 1. + V.ru/V.dict + noni + Sentence 2 / Adverb
.... V.る＋のに＋。。
(sentence 1)+ tobe in order to + sentence 2 / Adverb

for more information see the example below
1.パソコン　は　部品の設計するのに　役に立ちます。
pasokon wa buhin no sekkei suru noni yakunitachimasu.
computer are very useful in order to design part.

2. ここから　駅へ行くのには　２時間かかります。
kokokara eki e iku noni　wa 2jikankakarimasu.
from here to station need 2 hours.

3.外国旅行をするのに　パスポートは大切です。
gaikoku ryokou o suru noni pasupoto wa taisetsu desu.
Passport is important in order to travel abroad.

you also can use this pattern to express pupose using V.ru noni
Use or objective noni + (use, necessary, useful, convenient, etc)

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masu form to dictionary form

The dictionary form (basic form) of all Japanese verbs end with "u" vowels. if we open dictionary, the listed word is dictonary form for verbs, noun still same, because it doesn't change when use in sentence, and is the informal or not polite, present affirmative form of the verb. This form is used among close friends and family in informal situations.

masu form, always end with masu vowels, this from not listed in the dictionary, we must change by our self, because of that we must know how to change dictionary form to masu form, or masu form to dictionary from, as we know Japanese verbs divide into 3 groups (see here if you don't remember) for each groups have different way to change or transform in other form, see below
Group 1
erase the masu then subtite i line with ku line, for example
kakimasu, - kaki - kaku - write
nomimasu , - nomi - nomu - drink
hairimasu, - hairi - hairu - enter
kaerimasu, - kaeri - kaeru - go home
isogimasu, - isogi - isogu - rush
hatarakimasu, - hataraki - hataraku - working
arukimasu, - aruki - aruku - walking

Group 2
the step is same, first erase the masu from, then give ru at the end of words, see example below :
tabemasu - tabe - taberu - eating
abimasu - abi - abiru - take a shower
demasu - de - deru - go out, out
hajimemasu - hajime - hajimeru - begin
kakemasu - kake - kakeru - using ( a glass)
kaemasu - kae - kaeru - to change
wasuremasu - wasure - wasureru - forget

the characteristic of Group 2 is almost the verb before masu have e vowels or e line in hiragana charts

Group 3
this groups is easies berween thow groups before, you just need to replace masu with ru, for example :
shimasu - suru - doing
benkyou shimasu - benkyou suru - studying
sanpo shimasu - sanpo suru - playing around
kekkon shimasu - kekkon suru - get married
shokuji shimasu - shokuji suru - eating ( dinner)

i recommended you download wakan , a free japanned dictonary for your PC

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Japanese Verbs - Verb Conjugations

last post i was write a lot of useful phrase, because some phrase use verb, and in Japanese verbs will change depend on usage, it's become problem if we doesn't know about verb change and verb conjugations in Japanese,

in Verb conjugations, japanese verbs divide into 3 groups, we called group 1,2 and group 3, here a brief explanation for each groups
actually and usually when we learning Japanese use masu form, like tabemasu, kakimasu, nomimasu, akimasu etc, why because it's polite. beside that form, various form in japanese verb are, te form,dictionary form, ta form, syou from, and others

Groups 1
all Japanese verbs that end with i vowels like ki, i, ri, shi, chi,mi, etc, before masu, include groups 1,but just very litle exception like mimasu (groups 2)
here the sample
kakimasu - write
nomimasu -drink
kikimasu listen
arimasu - have, exist
kashimasu - give to borrow
machimasu - wait
kaimasu - buy
furimasu - rain is drop
yomimasu - read
araimasu - wash
hairimasu - enter (room)
ikimasu - going to
asobimasu - playing

Groups 2
all Japanese verbs that end with e vowels like, ke, me, re, te, he, etc before masu in masu form is groups 2, except mimasu, abimasu, imasu, kimasu( have vowels i but include groups 2)
example
tabemasu - to eat
misemasu - give sea some think
abimasu - get shower
akemasu - open
dekimasu - able to
demasu - out
imasu - exist (for human, and animal)
kaemasu - change
kakemasu - make a phone call
kangaemasu - think
kimasu - wear ( clothes)
kuremasu - give (to me)
nemasu - sleep
yamemasu - stop ( from comapany, school etc)

Groups 3
all verb that end with shimasu, or verb that at end always using word shimasu,is group 3, here for example
shimasu - doing
benkyou shimasu - learning, studying
jisshu shimasu - practice
kengaku shimasu - looking at factory
kimasu - come (exception)
shoukai shimasu - introducing (some one)
sooji shimasu - cleaning
unten shimasu - ride a car
kekkon shimasu - get married

you must not forget those rule, becouse is important when we change a verb from other form to another form

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