Meaning & usage
The masu form expresses a present habit or a future action in polite speech, so 食べます can mean eat or will eat depending on context. It attaches to the verb stem, with ます added after the stem like 行き plus ます becoming 行きます. Irregular verbs change stems, as in します and 来ます. It is the standard polite ending for conversation and formal writing, and time words like 明日 clarify future meaning.
Example sentences 8
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私は朝ごはんを食べます。
I eat breakfast.
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彼は毎日学校へ行きます。
He goes to school every day.
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私たちは明日映画を見ます。
We will watch a movie tomorrow.
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母は夜ごはんを作ります。
My mother makes dinner.
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私は駅で友だちを待ちます。
I will wait for my friend at the station.
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子どもは公園で遊びます。
The child plays in the park.
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私は日本語を勉強します。
I study Japanese.
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父は車で会社へ行きます。
My father goes to the office by car.
