買う

This is the 656th most frequent Japanese word.


買う

To buy.


This is a regular polite past-tense usage of '買う' (to buy), indicating the action was completed.

私は新しい本を買いました。

I bought a new book.


Here, '買う' is part of the compound noun '買い物' (shopping), showing its derivation and usage in creating related terms.

週末に友達と一緒に買い物に行く予定です。

I plan to go shopping with my friend on the weekend.


This demonstrates usage of '買う' (to buy) in the dictionary form within a phrase suggesting advice or guidance.

何を買うべきか教えてください。

Please tell me what I should buy.