Some Japanese verbs are more specific when describing actions than English verbs. While there is only one verb used for a certain action in English, there might be several different verbs in Japanese. One of the examples is the verb "to wear." In English, it can used as, "I wear a hat," "I wear gloves," "I wear glasses" and so on. However, Japanese has different verbs depending on which part of the body it will be worn on. Let's take a look how the Japanese describe "to wear."
("Kaburu" is used for putting on the head.)
("Kakeru" also means, "to hang.")
("Tsukeru" also means, "to attach.")
("Shimeru" also means, "to tie.")
("Maku" also means, "to wrap around.")
("Hameru" also means, "to insert.")
("Kiru" is used for putting on the body.)
("Haku" is used for putting on the legs.)
("Haku" is also used for putting on footwear.)
Another example is the verb "to play."
("Asobu" originally means, "to amuse oneself.")
("Hiku" is used to play the musical instrument that requires the manipulation of fingers.)
("Fuku" is used to play the musical instrument that requires blowing.)
("Tataku" is used to play the musical instrument that requires beating.)
("Suru" can be used for most sports.)
