Abstract
This study examined how transitive and intransitive verbs are being introduced in the textbook and classroom lessons for the Sri Lankan Learners of the Japanese Language (SLJL). The results showed that numerous transitive and intransitive verbs are introduced throughout the textbook, but it rarely mentioned the basic grammatical usage of those verbs. To address this point, during the lessons teachers used a variety of strategies to make SLJL become more aware of the distinction between transitive and intransitive verbs.
