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Practice
2007-10-31 06:58:00
Watashi wa Tanaka desu. : I am Tanaka.
Watashi no namae wa Tanaka desu. : My name is Tanaka.
Kanojo wa Youko desu. : She is Yoko.
Kanojo no namae wa Youko desu. : Her name is Youko.
Kare wa Suzuki san desu. : He is Mr. Suzuki.
Kare no namae wa Suzuki desu. : His name is Suzuki.
Anata no namae wa nan desuka . : What is your name ?
Anata wa nan toiu namae desuka . : What is your name ? (What
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Practice : There is / are . . .
2007-10-01 08:38:01
Shounen ga imasu. : There is a boy.
shounen : boy
iru : there is / are...
(i-nai, i-masu, iru, iru-toki , ire-ba, iro ,iyou, ita)
Shoujo ga imasu. : There is a girl.
shoujo : girl
Otokonohito ga imasu : There is a man.
otoko : male
hito : man , human
eg. onnanohito : lady, woman
Niwatori ga imasu. : There is a hen.
niwatori : hen / chicken
Teeburu ga arimasu : There is a table
teeburu : table
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Come whenever you like.
2007-08-18 08:12:01
Itsudemo anata ga sukina toki ni kinasai. : Come whenever you like.
itsudemo : any time, whenever
anata : you
sukina : favorite
sukina toki : favorite time
toki : time
ni : at, in
kinasai : come (imperative)
Itsudemo anata ga sukina toki ni kinasai : anytime, you, like/favorite, time, at , come : Come whenever you like.
points;
...demo : any...
for example
nandemo : whatever
nan/nani : what,
Because I'm hungry.
2007-08-11 18:46:52
Onaka ga suita node nanika tabetai. : I want to eat something because I'm hungry.
onaka : stomach, belly, abdomen
suku : become empty (vacant)
onaka ga suku : become hungry
(suka-nai, suki-masu, suku, suku-toki, suke-ba, suke, sukou, suita)
node : so, because
nanika : something
taberu : eat
(tabe-nai, tabe-masu, taberu, taberu-toki, tabere-ba,tabero, tabeyou, tabeta)
suru : do
(shi-nai, shi-masu,
You should return the money.
2007-08-06 08:09:40
Sono okane o kaesubekida. : You should return the money.
sono : that, the
okane : money
kaesu : return
(kaesa-nai, keshi-masu, kaesu, kaesu-toki, kaese-ba, kaese, kaesou, kaeshita)
verb+beki : should verb
Sono okane o kaesubekida. : that(the),money,return should. : You should return the money.
Kono hon o yomubekida. : You should read this book.
kono : this
hon : book
yomu : read
(yoma-nai,
I'm good at speaking Japanese.
2007-08-02 08:19:15
Watashi wa Nihongo ga tokuidesu. : I'm good at speaking Japanese
.
Nihongo : Japanese(language)
tokui : be good at
...ga tokui : be good at...
Watashi wa Nihongo ga tokui desu.: I, Japanese, good at : I'm good at Japanese.
futokui : be not good at,be bad at
Watashi wa Nihongo ga futokuidesu. : I'm bad at Japanese.
Watashi wa kuruma no unten ga tokuidesu. : I'm good at driving a car.
kuruma : car
There is a book on the desk.
2007-07-24 00:06:32
Tsukue no ue ni hon ga arimasu. : There is a book on the desk.
tsukue : desk
ue : on, above, up
ni : at
...no ue ni : on ...
hon : book
aru : be-verb, exist
(nai, ari-masu, aru, aru-toki, are-ba, are, arou, atta)
Tsukue no ue ni hon ga arimasu. : desk, on, book, exist : There is a desk on the desk.
Mondai ga arimasu. : There is a problem.
mondai : problem , question,
Mondai ga arimasu. : problem
Eat and drink
2007-07-23 08:47:26
Watashi wa paatii de tabetari nondari shimashita.: I ate and drank at the party.
paatii : party
taberu : eat
(tabe-nai, tabe-masu, taberu, taberu-toki, tabere-ba, tabero, tabeyou, tabeta)
nomu : drink
(noma-nai, nomi-masu, nomu, nomu-toki, nome-ba, nome, nomou, nonda)
...dari...dari : (verb) and (verb) , this structure have a nuance that " do this and also do that".
nondari : euphonic change of "
She looked happy.
2007-07-22 23:52:58
Kanojo wa shiawase soudatta.: She looked happy.
kanojo : she
shiawase : happy, happiness
souda : look, it looks, they say
soudatta : looked, it looked, the said
Kanojo wa shiawase soudatta : shi, happy, looked : She looked happy.
Kanojo wa shiawase souda : She looks happy.
Sengetsu kanojo ni attatoki, kanojo wa fushiawase soudatta.:When I saw her last month, she looked unhappy.
sengetsu : last
Would you mind opening the window?
2007-07-20 09:26:16
Mado o aketemo yoroshii desuka. : Would you mind opening the window ?
mado : window
akeru : open
(ake-nai, ake-masu,akeru,akeru-toki,akereba,akero,akeyou,aketa)
yoroshii : good, ok
desuka : ?
mado o akeru : open the window
(verb(-masu pattern))-temo yoroshii. : verb-ing is good
(verb(-masu pattern))-temo yoroshii desuka. : Is it good (OK) verb-ing?
Mado o aketemo yoroshii desuka : window,
Where are you from?
2007-07-15 18:50:58
Dochira kara desuka . : Where are you from?
dochira : where
kara : from
desuka : is?
Dochira kara desuka : where,from,is? : Where are you from?
Dochira kara kimashitaka: Where did you come from?
kuru : come
(ko-nai,ki-masu,kuru,kuru-toki,kure-ba,koi,koyou,kita)
kimashita : came (past pattern of "ki-masu")
kimashita+ka : "ka" makes the word interrogative.
Dochira kara kimashitaka.: where, from,
Don't do it.
2007-07-15 08:30:58
Suruna : Don't do it.
suru : do
(shi-nai,shi-masu,suru,suru-toki,sure-ba,shiro,shiyou,shita)
suru+na : don't do (imperative)
shi-nai + de : don't do (imperative)
PatternC of verb conjugation + "na" means negative imperative sentence.
And patternA of verb conjugation +"nai"+"de" means same.
Miruna : Don't look.
miru : see, look, watch
(mi-nai,mi-masu,miru,miru-toki,mire-ba,miro,miyou,mita)
miru+
conjunction ; but
2007-07-13 08:38:17
ga/shikashi / shikashinagara : but
demo / kedo : but
"shikashi" means "but".
In our usual conversation (colloquial),"demo" is usually used istead of "shikashi/ shikashinagara".
"shikashi" is rather offcial.
Tsurai kedo arukanakerebanaranai : It is hard but I have to walk.
Tsurai . Demo arukanakerebanaranai : It is hard. But I have to walk.
Tsurai . Kedo arukanakerebanaranai : It is hard. But
conjunction ; and, or
2007-07-12 05:34:57
We use ,in a sentence, conjunction words to connect word and word, sentence and sentence and so on.
1.noun and noun
to : and
ka / aruiwa: or
koohii to ocha : coffee and tea
koohii : coffee
ocha : tea
anata to watashi : you and I
anata ka watashi : you or I
2.sentence and sentence
soshite / sorede : and
ka / aruiwa : or
Anata ga kita. Soshite watashi wa itta: You came. And I went.
Anata ga itta.
This is not what I ordered.
2007-07-10 00:04:45
Kore wa watashi ga chuumonshita mono dewa arimasen. : This is not what I ordered.
kore : this
watashi : I
chuumon : order(noun)
suru : do
(shi-nai,shi-masu,suru,suru-toki,sure-ba,shi-ro,shiyou,shita)
chuumonsuru : order(verb)
mono : thing
arimasu : is / are
arimasen : is not / are not
...dewa arimasen : is not..../ are not....
Watashi ga chuumonshita : I ordered.
watashi ga chuumonshita mono :
How old are you?
2007-07-09 09:37:05
Phrases below are asking your age.
Toshi wa ikutsu desuka.
toshi : year, age
ikutsu : how many, how old
desu : is
ka : makes the sentence interrogative with being attached at the end of the sentence
Toshi wa ikutsu desuka : age, how many, is ? : How old are you ?
Anata wa nansai desuka .
anata : you
nan : what
sai : years old
nansai : how old
Anata wa nansai desuka : you, how old, is ? : How
What is your name ?
2007-07-08 10:25:49
In English , there are several phrases to ask your name ,like
What is your name?, May I have your name,please and so on.
All the phrases below are sentences which ask your name.
Anatano namae wa nan desuka ? : your ,name, what,is,? : What is your name?
no : makes possessive case, A no B : A's B
anata : you
anatano : your
namae : name
nan / nani : what
desu : is / are : "desu" makes the sentence
Where are you going to stay?
2007-07-07 19:40:27
Dochira ni taizai saremasuka? : Where are you going to stay?
dochira : which
ni : at
taizai : stay
sareru : do (polite and admiring to a person to talk to, "sareru" can not be used for a speaker)
(sare-nai,sare-masu,sareru,sareru-toki,sarere-ba,(sarero),(sareyou),sareta)
"Dochira" literally means "which".
You can think that "no hoteru" is omitted .
Dochira (no hoteru) ni taizai saremasuka?:
How long are you going to stay in Japan?
2007-07-06 22:45:36
Donokurai Nippon ni taizai shimasuka . : How long are you going to stay in Japan
?
donokurai / dorekurai : how long, how much, how many, how far
dono : literally means "which"
kurai : grade,degree,
Nippon / Nihon : Japan
ni : at, in, to
taizai : stay(noun)
taizai suru : stay (verb)
suru : do
(shi-nai,shi-masu,suru,suru-toki,sure-ba,shiro,shiyou,shita)
"donokurai" is used for asking quantity,
making passive voice
2007-07-04 09:31:05
Kono hon wa ookuno hito ni yomareteimasu : This book is read by many people
kono : this
hon : book
ooi :(adjective) many, much,
ookuno: "ooku"is stem,"no" connects the adjective with noun
hito : person, people,human
ookuno hito : many people
ni : by
yomu : read
(yoma-nai,yomi-masu,yomu,yomu-toki,yome-ba,yome,yomou,yonda)
reru/rareru : is attached form a of verb-conjugation and makes it passive
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About "verb conjugation"
2007-07-03 12:08:09
A verb consists of a stem and auxiliary verb / particle.
A stem of a verb should be changed depending on its meaning in the sentense.
Basically "verbs" have 6 forms of conjugation.
a : Imperfective form (mizenkei) : to be attached with ,for example, negative auxiliary "nai"
b : Continuative form(ren'youkei) : to be attached with, for example,polite auxiliary " masu"
c : Terminal form (shuushikei
I have to go.
2007-07-01 12:11:56
Watashi wa ikanakerebanaranai. : I have to go.
watashi : I
iku : go
(ika-nai,iki-masu, iku,iku-toki,ike-ba, ike)
ika-nakerebanaranai : must go, have to go/ has to go
ika-kakerebaikenai : must go, have to go/ has to go
Watashi wa repooto wo kakanakerebanaranai : I have to write a report.
repooto : report
kaku : write
(kaka-nai, kaki-masu,kaku, kaku-toki, ka-keba,kake)
kaka-nakerebanaranai : must
My wallet was stolen!
2007-06-30 08:31:26
Watashi no saifu ga nusumareta. : My wallet
was stolen
.
watashi : I, my, me
watashi no : my
saifu : purse, wallet
nusumu : steal
nusumareta : was stolen
By attaching "-reru" or "-rareru" after a verb with conjugation, you can make a passive voice.
nusumu : steal
nusuma-reru : is stolen
nusuma-reta : was stolen
Many verbs in past tense have "-da" or "ta".
Then we can think like this ;
how to
Don't do that.
2007-06-28 09:17:19
Sore wa shinaide kudasai. : Don't do that.
sore : it, that
shinai : don't do, doesn't do
kudasai : give me
shinai de kudasai : don't do please
Here review the conjugation of verbs.
suru : do
shinai : do not
shimasu : do (polite)
suru : do (plain)
surutoki : do when
sureba : do if
shiro : do (imperative)
You can see that the head of the word changes to "su-" or "-shi".
"suru" is a kind of a
word order is not important
2008-03-29 08:25:12
In sentences, the case of the words are important to make the sentences to have a meaning.
In a sentence " I love you " , " I " is a subjective case and " you " is an objective case.
If " You love me", "You" is a subjective case and "me" an objective case.
You may understand , in English, the word order determines a case of each word.
Let us say " I love you " in Japanese.
Watashi wa anata o
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It's gonna happen!
2008-04-05 20:34:49
Fukudome, Japanese baseball player, made his debut at Major League Baseball U.S. as a player of Chicago Cubs.
In his debut game , some fans of Chicago Cubs have boards on which Japanese phrase "Guuzen daze! (偶然だぜ!)" is written. ( I'm sorry if you can not see Japanese Kanji character on your computer.)
According to Japanese news, "Guuzen daze" is a mistranslation of " It's gonna
happen."
"Guuzen
infinitive
2008-04-12 09:22:08
Infinitives ( to+verb) are often seen in English conversation.
eg. I go to bookshop to buy book. ("to buy" is infinitive in this case)
In Japanese , "....suru tameni" , " ...no tameni " or " ...tameni " is very convinient word for infinitives.
Watashi wa hon o kau tameni hon-ya ni ikimasu.( I, book, buy, to(infinitive), bookshop, to, go)
kau : buy
tameni : for the purpose of
hon-ya: bookshop,
can't , can not
2008-04-26 18:42:00
Watashi wa nihongo o hanasenai. : I, Japanese, can't speak. : I can't speak Japanese.
(I'm not able to speak Japanese, I don't have skills to speak Japanese)
watashi : I ,
watashi wa : I (subject)
nihongo : Japanese language
hanasu : speak
(hanasa-nai, hanashi-masu, hanasu, hanasu-toki, hanase-ba, hanase)
hanasenai : can't speak
Watashi wa nihongo o hanasanai : I, Japanese, don't speak : I
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