Short and long form in Japanese What’s the difference of short form and long form? Short form Short form in Japanese is primarily used for making statements and is typically used when speaking to people with whom you have a close relationship, such as friends and family. This form is informal and casual, making it […]
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Fujisan wa ookikattadesu Past form of i-adjective I-adjectives in Japanese undergo specific changes when conjugated into the past and past negative forms. In the past form, the final ‘i’ sound changes to “kattadesu.” In the past negative form, the final ‘i’ sound changes to “kunakattadesu.” For example: ookii Present Past Affirmative ookiidesu ookikattadesu Negative ookikunaidesuookikuarimasen
Ojiisan wa ikemen deshita Past form of noun-adjective sentence The past form of noun-adjectives in Japanese follows the same conjugation pattern as noun sentences. This means that when expressing the past tense with noun-adjectives, you use the same conjugation rules as you would with noun sentences. This is why these adjectives are referred to as
Sonotoki wa shougakusei deshita “deshita” and “jaarimasendeshita” Affirmative …desu Negative …janaidesu, …jaarimasen Past-affirmative …deshita Past-negative …janakattadesu, …jaarimasendeshita In this part of the lesson, we will focus on the long past tense of noun sentences, which are indicated in orange in the table. We have already covered the green parts of noun sentences, where one noun
Dokoka ikitaidesu something, someone, somewhere In this lesson, we will learn how to express ‘some…’ in Japanese. To do this, you add “ka” after interrogative words. This construction allows you to refer to something that is not clear or specific, but something that does exist. For example, the interrogative word for “who” is “dare”. By
Osake o nomi sugimashita do too much (…sugimasu) Verb When you do too much of something in Japanese, you can use the expression “sugimasu.” This is added after verb stems to indicate excess. If the stem ends with a consonant, you need to add an i-sound after the stems. The verb “sugimasu” (from “sugiru”) means
Kurabu e odori ni ikimasu “verb stem” + “ni” = purpose”…ni iku” = go to…”…ni kuru” = come to… In Japanese, the structure of sentences requires that verbs come at the end and never appear in the middle. This affects how certain phrases are constructed. For example, the English expressions ‘go somewhere to do something’
Amerika ni ikitaidesu …taidesu…takunaidesu What would you like to do after learning Japanese? You can express things that you want to do after completing this lesson. “want to” and “don’t want to” want to write kakitaidesu don’t want to write kakitakunaidesukakitakuarimasen want to Add ‘taidesu’ to the stems of verbs. If the stem ends with
Terebi o mimashita In this lesson, we will create past-long forms from verb stems. Past verbs indicate actions that occurred in the past, and sometimes they indicate the present perfect tense. Past forms can also be used to express actions that will be completed in the future, emphasizing their completion up to a point in
Tokidoki nomimasu Affirmative adverbNegative adverbAdverbs precede the words they emphasize. Here are some adverbs that express frequencies and amounts. Since there are many, we will focus on learning those commonly used.Adverbs precede the words they emphasize. Adverbs Affirmative adverbs Word Meaning yoku well (times) tamani sometimes tokidoki sometimes takusan many ippai many totemo very sugoku,