Kuruma no unten houhou You have learned the expression ‘…kata,’ which means ‘how to…’ and is commonly used in everyday speech to describe how to do something. Another way to express ‘how to’ is by using ‘houhou’, which conveys a more formal, large-scale meaning. This expression is typically used in written language and refers to […]
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Watashi no keetai wa kore janai Short form Long form Affirmative kore da (statement)kore no (modifier) kore desu Negative kore janai kore janaidesukore jaarimasen Past-affirmative kore datta kore deshita Past-negative kore janakatta kore janakattadesukore jaarimasendeshita How to make short forms To conjugate noun, you simply add “da”, “janai”, “datta”, or “janakatta” after the nouns. There
Anzende seiketsu desu te-form of noun and noun-adjective Adjectives in Japanese also have a te-form, which is used to list features or connect sentences. In this section, you will learn about the te-form of noun-adjectives and nouns. The te-form of noun-adjectives and nouns is the same. Their conjugations are simpler compared to verbs. How to
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
Dare ga suki desuka? “nani” and “dare” In this lesson, you learn about “what” and “who.” “What” is “nani”, and “who” is “dare”. These are simply nouns. “nanno” and “dareno” “Nani” is a noun, and when it connects to other nouns, it changes to “nanno,” meaning “what kind of.” “Dareno” means “whose.” nanno hon (what
Taijin janaidesu Watashi wa firipinjin desu. (I am a Filipino.)Taijin janaidesu. (I am not Thai.)Gakusei janaidesu. (I am not a student.)Sanjuukyuu sai jaarimasen. (I am not 39 years old.) Here you will learn how to make a negative version of “desu.” Simply replace “desu” with “janaidesu.” “jaarimasen” is also used in more formal situations. Words
Watashiwa firipinjin desu Watashi wa firipinjin desu. (I am a Filipino.)Shakaijin desu. (I am a working person.)Sanjuuyon sai desu. (I am 34 years old.) Watashi wa … desu “Watashi” means “I.” Subjects like “I” and “You” are mostly omitted in Japanese, so you need to understand subjects in the context. “wa” is the indicator that