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Verbs!

kirstenallover

i should be working, but here I am, not working and typing up my notes lmao Continuing from last post... you can make the pre-ますフオーム the dictionary フォーム. If the dictionary フォーム ends with る you would drop the る and if it ends with a consonant (plus u) change the u to an i.… Continue reading Verbs!

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Grammar

kirstenallover

My notes got rained on and I write with felt tip pen. His face when the lead breaks is a big mood. Usage: When you come home or back to a place that can be considered your territory (eg. your office) you say ただいま. "I'm home/back." The addressee's response is おかえりなさい "welcome back."もう is frequently… Continue reading Grammar

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Days of the Week

kirstenallover

I google everything for anime aesthetics for my pics/gifs. ^_^ MeaningひらがなかんじMondayげつようび月曜日Tuesdayかようび火曜日Wednesdayすいようび水曜日Thursdayもくようび木曜日Fridayきんようび金曜日Saturdayどようび土曜日Sundayにちようび日曜日What day of the week?なんようび何曜日 Time The vowels I & U are normally devoiced when they occur between voiceless consonants. SO, when 一(ich[i]), 六(rok[u]), 八(hach[i]) are combined with 分(fun) they are devoiced. This process creates a succession of voiceless consonants (ichi-fun, rok-fun, hach-fun.) In Japanese,… Continue reading Days of the Week

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Verbal nouns & the final particle

kirstenallover

I could use a whole pot (or two) of coffee today Verbal Nouns Some nouns can form a verb with します。These nouns are called verbal nouns. When a verb is borrowed from a foreign language, it is treated as a verbal noun. 1. Verbal nouns can be used with or without を2. You cannot use… Continue reading Verbal nouns & the final particle

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Part five.

kirstenallover

I took a break. Lack of motivation to type up these notes. Been learning Kanji and vocab on WaniKani. ひらがなかんじMeaningありますto exist (things)いすchairいぬごやdoghouseいますto exist (people, animals)いらっしゃしゅなすto exist (respectful)うえon/aboveうしろback/behindうちhouseおてあらいtoiletオフィスofficeかげんbriefcaseきょうしっclassroomぎんこうbankいたbelow/beneathそとoutsideソファーsofaだれもanyoneだれかsomeoneちかくvicinityうくえdeskてがみletterてけいwatch/clockどこかにsomewhereそこにもanywhereどなたかsomeone (respectful)どなたもanyone (respectful)となりnext toなにかsomethingなにもanythingへやroomまえfrontゆうびんきょくpost officeよこsideルーマメートroommateいえcasual "no"へえindicates admiration/amazementそれからand after that - emphasis put on sequentiality of events, appears sentence initiallyわあ"wow" expresses admirationええつ"wow" expresses surprise (uttered w/ rising intonation and an… Continue reading Part five.

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notes part threeeeeeeeeeeeee

kirstenallover

existential verbs :)...? when the subject is a thingーありますwhen the subject is a human, animal, etc...ーいます location of a subject is marked with に. The use of is necessary いらっしゃいますwhen you're supposed to show respect to the person referred to by subject. negative form of ～ます is ～ませんnegative counter part of　～に～が is ～に～はありません (use of… Continue reading notes part threeeeeeeeeeeeee

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(elementary Japanese part 2)

kirstenallover

Personal Pronouns 1st Person Singular ーわたし1st person plural　ーわたしたち2nd person singular　ーあなた2nd person pluralーあなたたちInterrogative Pronoun (who)ーだれ That Person (singular)ーあのひとThat Person (plural)ーあのかた When a noun modifies another no a is inserted in between them. can omit 2nd noun in response to a question when it's easily identifiable. Demostratives:Near the speaker (This)ーこNear the addressee (that)ーそNear to neither speaker or… Continue reading (elementary Japanese part 2)