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!
Tag: Japanese Verbs
Grammar
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
Verbs (part 2)
Since I learned the most basic of basics in the part one of verbs last week, I'll be moving on to the tenses this week. Past tense verbs ました is the first conjugation of ます。ました replaces ます when the verb is past tense (positive.) It's like replacing です with ではありません or じゃありません. にほんごをはなします。 ー＞ I speak… Continue reading Verbs (part 2)
Particles を & に and adding in verbs
These particles will be used with the verbs that I will be learning as I progress. を shows us the action we're providing to the direct object. In the last post, I used this as an example of usage for the verb to eatサンドイッチを食べます。So the teal color shows the direct object (sandwich), the bold black… Continue reading Particles を & に and adding in verbs
Verbs (Part 1)
I've done a lot up until now without learning anything about verbs. This chapter seems pretty interesting and somehow less complicated than learning verb conjugation in German. I may take that back later, but right now it stands true. This chapter talks about how verbs go with grammar and the different tenses we will use… Continue reading Verbs (Part 1)
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