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LESSON 3: Talk about your weekend or holiday plan using verbs
I.
Atarashii Kotoba (Vocabulary)
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II.
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Expressions:
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Dou deshitaka? : ______________
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Tanoshisou : ________________
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Ii desune : ________________ / Omoshiroi :______________
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Maa-Maa : _______________
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III.
List of Particles in Japanese
Particle: Usage:
Example:
Ha (wa)
Indicates the topic of the sentence; “topic
marker”.
[ A ] wa [ B ] desu. = [ A ] is [ B ].
a. “object marker”, comes after the direct
object of an action.
b. it also makes certain loan words to verbs.
a. marks the object for verbs of ability;
usually use for the words
(wakarimasu/dekimasu)
b. indicates existence for inanimate/animate
objects. ( ~aru ~iru)
で (de) is used to indicate location of an
action.
に (ni) indicates a place toward where
someone or something moves.
a. Kanojou ha hon wo yomimasu.
b. Watashi ha supotsu wo shimasu.
He ( e )
へ (e) is basically the same as に, except it
emphasizes direction over arrival.
Ex. Nihon he ryokoushimasu.
No
used as a possessive marker in the sentence.
Ex. Kore ha tomodachi no kaban desu.
Mo
Means “also” or “too”
Ex. a. Nihongo wo benkyoushimasu.
b. Watashi mo Nihongo wo benkyoushimasu.
To
is used to join nouns together into an
exhaustive list that functions as a single
noun: ”with”, “and”.
Ex. Tomodachi to ishoni nihon ni ikimasu.
Wo (o)
Ga
De
Ni
IV.
Erabimashou! (Let’s choose the right particle!)
1. Biru (____) nomimasu.
a.) wo
b.) ni
c.) ha
d.) he
2. Mo-ru (____) kaimono shimasu.
a.) he
b.) wo
c.) he
d.) de
3. Watashi (_____) nimotsu desu.
a.) no
b.) ni
c.) mo
d.) de
4. John san (_____) terebi (_____) mimasu.
a. wo
b. no
c. ha
d. ga
5. Kazoko (_____) Amerika (_____) ikimasu.
a. ni
b. to
c. ga
d. no
Ex. Watashi ha gakkusei desu.
a. Kareshi ga eigo wo wakarimasu.
b. Okane ga arimasuka?
Ex. Kouen de asobimasu.
Ex. Gakkou ni ikimasu. (I go to school.)
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Basic Verb Conjugation
The ~ masu Form
Group 1
Take off the final ~u, and add ~ imasu
For example:
kaku --- kakimasu (to write)
nomu --- nomimasu (to drink)
Group 2
Take off the final ~ru, and add ~ masu
For example:
miru --- mimasu (to watch)
taberu --- tabemasu (to eat)
Group 3
For these verbs, the stem will change
For examples:
kuru --- kimasu (to come)
suru --- shimasu (to do)
PRESENT
PRESENT NEGATIVE
PAST
PAST NEGATIVE
1. Yomimasu (yomu)
Yomi-masen
Yomi-mashita
Yomi-masen-deshita
Nomimasu (nomu)
Nomi-masen
Nomi-mashita
Nomi-masen-deshita
Aimasu (au)
Ai-masen
Ai-mashita
a-wanai-deshita
2. Nemasu (neru)
Ne-masen
Ne-mashita
Ne-masen-deshita
Tabemasu (taberu)
Tabe-masen
Tabe-mashita
Tabe-masen-deshita
3. kimashita (kuru)
Ki-masen
Ki-mashita
Kimasen-deshita
Shimashita (suru)
Shi-masen
Shi-mashita
Shimasen-deshita
VI.
Kotaetekudasai! (Please answer the following.)
1. Shuumatsu, nani wo shimashitaka?
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2. Kinou nan ji kaerimashitaka?
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3. Kinou tomodachi to ishoni imashitaka?
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4. Kinou doko he ikimashitaka?
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5. Ie ni dare ga imashitaka?
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