Thank you Mike cash and some progress (of mine)

[GoldCoinLover]

I just wanted to give a big thank you for your honest (and sometimes blunt) opinions. I used to think that you were too blunt before, but looking back I realized it was just my own laziness.

I've been studying japanese alot lately. I got a new phone, an android. I downloaded the PDF of Kim Tae's japanese on it. I downloaded a writing program to practice writing kana. And I got a japanese dictionary. I am practing conjugation plain verb. Things are making lalot more sense now.,

If someone could please give me some practice questions or point me in the right directions , Id appreciate it.

I am recognizing alot more kanji now too.

For example, "iku" is a irreugegur verb

Taberu -
'Ru" verb
"U" verb. Varies, conjugation is different for each type of verb.

Tabeta - ate

Hanasu. -> hanashita (past tense, talked)

I understand "ga" more now too.

For esample, it emphases the subject. It points out "who". I understand it better.

Nihongo ga benkyou shimasu. 日本語 が
勉強します
It is japanese that I study.

Nihongo wa benkyou shimasu. 日本語は勉強します
As for me, (I) study japanese.

Is this not corect? 正しくない
Kore wa tadashikunai ?

 

[Glenn]

日本語が勉強します would mean that Japanese is studying, so this doesn't make much sense. You want to say that you (subject) study Japanese (object), so you need the object marker for "Japanese" -- 日本語を勉強します. 日本語は勉強します is fine if you mean "(I don't study other languages, but) I study Japanese."

If you're looking for "as for me, (I) study Japanese" you need "I" in there -- 私は日本語を勉強します, but most of the time you probably don't need to say 私は.

 

[GoldCoinLover]

ありがとうございました！ その 犬がしろい
です

that dog is the white one.


is this correct? it is frustrating because I keep getting it wrong
but I will not give up

 

[Glenn]

Yes, that's right. But remember, it means that you're talking about a dog that in some sense belongs to the person you're talking to. For instance, maybe it's actually their dog, or maybe it's just standing next to them, or it's just closer to them.

 

[Toritoribe]

Taberu -
'Ru" verb
"U" verb. Varies, conjugation is different for each type of verb.

Tabeta - ate

The ru-verb(godan verb/consonant verb) "taberu" doesn't exist. "Taberu" ALWAYS cunjugates as an u-verb(ichidan verb/vowel verb).

past
○tabeta ×tabetta

negative
○tabenai ×taberanai

polite
○tabemasu ×taberimasu

te-form
○tabete ×tabette

potential
○taberareru ×tabereru(Although this is actually used in conversation. So-called ら抜き言葉)

causative
○tabesaseru ×taberaseru

imperative
○tabero ×tabere

volitional
○tabeyou ×taberou

Here's a list of homonyms.(not so many)
いる（ru-verb 要る u-verb 居る）
かえる（ru-verb 帰る u-verb 変える）
きる（ru-verb 切る u-verb 着る）
ねる（ru-verb 練る u-verb 寝る）
へる（ru-verb 減る u-verb 経る）

In these verbs, two types of conjugation exist, e.g., "kaeta(変えた) vs. kaetta(帰った)". You can recognize verbs from that. (As you can see, they have different kanji, and often different pitch accents, in most cases.)

 

[GoldCoinLover]

Does tae kim japanese have practice problems.? I could not find any

 

[GoldCoinLover]

The ru-verb(godan verb/consonant verb) "taberu" doesn't exist. "Taberu" ALWAYS cunjugates as an u-verb(ichidan verb/vowel verb).
past
○tabeta ×tabetta
negative
○tabenai ×taberanai
polite
○tabemasu ×taberimasu
te-form
○tabete ×tabette
potential
○taberareru ×tabereru(Although this is actually used in conversation. So-called ら抜き言葉)
causative
○tabesaseru ×taberaseru
imperative
○tabero ×tabere
volitional
○tabeyou ×taberou
Here's a list of homonyms.(not so many)
いる（ru-verb 要る u-verb 居る）
かえる（ru-verb 帰る u-verb 変える）
きる（ru-verb 切る u-verb 着る）
ねる（ru-verb 練る u-verb 寝る）
へる（ru-verb 減る u-verb 経る）
In these verbs, two types of conjugation exist, e.g., "kaeta(変えた) vs. kaetta(帰った)". You can recognize verbs from that. (As you can see, they have different kanji, and often different pitch accents, in most cases.)

thank you I noticed the kanji were different it is confusing . do you know of any online study guides with practice problems? I am using tae kims japanese
yes glenn I understood that it is beginning to make sense now. I downloaded tae kim's pdf onto my android. but I must practice more. I am studying everywhere

 

[Mike Cash]

You're very welcome, Kevin, and it was nice if you to say that. Good luck with your continued Japanese study!