- 27 Dec 2003
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Robert,
Sorry to take so long to get back to you, but I have been busy.
"Atta" is the plain form of arimashita. "Katta" is the plain form of kaimashita. "Chatta" is a verb-ending that is sometimes added when using a plain-form verb. (Japanese verbs come in both plain forms and polite forms.)
"Kite" can be used for both "to come here" (kuru) and "to put on some clothes" (kiru) You may never hear the "to put on some clothes" form but you will probably hear the "to come here" form many times. (As a matter of fact, I had completely forgotten the "clothes" example until you brought it up.)
"Kitte" as a noun means postal stamp, but here we are looking for the word as a verb, which is "to cut something".
The three forms of kite, kiite and kitte are
きて
きいて
きって
which are forms you will master with practice. (Please notice that the "tsu" character is smaller than the "i" character.)
By the way, I know that you are not ready to study Katakana yet, but watch this hilarious video with Katakana characters:
Are you making good progress towards being able to write a-i-u-e-o in Hiragana? (We are all waiting to hear.)
-Buntaro
Sorry to take so long to get back to you, but I have been busy.
"Atta" is the plain form of arimashita. "Katta" is the plain form of kaimashita. "Chatta" is a verb-ending that is sometimes added when using a plain-form verb. (Japanese verbs come in both plain forms and polite forms.)
"Kite" can be used for both "to come here" (kuru) and "to put on some clothes" (kiru) You may never hear the "to put on some clothes" form but you will probably hear the "to come here" form many times. (As a matter of fact, I had completely forgotten the "clothes" example until you brought it up.)
"Kitte" as a noun means postal stamp, but here we are looking for the word as a verb, which is "to cut something".
The three forms of kite, kiite and kitte are
きて
きいて
きって
which are forms you will master with practice. (Please notice that the "tsu" character is smaller than the "i" character.)
By the way, I know that you are not ready to study Katakana yet, but watch this hilarious video with Katakana characters:
Are you making good progress towards being able to write a-i-u-e-o in Hiragana? (We are all waiting to hear.)
-Buntaro
