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I'm going to explain where I'm at and please feel free to correct any spelling mistakes.
I'm going to be listing words separated by verb / noun with both English and Japanese translation.
Okay, so where to start....
I've tackled both hiragana and katakana, and can read them pretty well, but I know only the basic sentence structure, and a little amount of words.
The basic structure is (Topic)(Subject)(Verb)...
ex. (T)Watashi wa (S)Shane (V)desu / I Shane Am --/-- I am Shane....
Lets look at what else makes the sentence; like "wa", a particle that marks the topic.
I know only a few particles, here is a list of them...
Wa - Marks Topic
Ga - Marks Subject, "The", "But", and connects nouns
ex. Kirei yama - pretty mountains
Yama (ga) kirei desu ---- Mountains (the) pretty are ---- (The) mountains are pretty
ex. Okii Ie (Big House) ------------ Ie (ga) okii desu - (the) house is big
ex. Inu wa suki desu (ga) neko wa kirai desu / I like dogs (but) I don't like cats
No - Possessive Marker
ex. [Watashi wa (no) name]Shane desu / [My name] Shane is --/-- [My name] is Shane
To - And
ex. Doko Johnny-san (to) Shane-san desu ka
Where Johnny (and) Shane is --/-- Where is Johnny (and) Shane?
These next three are similar, and can sometimes substitute each other.
Ni - In / At / Toward
ex. Gakko (ni) desu --/-- School (in/at) I am --- I am in/at school
ex. Gakko (ni) ikitte desu ---/--- School (to) going I am - I am going to school
De - In / At or By
ex. Watashi wa gakko (de) neru -/- I school (at / in) sleep --- I sleep (at / in) school
ex. Jitensha (de) ikimasho --/-- Bicycle (by) let's go ----- Lets go (by) bycycle
E - Toward
ex. Gakko (e) ikitte desu -- School (to) going I am -- I am going (to) school
ex. Nihon (e) yokoso ---- Japan (to) welcome --- Welcome (to) Japan
Here is an example of how (ni and e) can be switched when "direction of motion" is involved...
ex. Gakko (ni / e) ikitte desu ---- School (to) going I am - I am going (to) school
I've been typing for a good minute, so I'm going to post this and take a break.
Please tell me if I spelled, arranged, misused any words or sentences....
REVIEW #2: Verbs and Adjectives and their past, present, positive, and negative forms including how they are used in sentences....
I'm going to be listing words separated by verb / noun with both English and Japanese translation.
Okay, so where to start....
I've tackled both hiragana and katakana, and can read them pretty well, but I know only the basic sentence structure, and a little amount of words.
The basic structure is (Topic)(Subject)(Verb)...
ex. (T)Watashi wa (S)Shane (V)desu / I Shane Am --/-- I am Shane....
Lets look at what else makes the sentence; like "wa", a particle that marks the topic.
I know only a few particles, here is a list of them...
Wa - Marks Topic
Ga - Marks Subject, "The", "But", and connects nouns
ex. Kirei yama - pretty mountains
Yama (ga) kirei desu ---- Mountains (the) pretty are ---- (The) mountains are pretty
ex. Okii Ie (Big House) ------------ Ie (ga) okii desu - (the) house is big
ex. Inu wa suki desu (ga) neko wa kirai desu / I like dogs (but) I don't like cats
No - Possessive Marker
ex. [Watashi wa (no) name]Shane desu / [My name] Shane is --/-- [My name] is Shane
To - And
ex. Doko Johnny-san (to) Shane-san desu ka
Where Johnny (and) Shane is --/-- Where is Johnny (and) Shane?
These next three are similar, and can sometimes substitute each other.
Ni - In / At / Toward
ex. Gakko (ni) desu --/-- School (in/at) I am --- I am in/at school
ex. Gakko (ni) ikitte desu ---/--- School (to) going I am - I am going to school
De - In / At or By
ex. Watashi wa gakko (de) neru -/- I school (at / in) sleep --- I sleep (at / in) school
ex. Jitensha (de) ikimasho --/-- Bicycle (by) let's go ----- Lets go (by) bycycle
E - Toward
ex. Gakko (e) ikitte desu -- School (to) going I am -- I am going (to) school
ex. Nihon (e) yokoso ---- Japan (to) welcome --- Welcome (to) Japan
Here is an example of how (ni and e) can be switched when "direction of motion" is involved...
ex. Gakko (ni / e) ikitte desu ---- School (to) going I am - I am going (to) school
I've been typing for a good minute, so I'm going to post this and take a break.
Please tell me if I spelled, arranged, misused any words or sentences....
REVIEW #2: Verbs and Adjectives and their past, present, positive, and negative forms including how they are used in sentences....