GoldCoinLover said:I'm not going to look through each several 50 minute lessons. However, I can tell you, it's near the very beginnning, and they say "kore o" is used as a request to ask for something.
It's probably in one of the first 5.
GoldCoinLover said:Yes, I made a typo again. "mimasen" means "to not generally watch"
South park wo yoku mimasen.
I don't watch south park often.
GoldCoinLover said:I do know what it means.
mite would mean (watching it now), and "mimasen" is non past, so I don't watch it often.
Bucko said:"Mite" does NOT mean "watching it now". "Mite iru" means "watching it now". You forgot the darn "IRU" again. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT FORGET THE "IRU". And "mimasen" doesn't mean "I don't watch often". Why did you think "often"? It simply means "don't watch". PERIOD.
Bucko said:"Mite" does NOT mean "watching it now". "Mite iru" means "watching it now". You forgot the darn "IRU" again. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT FORGET THE "IRU". And "mimasen" doesn't mean "I don't watch often". Why did you think "often"? It simply means "don't watch". PERIOD.
GoldCoinLover said:What about mimasen deshita?
I thought that meant "don't watch."
South Parkを見ている。Informal
SouthParkを見ています。Polite
Thanks.
MeAndroo said:Mimasendeshita is "didn't watch"
GoldCoinLover said:Oh it's PAST NEGATIVE.
MeAndroo said:Yes. And if I were you, I'd get this down before attempting any more -te forms.
MeAndroo said:For the polite past negative, you use the past tense form of a verb and add deshita.
MeAndroo said:For the polite past negative, you use the past tense form of a verb and add deshita.
悪い悪い！Thanks for catching that Kat.KrazyKat said:thats realy going to confuse him now
Androo means the negative of a verb and add deshita.
PAST NEGATIVE
Hon wo yonde imasen deshita.
I do not read books.
Although I understand that it means like this:MeAndroo said:悪い悪い！Thanks for catching that Kat.
Yes GCL, like that.
WHEATTHlNS said:amari hon wo yomimasen.
What you typed is "I didnt read the book".
What is confusing to me, is that you got the second part right - the Present Negative, but didnt apply that to the first part - as if you think its two different phrases, and not a single phrase with different tense.
Hon wo yonde imasen.WHEATTHlNS said:amari hon wo yomimasen.
What you typed is "I didnt read the book".
What is confusing to me, is that you got the second part right - the Present Negative, but didnt apply that to the first part - as if you think its two different phrases, and not a single phrase with different tense.
GoldCoinLover said:Although I understand that it means like this:
Kore wa emptentsu desu.
This is a pen.
Kono pen empentesu desu .
This is a pen.
What is the suble differences in these 2?
Kono acts to modify the noun, or to replace it.
For example: Kono pen wo akete desu.
This pen is red. (Answers "What color is it?)
Kore states what something is.
Apparently, ga is when something new is being introduced and puts empahsis ont he subject. "wa" is when you already talked about it.
I get them confused, hehe.
DS wa sugoi desu.
The DS is cool.
DS wa sugoi desu ne?
Ne asks for confirmation.
The DS is cool, isn't it?
doinkies said:The correct forms of those sentences:
これは鉛筆（えんぴつ）です。(and 鉛筆 means "pencil", not "pen".)
これはペンです。
このペンは赤い（あかい）です。
Since the "pen" in that last sentence is the subject you don't use を, but は.
Also, すごい is closer to "awesome" or "great" than "cool". Cool (in the slang way) is かっこいい.
GoldCoinLover said:Nagashimaさんは、
いいえ、いいえ。No, no. 誤解はですよ。There is not a new PSP. (Present negative)
Atarashii (New)
PSP wo atarashii dewa arimasen.
There is not a new PSP.
Damn, I suck at this.
KrazyKat said:new psp= atarashii psp
no need for wo - there is no object here.
there is not= arimasen
try again.
Kono acts to modify the noun, or to replace it.
Kore states what something is.
PSP wo atarashii dewa arimasen.