- 24 May 2004
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Well, the verb, to read, in its plain dictionary form, is yomu.
You can make it into a polite verison of this, by dropping the u and add i + masu.
However, I'm getting it confused with yonde imasu now.
Yonde is the te/de form of yomu. Again, it seems very similiar but there are differences.
For example, if I were to make a sentence
He is reading the newspaper.
Kare wa shinbun wo yomimasu.
He is reading the newspaper.(factual)
Kare wa shinbun wo yonde imasu.
He is reading the newspaper. (Right now. Progressive )
So, is this right?
Please don't make this into a flame war. I notice that although I did study too much in to little time, I did make noticeable progress. I don't like yelled at (I consider caps yelling), etc. Most of the people here are nice, no doubt; but it seems that when one person starts it, other people join in.
You can make it into a polite verison of this, by dropping the u and add i + masu.
However, I'm getting it confused with yonde imasu now.
Yonde is the te/de form of yomu. Again, it seems very similiar but there are differences.
For example, if I were to make a sentence
He is reading the newspaper.
Kare wa shinbun wo yomimasu.
He is reading the newspaper.(factual)
Kare wa shinbun wo yonde imasu.
He is reading the newspaper. (Right now. Progressive )
So, is this right?
Please don't make this into a flame war. I notice that although I did study too much in to little time, I did make noticeable progress. I don't like yelled at (I consider caps yelling), etc. Most of the people here are nice, no doubt; but it seems that when one person starts it, other people join in.