Hi all, おはようございます。Our students from America has done a presentation on Japanese Modality. This is an important aspect to help understand Japanese culture better. Please take a look. /Can
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Difference between ように and ために
皆さん、 おはようございます (Good morning). This is a repost. =) For this article, I did a reference from this book: 初級日本語文法と教え方のポイント by: 石川保子先生. Her books are really very good. Please support her books. Let’s take a look at 「ために」 first. A ために、 B Chinese translation of 「ために」: 因此,因而,所以 ======================================= 原因・理由を表す (Describing Cause/Reason) For A: Put in a sentenceContinue reading “Difference between ように and ために”
Difference between に and で – Repost
みなさん、 こんにちは。This is a repost. ————————————– 今日、日本語教師養成コースのコーチからアサインメントの添削をもらいました。そのアサインメントにある質問、「に」と「で」の違いについて話しましょう。 (Today, i received my correction for my teaching course assignment. There’s a question in the assignment regarding 「に」 and 「で」 which i like to talk about. ) 「に」: ① 移動行為の方向を示します. 英語の「to」に大体対応します。 (Indicate a direction of a movement act. It’s similar to 「to」 in English. ) ② また、間接目的語の後ろにも置かれます。 (Also,Continue reading “Difference between に and で – Repost”
Recognizing Japanese Verb Groups
みなさん、 こんばんは。Created another set of cheat sheet. Check it out below! Cheers. /Can
Cheat Sheet on ない-form/Passive-form/Causative-form
Updated: 5th Sep 2022—–みなさん、 こんばんは。I have some extra time today. So I did a cheat sheet on ない-form/passive form and causative form today. Please feel free to use it for your studies Can Legend:他: transitive verb自: intransitive verb
Japanese Particles Cheat Sheet
みなさん、 こんばんは。Did a Japanese particles cheat sheet. Feel free to refer. The L refers to the chapter in Minna no Nihongo. Cheers,Can
Introduction to 未然形 2 (Conjugation of ない-form/受身形/使役形)
みなさん、 おはようございます。 Today i will be talking about conjugation of ない-form/受身形/使役形. Yesterday we looked at 未然形 (in this post, i will refer it as 未). Let’s take a look at how to change to the various forms. Group 1 verbs/五段動詞 ない-form: 未+ない (かいますー>かいー>かわ (未然形)→かわない) 受身形: 未+れます (かいますー>かいー>かわ (未然形)→かわれます) 使役形: 未+せます (かいますー>かいー>かわ (未然形)→かわせます) 使役受身形: 未+されます (かいますー>かいー>かわContinue reading “Introduction to 未然形 2 (Conjugation of ない-form/受身形/使役形)”
Introduction to 未然形 1 (Imperfective form)
みなさん、 こんばんは。 At the request of some students, this week i will be writing about 未然形 (みぜんけい), ない-form, 受身形 (うけみけい/passive form) and 使役形 (しえきけい/causative form) I am sure those who have studied Genki, Minna no Nihongo or any other textbook, you would know what is ない-form. So what is 未然形 (みぜんけい)? 未然形 is one ofContinue reading “Introduction to 未然形 1 (Imperfective form)”
Introduction to Keigo Part 4: 丁寧語
みなさん、 こんばんは。Next up, we have our 丁寧語 (ていねいご), one of the easiest of 敬語。 I guess most of us are familiar with ~です or ~ます. How about ございます or でございます? Source: http://www.eurohope.com This is what we call 丁寧語 (ていねいご) / Polite form. It express the politeness towards the other party through the usage of polite words.Continue reading “Introduction to Keigo Part 4: 丁寧語”
Introduction to Keigo Part 1: Types of Keigo
みなさん、 こんばんは。 Today, I will be introducing Keigo as part of the new series upcoming for next week. Let’s learn the different types of Keigo that we have today. In the olden days, there were only 3 types of Keigo, 尊敬語 (そんけいご), 謙譲語 (けんじょうご) and 丁寧語 (ていねいご). In 2017, another 2 types of 敬語、丁重語 (ていちょうご),Continue reading “Introduction to Keigo Part 1: Types of Keigo”