Explains how to use the Japanese particles ni, to mark the destination of a movement, and de, to mark where an action takes place. Covers these aspects of Ch 3 Grammar 3 in the textbook "Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese." Uses examples with 3 movement verbs (to go, to come, to return) and the verbs to study and to eat.
Explains the four basic variants of the negative form of the Japanese copula, "desu." Used to teach chapter 2 grammar 6 of the Genki Textbook at Wells College.
This slideshow explains how to conjugate the copula, adjectives and verbs into short forms in the past tense in Japanese. It also reviews the non-past short forms, and includes short example sentences.
This deck supplements Grammar 1 in Chapter 9 of the Genki textbook. It assumes knowledge of the ~masu and desu forms of verbs, and a mastery of hiragana and katakana.
Copyright by Kurt Pipa, Lecturer in Japanese at Wells College.
Explains how to modify a noun with a short-form verb, adjective or both, for the beginning Japanese language course at Wells College. Covers Genki 1 Textbook Chapter 9 Grammar Point 2.
Explains how to use the Japanese particles ni, to mark the destination of a movement, and de, to mark where an action takes place. Covers these aspects of Ch 3 Grammar 3 in the textbook "Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese." Uses examples with 3 movement verbs (to go, to come, to return) and the verbs to study and to eat.
Explains the four basic variants of the negative form of the Japanese copula, "desu." Used to teach chapter 2 grammar 6 of the Genki Textbook at Wells College.
This slideshow explains how to conjugate the copula, adjectives and verbs into short forms in the past tense in Japanese. It also reviews the non-past short forms, and includes short example sentences.
This deck supplements Grammar 1 in Chapter 9 of the Genki textbook. It assumes knowledge of the ~masu and desu forms of verbs, and a mastery of hiragana and katakana.
Copyright by Kurt Pipa, Lecturer in Japanese at Wells College.
Explains how to modify a noun with a short-form verb, adjective or both, for the beginning Japanese language course at Wells College. Covers Genki 1 Textbook Chapter 9 Grammar Point 2.
Grammar structures for describing people in Japanese. Used for introducing grammar points 1, 2 and 5 in Genki Book I Chapter 7. Covers using the -teiru form to show actions, what people are wearing and other characteristics. Provides examples of the counter for people.
Introduces Japanese U-verbs and an RU-verb (7 total) from chapter 4 of the Genki textbook, and outlines the proper particles that can be used with those verbs. Includes short example sentences. Assumes mastery of Hiragana and Katakana.
Copyright Kurt Pipa, Lecturer in Japanese (Wells College)
Kanji Writing Drill of Lesson 3.
Trace grey letters for a warming up, then fill the rest of boxes for each kanji. Also try to compose a short sentence for each kanji. You can refer to Kanji Look & Learn and Kanji Reading Drills for examples.
Kanji Writing Drill of JBP-2 / Lesson 11.
You can practice writings by tracing grey kanji first then fill the rest of boxes for each kanji.
You can try to compose a short sentence for each as well.
Kanji Writing Drill of Lesson 2.
Trace grey letters for a warming up, then fill the rest of boxes for each kanji. Also try to compose a short sentence for each kanji. You can refer to Kanji Look & Learn and Kanji Reading Drills for examples.
Grammar structures for describing people in Japanese. Used for introducing grammar points 1, 2 and 5 in Genki Book I Chapter 7. Covers using the -teiru form to show actions, what people are wearing and other characteristics. Provides examples of the counter for people.
Introduces Japanese U-verbs and an RU-verb (7 total) from chapter 4 of the Genki textbook, and outlines the proper particles that can be used with those verbs. Includes short example sentences. Assumes mastery of Hiragana and Katakana.
Copyright Kurt Pipa, Lecturer in Japanese (Wells College)
Kanji Writing Drill of Lesson 3.
Trace grey letters for a warming up, then fill the rest of boxes for each kanji. Also try to compose a short sentence for each kanji. You can refer to Kanji Look & Learn and Kanji Reading Drills for examples.
Kanji Writing Drill of JBP-2 / Lesson 11.
You can practice writings by tracing grey kanji first then fill the rest of boxes for each kanji.
You can try to compose a short sentence for each as well.
Kanji Writing Drill of Lesson 2.
Trace grey letters for a warming up, then fill the rest of boxes for each kanji. Also try to compose a short sentence for each kanji. You can refer to Kanji Look & Learn and Kanji Reading Drills for examples.
1. 文法 LESSON 15 GRAMMAR NOTES
G1. THE PRESENT TENSE SHORT FORM
In Lesson 11, we learned how to conjugate adjectives in the polite form.
And in Lesson 9, we learned about the plain forms of verbs as opposed to the polite forms.
In this lesson, we are going to learn a new kind of conjugation for both verbs AND adjectives called
“the short form”
Take a look at this table:
Present Tense, affirmative
Short form Long form
Verbs よむ よみます
い adjectives かわいい かわいい
です
な adjectives しずか
だ しずか
です
Noun + です がくせい
だ がくせい
です
Present tense, negative
Short form Long form
Verbs よまない よみません
い adjectives かわいく
ない かわいく
ありません
な adjectives
しずか
じゃ
ない
しずか
では
ない
しすか
じゃ
ありません
しすか
では
ありません
Noun + です
がくせい
じゃ
ない
がくせい
では
ない
がくせい
じゃ
ありません
がくせい
では
ありません
2. To summarize, here are the rules for how short forms in the present tense are constructed
Verbs and い adjectives in the affirmative
à same as their plain (dictionary) forms
な adjectives and noun + です in the affirmative
à replace です with だ
い and な adjectives and noun + です in the negative
à replace ありません
with ない
Remember that the adjective いい is irregular. Here’s how it conjugates in the plain form:
Present tense Affirmative Present tense Negative
いい よく
ない
He/she/it/etc. is good He/she/it/etc. is not good
3. Let’s take a closer look at how the 3 different types of verbs are conjugated in the negative
present tense short form:
Type of verb
short form
Same as plain
(dictionary) form
RULE Short negative form
Ichidan Verbs
(る-verbs)
たべる
Take the final る off and
add ない
たべない
Godan Verbs
(う-verbs)
Take the final “u” sound
off and add “anai”
あう う
changes to わ あわない
まつ つ
changes to た またない
よむ む
changes to ま よまない
あそぶ ぶ
changes to ば あそばない
しぬ ぬ
changes to な しなない
いく く
changes to か いかない
およぐ ぐ
changes to が およがない
はなす す
changes to さ はなさない
とる る
changes to ら とらない
Irregular
verbs
する No rule しない
くる No rule こない
Exception ある No rule ない
4. G2. I THINK THAT… 〜と
おもいます。
You can use the ending 〜と
おもいます to express “I think that… ”
When using と
おもいます, you will need to use the short form of a verb or adjective.
Let’s take a look at the following examples:
はい、
だいじょうぶ
だ
と
おもいます。
Yes, I think that it is fine.
だいちさん
は
さくらさん
が
すき
だ
と
おもいます。
I think that Daichi likes Sakura.
You can also use と
おもいません。To express “I don’t think that… ”
レストラン
に
いく
と
おもいません。
I don’t think that I will go to the restaurant.
However, it is more common in Japanese to use the short negative form of the verb instead
of と
おもいません:
レストラン
に
いかない
と
おもいます。
I think that I will not go to the restaurant.
ALWAYS use the short form of a verb or adjective before と
おもいます。
5. G3. I INTEND TO…
〜つもりです。
〜つもりです means “I intend to… “ or “I plan to… “
〜つもりです follows the present tense short form of a verb to describe what you or someone else is
planning on or “intending” to do.
Let’s take a look at the examples:
なつやすみ
に
にほん
に
いく
つもりです。
I plan to go to Japan for summer break.
じんじゃ
や
おてら
に
いく
つもりです。
I intend to go to places like shrines and temples.
Remember: the present tense short form of the verb is the same as the plain dictionary form.
You can also use the negative short form to describe what you are intending not to do.
マクドナルド
で
たべない
つもりです。
I intend to not eat at McDonald’s.
せんせい
と
はなさない
つもりです。
I plan not to speak to the teacher.