Counting Objects Flashcards
ひとつ
1 Thing
ふたつ
2 Things
みっつ
3 Things
よっつ
4 Things
いつつ
5 Things
むっつ
6 Things
ななつ
7 Things
やっつ
8 Things
ここのつ
9 Things
とお
10 Things
いくつ
How many?
りんごが あります
りんごが むっつ あります
There are apples
There are 6 apples
this placement is not negotiable, the number of things must come directly before the verb
いしが やっつ ありました
There were 8 rocks
りんごを いつつ たべました
I ate 5 apples
ふたつ あります
There are 2
いくつ ありますか
よっつ あります
How many are there?
There are 4
いしが いくつ ありますか
いしが ここのつ あります
How many rocks are there?
There are 9 rocks
tsu numbers
very useful as can be used for pretty much anything, however they only work up to 10, for anything more you need a specific counter dependant on that thing if possible, and for humans you have to use the counter specific to them
ひとり
One Person
ふたり
Two People
さんにん
よにん
~にん
Three People
Four People
the default counter for any more people than 2
なんにん
How many people?
せんせいが ひとり いました
There was one teacher
せいとが さんじゅうにん いました
There were thirty students
がっこうに せいとが よんひゃくにん いました
There were 400 students at the school
~まい
the counter for sheets of something (also works for CDs)
なんまい
How many sheets?
かみ
Paper
きって
Postal stamp
てがみ
letter
かみを いちまい ください
please give me one sheet of paper
~こ
counter for small, roundish objects
have to be roundish or boxy and the size of a chair or smaller
e.g. mugs, strawberries and a computer mouse all use ko
いっこ
ろっこ
はっこ
じゅっこ
なんこ
one
six
eight
ten
how many?
いすが さんこ あります
There are 3 chairs