Genki Ch 7 Flashcards
What is the first meaning you can get by using the te form in this way: ている?
An action in progress
What is the second meaning you can get by using the te form in this way: ている?
A past event that is connected with the present.
Out of the three categories of verbs, which ones are almost never used with ている?
Verbs that describe continuous states.
What is the first category of verbs that are used with ている?
Verbs that describe activities that last for some time.
What is the second category of verbs that are used with ている?
Verbs that describe changes that are more or less instantaneous.
What is an example of a verb that describes an activity that lasts for some time?
食べる
So using 食べる with the ている form, what would the resulting verb be describing?
An action currently in progress.
Other than describing an action currently in progress, what can this form do?
Describe what one does for an occupation.
A verb describing an instantaneous change used with ている will have what result?
It can describe an instaneous change that is still in effect…ie getting married becomes being married.
How does ている conjugate?
As a る verb
What sentence structure is used to describe a physical feature?
Aさん は [feature] が [adjective]
How do you make the て form of an い adjective?
Drop the い and add くて
What is the て form of the adjective いい?
よくて
How do you make the て form of a な adjective?
Drop な and add で
How do you make the て form of a noun plus です?
Basically drop the す
How do you describe a person moving to another place to do a specific action?
Destination of movement [に or へ] purpose of movement に [行く, 来て, or かえる]
What can the purpose of movement be?
a noun or a phrase with a verb and a noun
What form does a verb describing the purpose of movement have to be in?
Stem form, which is long form minus ます
One person
一人 hitori
Two people
二人 futari
Three people
二人 sannin
Four people
四人 yonin
Five people
五人 gonin
Six people
六人 rokunin
Seven people
七人 shichinin or nananin
Eight people
八人 hachinin
Nine people
九人 きょうにん
Ten people
じゅうにん
How do you count people, for example in a class?
person が X にん います
