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
