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Going Casual… Flashcards

1
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為(す)る

A

To do; to perform​ (present; plain)

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To do; to perform​ (present; plain)

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為(す)る

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To not do; to not perform​ (present; plain)

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為(し)ない

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為(し)ない

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To not do; to not perform​ (present; plain)

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To not have done; to not have performed​ (past; plain)

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為(し)なかった

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為(し)なかった

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To not have done; to not have performed​ (past; plain)

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To have done; to have performed​ (past; plain)

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為(し)た

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為(し)た

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To have done; to have performed​ (past; plain)

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たばこ を すう

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To smoke a cigarette (present; plain)

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To smoke a cigarette (present; plain)

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たばこ を すう

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たばこ を すわない

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To not smoke a cigarette (present; plain)

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To not smoke a cigarette (present; plain)

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たばこ を すわない

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Q: しけん は かんたん?

A: うん, かんたん
OR
ううん, かんたん じゃない

A

Q: The test is easy?

A: Yeah, easy
OR
No, the test isn’t easy

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Q: The test is easy?

A: Yeah, easy
OR
No, the test isn’t easy

A

Q: しけん は かんたん?

A: うん, かんたん
OR
ううん, かんたん じゃない

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RULE: i - けいようし

Omit です to make informal

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RULE: i - けいようし

Omit です to make informal

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Casual な-けいようし
1. ひまだ
2. ひまじゃない
3. ひまだった
4. ひまじゃなかった

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  1. I have spare time
  2. I don’t have spare time
  3. I did have spare time
  4. I didn’t have spare time
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  1. I have spare time
  2. I don’t have spare time
  3. I did have spare time
  4. I didn’t have spare time
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Casual な-けいようし
1. ひまだ
2. ひまじゃない
3. ひまだった
4. ひまじゃなかった

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Casual な-けいようし
1. べんりだ
2. べんりじゃない
3. べんりだった
4. べんりじゃなかった

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  1. It is convenient
  2. It is not convenient
  3. It was convenient
  4. It was not convenient
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  1. It is convenient
  2. It is not convenient
  3. It was convenient
  4. It was not convenient
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Casual な-けいようし
1. べんりだ
2. べんりじゃない
3. べんりだった
4. べんりじゃなかった

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Casual な-けいようし
1. ゆめいだ
2. ゆめいじゃない
3. ゆめいだった
4. ゆめいじゃなかった

A
  1. It/he/she is famous
  2. It/he/she is not famous
  3. It/he/she was famous
  4. It/he/she was not famous
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  1. It/he/she is famous
  2. It/he/she is not famous
  3. It/he/she was famous
  4. It/he/she was not famous
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Casual な-けいようし
1. ゆめいだ
2. ゆめいじゃない
3. ゆめいだった
4. ゆめいじゃなかった

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Casual な-けいようし
1. かんたんだ
2. かんたんじゃない
3. かんたんだった
4. かんたんじゃなかった

A
  1. It is simple/easy
  2. It is not simple/easy
  3. It was simple/easy
  4. It was not simple/easy
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  1. It is simple/easy
  2. It is not simple/easy
  3. It was simple/easy
  4. It was not simple/easy
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Casual な-けいようし
1. かんたんだ
2. かんたんじゃない
3. かんたんだった
4. かんたんじゃなかった

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Casual な-けいようし
1. ハンサムだ
2. ハンサムじゃない
3. ハンサムだった
4. ハンサムじゃなかった

A
  1. He is handsome
  2. He is not handsome
  3. He was handsome
  4. He was not handsome
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  1. He is handsome
  2. He is not handsome
  3. He was handsome
  4. He was not handsome
A

Casual な-けいようし
1. ハンサムだ
2. ハンサムじゃない
3. ハンサムだった
4. ハンサムじゃなかった

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26
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(何)なに…?

なんだ…?

なんだった…?

A

What (casual)?

What (bossy)?

What was (casual)?

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What (casual)?

What (bossy)?

What was (casual)?

A

(何)なに…?

なんだ…?

なんだった…?

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どう…?

どうだ…?

どうだった…?

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How (casual)?

How (bossy)?

How was (casual)?

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How (casual)?

How (bossy)?

How was (casual)?

A

How (casual)?

How (bossy)?

How was (casual)?

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30
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Q: あした ひま?
A: うん, ひま
OR
A: ううん, ひま じゃない

A

Q: Tomorrow are you free?
A: Yeah, I’m free
OR
A: Nah, I’m not free

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Q: Tomorrow are you free?
A: Yeah, I’m free
OR
A: Nah, I’m not free

A

Q: あした ひま?
A: うん, ひま
OR
A: ううん, ひま じゃない

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Q: きのう は いい てんきだった?
A: うん, いい てんきだった
OR
A: ううん, いい てんきじゃなかった

A

Q: The weather was good yesterday?
A: Yeah, the weather was good
OR
A: Nah, the weather was not good

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Q: The weather was good yesterday?
A: Yeah, the weather was good
OR
A: Nah, the weather was not good

A

Q: きのう は いい てんきだった?
A: うん, いい てんきだった
OR
A: ううん, いい てんきじゃなかった

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ジョージア に すんで いる?

Te-iru-form. It indicates an action that is ongoing.

A

Are you living in Georgia?

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Are you living in Georgia?

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ジョージア に すんで いる?

Te-iru-form. It indicates an action that is ongoing.

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ジョージア に すんで いる

Te-iru-form. It indicates an action that is ongoing.

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Q

くすり を のまなければならない

A

I need to take medicine

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I need to take medicine

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くすり を のまなければならない

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39
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しなければならない

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I have to do it

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40
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I have to do it

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しなければならない

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41
Q

Don’t need to… (casual way)

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-ない form of verb +くても いい
(casual way by removing です)

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42
Q

-ない form of verb +くても いい
(casual way by removing です)

A

Don’t need to… (casual way)

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Q

しなくても いい

A

He/she/I don’t need to do it

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He/she/I don’t need to do it (causal)

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しなくても いい

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45
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けど (casual)

が (polite)

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But; however

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46
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But; however

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けど (casual)

が (polite)

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47
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すし は たかい けど おいしい

A

Sushi is expensive but delicious

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Sushi is expensive but delicious

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すし は たかい けど おいしい

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てんき は さむい けど いい

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The weather is cold but nice

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The weather is cold but nice

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てんき は さむい けど いい

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51
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For な-けいようし(形容詞) けど becomes だけど

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RULE: Using the casual form of but for Na-adjectives compared to I-adjectives

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52
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RULE: Using the casual form of but for Na-adjectives compared to I-adjectives

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For な-けいようし(形容詞) けど becomes だけど

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53
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And (polite)

And (casual)

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そして

くて

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54
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そして

くて

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And (polite)

And (casual)

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55
Q

この いえ は あたらしい そして とても きれい です

A

This house is new and very clean (polite)

56
Q

This house is new and very clean (polite)

A

この いえ は あたらしい そして とても きれい です

57
Q

この いえ は あたらしい くて とても きれいだ

A

This house is new and very clean (casual)

58
Q

This house is new and very clean (casual)

A

この いえ は あたらしい くて とても きれいだ

59
Q

たなか-さん は きれい です、そして しんせつ です

A

Tanaka-san is pretty and kind (polite)

60
Q

Tanaka-san is pretty and kind (polite)

A

たなか-さん は きれい です, そして しんせつ です

61
Q

たなか-さん は きれい で しんせつだ

A

Tanaka-san is pretty and kind (casual)

62
Q

Tanaka-san is pretty and kind (casual)

A

たなか-さん は きれい で しんせつだ

63
Q

この スマホ は べんりだ けど たかい

A

This smartphone is convenient but expensive

64
Q

This smartphone is convenient but expensive

A

この スマホ は べんりだ けど たかい

65
Q

…どちら の ほうが … (polite)

…どち が… (casual)

A

Which one (of two options)?

66
Q

Which one (of two options)?

A

…どちら の ほうが … (polite)

…どち が… (casual)

67
Q

にほん の いぎりす の どちら の ほうが さむい ですか?

A

Which one is colder, Japan or England? (Polite)

68
Q

Which one is colder, Japan or England? (Polite)

A

にほん の いぎりす の どちら の ほうが さむい ですか?

69
Q

にほん の いぎりす の どち が さむい?

A

Which one is colder, Japan or England? (Casual)

70
Q

Which one is colder, Japan or England? (Casual)

A

にほん の いぎりす の どち が さむい?

71
Q

Q: サッカー の テニス の どち が おもしろ(面白)い?

A: サッカー の ほうが おもしろ(面白)い

A

Q: Which one do you find more interesting, soccer or tennis?

A: Soccer is the one I find more interesting

72
Q

Q: Which one do you find more interesting, soccer or tennis?

A: Soccer is the one I find more interesting

A

Q: サッカー の テニス の どち が おもしろ(面白)い?

A: サッカー の ほうが おもしろ(面白)い

73
Q

おさけ で なに が いちばん すき?

A

Which alcohol do you like the best? (Casual)

74
Q

Which alcohol do you like the best? (Casual)

A

おさけ で なに が いちばん すき?

75
Q

Q: こんしゅう の しゅうまつ, デパート へ いく?
A: うん, いく
OR
A: ううん, いかない

A

Q: Are you going to the department store this weekend?
A: Yeah, I’m going
OR
A: Nah, I’m not going

76
Q

Q: Are you going to the department store this weekend?
A: Yeah, I’m going
OR
A: Nah, I’m not going

A

Q: こんしゅう の しゅうまつ, デパート へ いく?
A: うん, いく
OR
A: ううん, いかない

77
Q

く(来)る
こ(来)ない
き(来)た
こ(来)なかった

A

To come (plain)
To not come
To have come
To not have come

78
Q

To come (plain)
To not come
To have come
To not have come

A

く(来)る
こ(来)ない
き(来)た
こ(来)なかった

79
Q

たばこ を すう
たばこ を すわない
たばこ を すった
たばこ を すわなかった

A

To smoke a cigarette (plain)
To not smoke a cigarette
To have smoked a cigarette
To not have smoked a cigarette

80
Q

To smoke a cigarette (plain)
To not smoke a cigarette
To have smoked a cigarette
To not have smoked a cigarette

A

たばこ を すう
たばこ を すわない
たばこ を すった
たばこ を すわなかった

81
Q

Q: あした はたらく?
A: うん, はたらく
OR
A: ううん, はたらかない

A

Q: Are you working tomorrow? (Casual)
A: Yeah, I’m working
OR
A: Nah, I’m not working

82
Q

Q: Are you working tomorrow? (Casual)
A: Yeah, I’m working
OR
A: Nah, I’m not working

A

Q: あした はたらく?
A: うん, はたらく
OR
A: ううん, はたらかない

83
Q

Q: こばん テレビ を みる?
A: うん, みる
OR
A: ううん, みない

A

Q: Are you watching TV this evening?
A: Yeah, I’m watching
OR
A: Nah, I’m not watching

84
Q

Q: Are you watching TV this evening?
A: Yeah, I’m watching
OR
A: Nah, I’m not watching

A

Q: こばん テレビ を みる?
A: うん, みる
OR
A: ううん, みない

85
Q

Q: けさ しんぶん を よんだ?
A: うん, よんだ
OR
A: うんん, よみなかった

A

Q: Did you read the newspaper this morning?
A: Yeah, I read (it)
OR
A: Nah, I didn’t read (it)

86
Q

Q: Did you read the newspaper this morning?
A: Yeah, I read (it)
OR
A: Nah, I didn’t read (it)

A

Q: けさ しんぶん を よんだ?
A: うん, よんだ
OR
A: うんん, よみなかった

87
Q

あした は やすみ です (polite)

あした は やすみだ (casual)

A

Tomorrow is a day off (polite)

Tomorrow is a day off (casual)

88
Q

Tomorrow is a day off (polite)

Tomorrow is a day off (casual)

A

あした は やすみ です (polite)

あした は やすみだ (casual)

89
Q

あした ぎんざ へ いきます (polite)

あした ぎんざ へ いく (casual)

A

Tomorrow I’m going to Ginza (polite)

Tomorrow I’m going to Ginza (casual)

90
Q

Tomorrow I’m going to Ginza (polite)

Tomorrow I’m going to Ginza (casual)

A

あした ぎんざ へ いきます (polite)

あした ぎんざ へ いく (casual)

91
Q

きのう はたらきませんでした (polite)

きのう はたらかなかった (casual)

A

Yesterday, I didn’t work (polite)

Yesterday, I didn’t work (casual)

92
Q

Yesterday, I didn’t work (polite)

Yesterday, I didn’t work (casual)

A

きのう はたらきませんでした (polite)

きのう はたらかなかった (casual)

93
Q

ていねいたい (丁寧体)

A

Polite style; polite Japanese

94
Q

Polite style; polite Japanese

A

ていねいたい (丁寧体)

95
Q

1.となり の へや に だれも いない ?

2.となり の へや に だれも いない

A
  1. Is anyone inside that room next door?
  2. There is no one in the room next door
96
Q
  1. Is anyone inside that room next door?
  2. There is no one in the room next door
A

1.となり の へや に だれも いない ?

2.となり の へや に だれも いない

97
Q

あ(会)う
会った
会わない
会わなかった

A

To meet (casual)
To have met
To not meet
To not have met

98
Q

To meet (casual)
To have met
To not meet
To not have met

A

あ(会)う
会った
会わない
会わなかった

99
Q

ね(寝)る
寝ない
寝た
寝なかった

A

To sleep (casual)
To not sleep
To have slept
To not have slept

100
Q

To sleep (casual)
To not sleep
To have slept
To not have slept

A

ね(寝)る
寝ない
寝た
寝なかった

101
Q

か(借)りる
借りない
借りた
借りなかった

A

To borrow; rent; hire (casual)
To not borrow; rent; hire
To have borrowed; rented; hired
To not have borrowed; rented; hired

102
Q

To not borrow; rent; hire
To have borrowed; rented; hired
To not have borrowed; rented; hired

A

か(借)りる
借りない
借りた
借りなかった

103
Q

Q: パーティー の しょくじ は おいしい?
A: うん, おうしい
OR
A: ううん, おいしくない

A

Q: Was the meal at the party delicious?
A: Yeah, delicious
OR
A: Nah, not delicious

104
Q

Q: Was the meal at the party delicious?
A: Yeah, delicious
OR
A: Nah, not delicious

A

Q: パーティー の しょくじ は おいしい?
A: うん, おうしい
OR
A: ううん, おいしくない

105
Q

Q: あした いそがしい?
A: うん, いそがしい
OR
A: ううん, いそがしくない

A

Q: Are you busy tomorrow?
A: Yeah, I’m busy
OR
A: Nah, I’m not busy

106
Q

Q: Are you busy tomorrow?
A: Yeah, I’m busy
OR
A: Nah, I’m not busy

A

Q: あした いそがしい?
A: うん, いそがしい
OR
A: ううん, いそがしくない

107
Q

You; buddy; pal​ (Casual language)

A

きみ

108
Q

きみ

A

You; buddy; pal​ (Casual language)

109
Q

いける

A

To be allowed to (plain; present)

110
Q

To be allowed to (plain; present)

A

いける

111
Q

いけない

A

To not be allowed to (plain; present)

112
Q

To not be allowed to (plain; present)

A

いけない

113
Q

To sleep (present; polite)

To sleep (present; plain)

A

ねます

ねる

114
Q

ねます

ねる

A

To sleep (present; polite)

To sleep (present; plain)

115
Q

To not sleep (present; polite)

To not sleep (present; plain)

A

ねません

ねない

116
Q

ねません

ねない

A

To not sleep (present; polite)

To not sleep (present; plain)

117
Q

To not have slept (past; polite)

To not have slept (past; plain)

A

ねませんでした

ねなかった

118
Q

ねませんでした

ねなかった

A

To not have slept (past; polite)

To not have slept (past; plain)

119
Q

To have slept (past; polite)

To have slept (past; plain)

A

ねました

ねた

120
Q

ねました

ねた

A

To have slept (past; polite)

To have slept (past; plain)

121
Q

はたらかない

A

To not work (plain; present)

122
Q

To not work (plain; present)

A

はたらかない

123
Q

はたらかなかった

A

To not have worked (plain; past)

124
Q

To not have worked (plain; past)

A

はたらかなかった

125
Q

見た

見なかった

A

To have seen; to have looked (plain; past)

To not have seen (plain; past)

126
Q

To have seen; to have looked (plain; past)

To not have seen (plain; past)

A

見た

見なかった

127
Q

シャワー を あ(浴)びる

シャワー を 浴びない

A

To take a shower (plain; present)

To not take a shower (plain; present)

128
Q

To take a shower (plain; present)

To not take a shower (plain; present)

A

シャワー を あ(浴)びる

シャワー を 浴びない

129
Q

シャワー を あ(浴)びた

シャワー を 浴びなかった

A

To have taken a shower (plain; past)

To have not taken a shower (plain; past)

130
Q

To have taken a shower (plain; past)

To have not taken a shower (plain; past)

A

シャワー を あ(浴)びた

シャワー を 浴びなかった

131
Q

ごはん を た(食)べない

ごはん を た(食)べなかった

A

To not eat a meal (plain; present)

To not have eaten a meal (plain; past)

132
Q

To not eat a meal (plain; present)

To not have eaten a meal (plain; past)

A

ごはん を た(食)べない

ごはん を た(食)べなかった

133
Q

くるま を うんてん する こと が できる

A

I can drive a car

134
Q

I can drive a car (casual)

A

くるま を うんてん する こと が できる

135
Q

日本 へ 行った こと が ある

A

I’ve been to Japan before

136
Q

I’ve been to Japan before

A

日本 へ 行った こと が ある

Beginners Japanese (55 decks)

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