Grammar 1 Flashcards
〜じゃない
Negative state of being.
Gakuseijanai- not a student.
〜だ
To establish state of being
Hitoda- is person
Gakuseida- is student.
〜だった
Past tense state of being.
Gukuseidatta - was a student.
〜時
Attach to something to say “at that time”
Kodomotoki- when I was a child.
Gakuseijanai- when I was a student.
じゃないかった
Negative past tense state of being.
も
Means also. .
〜が
To specify subject
なーadjective
Conjugate like nouns
じゃない
だった
じゃなかた
いーadjective
Do not add だ to いーadjectives
Negative tense-remove the い attach くない。
くないーかったーくないかった
そうです
Describe something by the appearance only
方 (かた)
Attach to a verb to say how to do it.
話す方-talk how to do.
ので
からSame as.
Used to talk about a cause or reason why.
Super polite may sound like you’re making an excuse if you use it.
かどうか
Used to say what will and will not or like this and like that
〜んです
When you are inquiring to someone to explain their situation or you want to talk about your own situation. You can also is it to provide a reason.
〜ができる
Used to explain that someone has the ability to do something
