Grammatical Elements Flashcards
1
Q
Particle that introduces
A
Wa
2
Q
is, am, are
A
Desu
3
Q
Denotes past tense was, were
A
Deshita
4
Q
is not, are not
A
Dewa arimasen
5
Q
was not, were not
A
Dewa arimasen
6
Q
Also, too
A
Mo
7
Q
My, mine
A
No
8
Q
Denotes a question
A
Ka
9
Q
I
A
Watashi
10
Q
We
A
Watashi tachi
11
Q
You (2nd person)
A
Anata tachi
12
Q
You (3rd person)
A
Ano hito
Translates to “that person”
13
Q
He
A
Kare
14
Q
She
A
Kanojo
15
Q
Connotes a respect to a person’s name
A
San
16
Q
Ano
A
That
17
Q
Female/woman
A
Onna
18
Q
Male/Man
A
Otoko
19
Q
Dono
A
Which
20
Q
Who
A
Donata
21
Q
Kore
A
This
Kore wa isu desu [This is (a) chair]
22
Q
This (as a modifying pre-noun)
A
Kono (noun)
Kono hana wa akai desu [This flower is red]
23
Q
This way / This person
direction close/towards the speaker
A
Kochira
Kochira e oide kudasai [Come this way, please]
24
Q
Here
A
Koko
25
That (near you) is
Sore wa
## Footnote
Sore wa kohi desu [That is coffee]
26
That (over there) is
Are wa
## Footnote
Are wa tatemono desu [That is a building]
27
That (noun) over there
Ano (noun)
## Footnote
Ano kasa wa midori desu [That umbrella is green]
28
That way / That person
Achira
29
There (place)
Asoko
30
Which one
Dore
31
Which of them
Dore (noun)
32
Which way
Dochira
33
Where
Doko
