Grammatical Markers, Vocabulary Flashcards
は
(in this case, pronounced wa)
Topic marker; directly follows the subject of a sentence.
わたし は スチィーブン です。
か
suffixed to the end of a sentence–marks a question
の
possessive marker
わたし の なんじょうび
を
marks the direct object
で
indicates location of action (にて is the formal literary form of this particle)
indicates time of action
とてま
very
に
marker for time. when placed after a specific time or time interval and before a verb, this particle indicates that something happens at that time.
いちじ に–at one o’clock
ね
(particle) indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc; is it so (at end of sentence)
(interjection) hey, come on now, listen
あの
(pre-noun adjectival) that [someone or something beyond the speaker and listener, or a situation unfamiliar to both parties)
この
(pre-noun adjectival) this [something or someone near to both the speaker and listener, or ideas expressed by speaker]
なか
(noun) inside, in; among, within; middle; (etymology 2) relationship, terms
かばん
(noun) satchel, bag, briefcase, basket
かいもの
(noun, ‘の-adjective’) shopping, purchased goods
かう
(‘u’ godan verb, transitive) to buy, to purchase; to have high opinion, to value
する
(irr. verb) to do (often written in kana only); to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
あう
(‘u’ godan verb) to meet; to encounter, to see; to have an accident, to have a bad experience
いち (一じ)
(noun) one o’clock; (adverbial noun) once, at one time, formerly, before