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
入れる (いれる)
(ichidan verb, trans) to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to set, to ink in (i.e. a tattoo); to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire
入る (はいる)
(‘ru’ godan verb, transitive) to enter, go into; to break into
出る(でる)
(ichidan verb, intrans) to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out; to leave, to set out, to depart, to start out
木 (き)
(noun) tree, bush, shrub; wood, timber
本 (ほん)
(noun) book, volume, script
verb stem + ました
simple past tense marker
が
(particle) indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possession (especially in literary expressions)
(conjunction) but