Grammer Flashcards

0
Q

Noun colors?

How to use them in a sentance?

A

Green, brown, yellow, orange, gray, and pink.

Use の between the color and the other noun.

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Adjective colors?

How to use them in a sentace?

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White, black, blue, and red.

Color in front of the noun.

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2
Q

Say: What day is it?

A

きょうはなんようびですか?

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3
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How do you say what day it is?

A

Give the day of the week and end with です

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4
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Say: Today is (day of the week)

A

きょうは (day of the week) です。

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5
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Say: Tomorrow is (day of the week)

A

あしたは (day of the week) です。

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6
Q

Ordering of Japanese sentances?

A

Subject, object, verb. Ex. “I am fast” is basically “I fast am”.

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7
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Am, is, and are, are all one word:

A

です

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What does the particle wa (は) used for?

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Tells you what word is the topic, or main subject, of the sentence. It always goes after what it is marking as the topic.

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9
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Past tense of です?

A

でした

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10
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“It isn’t.”

A

ではありません (dewa arimasen)

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Past negative form of です?

A

ではありませんでした

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12
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Say: (something) was (something).

A

(Something) は (something) でした。

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Say: (something) isn’t (something).

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(Something) は (something) ではありません。

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14
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Desu (informal):
Present positive?
Past positive?
Present negative?
Past negative?
A

Da
Datta
Ja nai
Ja nakatta

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15
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What does the particle か do?

A

Changes the statement to a question

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16
Q

How to ask where somewhere is?

A

(Somewhere) はどこですか?

17
Q

Yen counter?

A

えん

18
Q

Year counter?

A

ねん

19
Q

Object counters 1-5?

A
One object-いっこ
2 にこ
3 さんこ
4 よんこ
5 ごこ
20
Q

Object counters 6-10?

A
6 ろこ
7 ななこ
8 はちこ
9 きゅうこ
10 じゅっこ
21
Q

Using object counters, make the phrase “Ten apples”

A

Jukko no ringo

22
Q

How are you?

A

げんきですか?

23
Q

Thank you very much

A

どうもありがとう

24
Q

You’re welcome

A

どういたしまして

25
Q

Good morning

A

おはよう

26
Q

Good evening

A

こんばんは

27
Q

I will go to _______

A

Watashi wa _____ ni ikimasu.

私は_____に行きます。

28
Q

“I am American”

A

私はアメリカ人です

29
Q

Is that a mountain?

A

あれは山ですか

30
Q

Yes, it is

A

はい、そうです

31
Q

X is Y

A

X wa Y desu.

32
Q

A

Particle mo used when the next subject has a similar thing to the first. (e.g. is also)
Buraun san wa gakusei desu. Sumisu san mo gakusei desu.

33
Q

The gym is that one over there.

A

Taiikukan wa are desu.

34
Q

That one is a cafeteria.

A

Are wa kafeteria desu.

35
Q

This building is a library.

A

Kono tatemono wa toshokan desu.

36
Q

The cafeteria is that building over there.

A

Kafeteria wa ano tatemono desu.

37
Q

Change any statement into a question?

A

Add ka at the end

38
Q

Who is that person? (Informal)

A

Ano hito wa dare desu ka

39
Q

Who is that person? (Formal)

A

Ano kata wa donata desu ka

40
Q

Showing whose

A

Add no after the name (Watashi no kaban-My bag)

41
Q

When nani is followed by desu, it turns into

A

Nan