Henry's Post-Modifiers (flipped) Flashcards
goes after object, before verb
- up to
- until/till
- by
I work till 10
made
noun/time + made + verb
juu ji made shigoto desu
marks a future point
I’m coming to Japan in 2 weeks
go ni
time frame + go ni + verb
ni shuu kan go ni nihon ni kimasu
- from
- because; since
- therefore; so
kara
in order to
I’m studying in order to speak Japanese
youni
“A” + you ni + verb
nihongo o hanasu you ni benkyou shite iru
for the purpose of
I’m studying for the purpose of working in Japan.
tame ni
“A” + tame ni + verb
nihon de shigoto no tame ni benkyou shite iru
- so that I can
- to
I’m studying so that I can work in Japan
V stem + ni
“A” +ni + verb
nihon de shigoto ni benkyou shite iru
when ～
when I’m in Japan, I drink a lot of sake
～ toki
A + toki + b
nihon ni iru toki takusan nihonshu o nomu
whenever/everytime ～
whenever I’m in Japan, I drink a lot of sake
to
A + to + b
nihon ni iru to takusan nihonshu o nomu
just/only
there are only apples
dake
ringo dake ga aru
more than
Tokyo is more fun than Osaka
yori
A wa + B yori + adj + desu
Tokyo wa Osaka yori tanoshii desu
straight
walk straight that way.
massugu
sochira e massugu aruite kudasai
right
turn right at the store
migi
migi ni + verb
mise de migi ni magatte kudasai
left
turn left at the store
hidari
hidari ni + verb
mise de hidari ni magatte kudasai
next to
the restaurant is next to the konbini
tonari
N + no tonari ni + verb
resutoran wa konbini no tonari desu
behind
my wallet is behind your bag
ushiro
N + no ushiro ni + verb
watashi no saifo wa anato no kanan no ushiro desu.
