Lesson 15 Conjugations and Sentence Patterns

Question 1

VOLITIONAL FORM OF VERBS

Use:
　ー Casual version of ましょう。
　ー to Suggest Plans to close friends
　ー volitional form + か = asking for an opinion on 
　　an offer/suggestion you made

Answer 1

CONJUGATION OF VOLITIONAL VERBS

る-Verbs:
　ー Drop final る and + よう
　　　　（たべる becomes 食べよう）
う-Verbs
　ー Drop う-line; replace it with お-line + う
　　　- う becomes おう
　　　- く/ぐ becomes こ/ごう
　　　- す/ず becomes そ/ぞう
　　　- and you get the idea...
Irregular Verbs
　ー くる becomes　こよう
　ー する becomes 　しいよう

Question 2

PATTERN: 　～ておく

Answer 2

Use:
　ー て-form of a verb + おく
　　　- The く can be conjugated (i.e ますform)
　ー the action is performed in preparation for
　　something

Question 3

Using Sentences to Qualify Nouns

Answer 3

Use:
　ー Verbs in the qualifier sentence are SHORT FORM
　　　- either present or past; either (+) or (-)
　ーVerb subject in the qualifier uses が not は
　　　- subject of the verb = the one performing
　　the act