Lesson 17 Sentence Patterns Flashcards

1
Q
~そうです
Meaning:
 ー  present a 'hearsay report'
 ー to report information from other sources
  use によると

~って
Meaning:
 ー Casual version; @ the end of sentence

A
Use:
 ー い- ADJ drop い + そうです
 ーな-ADJ + だそうです
 ーVerb short +/- tense + そうです
 ー (source of news) + によると
 ー end of the sentence
 ー short forms
   - い- adj + って
   - な-adj + だ + って (short past)
  
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~たら
Meaning:
 ー "B will happen if A" 
 ー B if A =  A ~たら, B
 ー can talk about probably events or actions
A

Use:
 ー Short form, PAST tense

     (+)       (ー)
Verb: た/だ form + ら ・ short past + たら
いADJ:   drop い+ たら ・ くなかったら
なADJ:   + だっ+ たら ・ じゃなかったら
Noun:  noun + だったら ・ じゃなかったら
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~なくてもいいです
 ー describe an action “you don’t need to do”
 ー an action that is unneeded

A

Use: 
 ー negative (-) sentence in short form;
 drop い from the ない form
 + くてもいいです

ない form is SHORT NEGATIVE
ーーーーーーーーーーーーーー
なくて is てform BUT NEGATIVE

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~みたいです
Meaning:
 ー expresses idea of resemblance
 ー something/someone resembles
 what is being described by the noun
 ー usually refers to physical attributes
 but possible w/ other attributes
A

Use - NOUN
 ー noun + みたいです

Use - VERB
 ー short form + みたいです
  - either present or past
  - either (+) or (-)

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5
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~前に / ~てから
Meaning of 前に 
 ー describe an event before another happens
  - "B has to happen before A"
       =
  -    "A 前に, B"
 ー describes a pre-requisite action 
 before the main action

Meaning of ~ 
 ー describe event right after another happens
  - “A happens after B” or “B happened right after A”
      =
  -  ”Aてから, B”
 

A

Use - 前に
 ー Use present tense regardless of overall tense

Use - てから
 ー verb てform + から

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