Lesson 8 Grammar Flashcards

1
Q

Adjectives overview

A

xは adjectiveです 

Adjectives used in this way are predicates. There are two types of adjectives, い and な adjectives.

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Present/ future tense, positive and negative conjugation rules for な adjectives.

A
  • な adjectives
    Positive:
    -です

Negative:
drop -な, add じゃ(では)ありませんです

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Present/ future tense, positive and negative conjugation rules for い adjectives.

A
  • い adjectives
    Positive:
  • です

Negative:
- drop final -い, add くないです

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4
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How to use an adjective to modify a noun

A

Place the full version of the adjective directly before a noun.

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5
Q

青いぺんで書きました。

A

I wrote with a blue pen.

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6
Q

How to connect two statements about the same topic, one positive and one negative, with “but”.

A

clause~が (but)~clause

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7
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水はちょとつまらないですが、安いですよ。

A

Water is a little boring, but it is cheap.

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8
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How to say “very” and “not very” in regard to adjectives.

A

とても before adjective in a positive sentence.

あまり before adjective in a negative sentence.

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9
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このカレーはとてもおいしいです。

A

This curry is very delicious.

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10
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今日の天気はあまりすてきじゃありません。

A

Today’s weather is not very nice.

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11
Q

What is the structure to ask how someone is feeling about something?

A

Xはどうですか。

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12
Q

大学はどうですか。

A

How is university?

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13
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How to ask about what kind of thing, something is. How might you respond if asked the question?

A

Xは どんな Yどうですか。

Respond with just a simple answer.
e.g What kind of activity is running? A sport.

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14
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うどんはどんな食べ物どうですか。

A

What sort of food is udon?

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15
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What phrase should you use to show that you are thinking before you reply to a question or statement.

A

そうですね

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