Part 3 Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the negative form for masu, ru, u, and suru and desu?

A
Masu - Masen
Ru - nai 
U - A
Suru - shinai, simple shimasen, polite
Desu - ja nai, informal dewanai and ja arimasen, more polite
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2
Q

What is the negative for na adjectives?

A

Drop na and add ja nai or ja arimasen.

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3
Q

What is plan to?

Hint: there are two different forms of plan to. What is the difference between the two?

A

Yotei - schedule; set date

Tsumori - implied plans, with more conviction

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4
Q

What do brackets in Japanese punctuation do?

A

Act as quotation marks.

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5
Q

What does should/ must do mean; how do you use it?

A

Hazu

An expectation, something you think should be true.

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6
Q

What is because, and how do you use it?

Hint: There are multiple ways.

A

Node

  1. Add after adjective.
  2. Add to simple form of any verb.
  3. After na with na adjectives.
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7
Q

What is although? How do you use it?

A

Noni
Used usually to show disappointment.
Add after adjective.

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8
Q

What is what?

A

Nan/Nani

Shows uncertainty.

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9
Q

Easy to

A

Yasui

Drop masu in verbs and add yasui.

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10
Q

Hard to

A

Nikui

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11
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Looks like

A

Mitai

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12
Q

Like or As

A

Youni

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13
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Like/As if

A

Rashii

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14
Q

Let’s

A

Shimashou

Take off masu from masu verbs and add shimashou.

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15
Q

Won’t you?

A

Masen ka?

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16
Q

Isn’t it, Don’t you?

A

Ne?

Question tag

17
Q

When, That time

A

Toki

18
Q

Thing

A

Koto
Intangible things
Mono
Tangible things

19
Q

Situation; case

A

Baai

20
Q

Etc. and

A

Ya: and so forth
Toka: or and so forth
Nado: to wrap things up.