Particles Flashcards
もう
“Already”, “more”, “anymore”
もう + Paste Tense Verb or Time
“Already….”
ex. もう食べましたか？ - did you eat already
もう九時です (It’s already 9 o’ clock)
もう + number
- # moreex. もう一つください - one more please
もう + Negative
“Won’t/not…anymore”
ex.もうかわいくない
(not cute anymore)
まだ
“not yet”, “still”
まだ + negative
- “didn’t/not __ yet” OR “still not/wasn’t __”
ex. まだ可愛くないです - not cute yet
Cost of~
~だい (sometimes)
Not very, not much, not often
あまり + negative
Event Location / Method Marker
で
Event Location:
二人はレストランで食べた (We ate at the restaurant)
Method Marker:
えんぴつでかいた (I wrote it with/using a pencil)
と
- Quote
- Thought idea marker
- “And”
~たち
Group
ex. ashley たち = Ashley’s group, ashley and friends, you guys (with ashley as the leader)
よう Ending
Likeness, Seemingness
Ex. It seems LIKE Lily and her group are still sleeping
Lilyたちはまだねているようです
こ,そ,あ,ど - れ
これ: This (close to the speaker)
それ: That (close to the listener)
あれ: That over there (far from both)
どれ: Which one? (Used for 3+ items)
こ,そ,あ,ど - こ
ここ: Here
そこ: There
あそこ: Over there (away from both)
どこ: where?
こ,そ,あ,ど - んな
こんあ: This kind of
そんあ: That kind of
あんあ: That kind of
どんあ: What kind of…?
こ,そ,あ,ど - の
この: This…
その: That…
あの: That…. (away from both people)
どの: Which…?
- must follow a noun
Often
よく + positive
ex. よくとうきょうに行った (I went to Tokyo often)
Always
いつも
ex. いつも食べる (I always eat)
Very
とても
ex. かのじょはとてもやさしいです
(she is very nice)
Probably, Perhaps
たぶん
ex. たぶんこのいえです
(It is probably this house)
こ,そ,あ,ど - っち
こっち - This One
そっち - That One
あっち - That One
どっち - Which One
Used when there are 2 items!
Ex. そっちのほうがちかくてうつくしい
(That one is more closer and beautiful)
Surely
きっと
ex. あしたはきっと雨です
(It will surely rain tomorrow)
Sometimes
ときどき
ex. 私のあにはときどき私のしゅくだいをする
(My older brother sometimes does my homework)
でしょう Meanings
Probably, Right?, Yeah?, Most Likely
A Certain…; Some
ある + [Noun]
Finally
やって
Ex.やって母のなまえをおもいだす - I finally remember my mom’s name
