Sentence Structure / Grammar / Conjugations Flashcards
Come and go verb word order
Time Expression (に) Person (と) Method of travel (で) Place (へORに) いきます きます かえります
Ordinary verb word order
Time expression (に) Place (で) Person (と) Object/Things (を) Verb
Positioning word order
Base (の) Position (に) Object/People (が) あります (inanimate) / います (animate)
Simple positioning word order
Place (に) Things (が) あります (inanimate) / います (animate)
Using multiple い adjectives
Remove the い from the first adjective and add
くて between them
Present/future positive of ます form verbs
when saying you would like to do something
MF+ たい です
Present/future negative of ます form verbs
when saying you would like to do something
MF+ たくない です
Past positive of ます form verbs
when saying you would like to do something
MF+ たかった です
Past negative of ます form verbs
when saying you would like to do something
MF+ たくないかった です
Present positive form of い adjectives
い
Present negative form of い adjectives
くない
Past positive form of い adjectives
かった
Past negative form of い adjectives
くなかった
To suggest doing something using ます form verbs
most polite form
MF+ ませんか
To suggest doing something using ます form verbs
when the expected answer is “yes”
MF+ ましょうか
To say “let’s do” something using ます form verbs
MF+ ましょう
Non-Verb Conjugations
Present/future positive
です
Non-Verb Conjugations
Present/future negative
ではありません
Non-Verb Conjugations
Past positive
でした
Non-Verb Conjugations
Past negative
ではありませんでした
Verb Conjugations
Present/future positive
ます
Verb Conjugations
Present/future negative
ません
Verb Conjugations
Past positive
ました
Verb Conjugations
Past negative
ませんでした
