There are four methods of converting the dictionary form of a u-verb to the past tense, depending on the type of verb it is:1. First the verbs that end with -す: su → shita 出す → 出した 食べます → 食べました。 寝ます → 寝ました。 飲みます → 飲みました。 休みます → 休みました。2. Now, the verbs that end with く and ぐ: ku → ita gu → ida 書く → 書いた 注ぐ → 注いだ3. When a verb ends with う,る, or つ, change the final hiragana character to tta: 使う → 使った 作る → 作った 4. For ぶ, む, or ぬ verbs, change the final to nda: 飛ぶ → 飛んだ 含む → 含んだ 死ぬ → 死んだThere are, however, exceptions: する → した 行く → 行った くる → ...
Introduce your self (shokai)
Watashiwa Yamada desuwe should establish who you are. this chapter you will learn introducing your self in easy way but still polite, If you want to say "I am yamada." You would say: Watashi wa yamada desu. Watashi means 'I.' Wa is a particle which marks the subject of a sentence. It roughly means 'as for' so, the sentence translates to "As for me, I'm yamada." You can also just say "yamada desu." which just means 'I am yamada.' Men and boys can also use the form "Boku wa .... desu." Boku also means I, but is used by males only.The word 'you' in Japanese is anata, but be careful not to use it unless you're very familiar with someone as it is slightly personal. It's better to just use the person's name when referring to them.using desu is polite when we talk to other people especially...
Japanase Number
One hundred until nine hundred100 hyaku, 百200 nihyaku、 二百300 san byaku 三百400 yon hyaku 四百500 ｇo hyaku 五百600 rop pyaku 六百700 nana hyaku 七百800 hap pyaku 八百900 kyuu hyaku 九百Thousand1000 sen 千2000 ni sen 二千3000 san zen 三千4000 yon sen 四千9000 kyu sen 九千10 000 ichi man 一万20 000 ni man 二万30 000 san man 三万90 000 kyu man 九万100 000 ju man 十万1000 000 hyaku man 百万10 000 000 sen man 千万100 000 000 ichi oku 一おくAsk Numberikura and ikutsu1. Ikurait's used for ask price, when we buy some things, see example belowこの りんごは いくらですか。kono ringgo wa ikura desuka.How Much this apple百円 です。hyaku en desu.one hundred yen.赤い本 は いくら ですか。akai hon wa ikura desuka.How...
Grammar Sumary Basic
This page is not meant to be comprehensive. It is merely a brief summary of a few points about Japanese grammar that beginners might find useful. If you have no clue about Japanese grammar, this is the place to start.Japanese Word OrderIn English sentences words are generally placed SVO (subject, verb, object). Ex: The girl eats the apple. The girl is the subject, eats is the verb, and the apple is the object.In Japanese sentences, however, words are generally arranged SOV (subject, object, verb). Ex: Kore wa pen desu. Kore (this) is the subject, desu (is) is the verb, and pen is the object. (The use of wa is explained further down this page.)In general, the beginner can assume Japanese word order to take the form of TTOPV - Topic/Time Object Place Verb.Just a note on translating here. When...
Using Desu
Desu です(to be) is the most basic Japanese verb. Note that desu, like other Japanese verbs, comes at the end of the sentence, this is commonly used in: Introduce Your Self私はアメリカ人です。Watashi wa Amerika jin desu. I am an American.山本さんの車は大きいです。Yamamoto san no kuruma wa ookii desu.Yamamoto's car is large.Explain an impression.富士山は たいへん きれい です。fujisan wa taihen kirei desu.Fuji Mountain is very beatifull.東京は 横浜 より 人が 多い です。Tokyo wa yokohama yori hito ga ooi desu.Many people in Tokyo than YokohamaExplain an thingこれは あなたの パソコン ですか？korewa anatano pasocon desuka.this is your computer?はい そうです。hai sou desu.youp it's my computer.これは 本です。korewa hon desu.this is a bookPolite answer伸びたさん は 何さい ですか？nobita san wa nansai desuka.how old Mr.Nobita?２１ さい です。21 sai desu.21 years old今 何時 ですか？ima nanji desuka.what time...
Japanese Pronunciation
VowelsJapanese has five basic vowels. They are romanized as a （あ） i （い） u （う） e （え）and o（お）. They are pronounced something like the 'a' in 'awful', the 'ee' in 'feet', the 'oo' in 'mood', the 'e' in 'met', and the 'o' in 'cold'. Listen to the example sound files at the bottom of the page for more help.If vowels are written in combination, each vowel should be pronounced separately. For instance ai sounds like 'eye' to the English speaker and oo is pronounced by stretching out the o sound.The combination ei is not pronounced ay. Instead, it is usually pronounced as an enlongated version of the e (as in met).The vowel u is usually pronounced faintly or dropped entirely when found in the syllable su. This is especially true at the end of words such as desu or -masu which tend to sound...