as son as using shidai

shidai 次第、it's same with .. tara sugi, after something i will doing another think as soon as possible. shidai also include conjunction verb. here some sample sentence using shidai

after V.masu
この電車は松本着き次第、長野へ行く。
kono densya ha matsumoto tsuki shidai, nagano he iku.
as soon this train get Matsumoto will going to Nagano.
setelah sampai Matsumoto kereta ini segera ke Nagano.

この本は読み次第　あなたに送りたします。
kono hon ha yomi shidai anatani okuritasimasu.
I will send this book as soon as possible after has read it.
saya akan mengirim buku ini kepada anda segera setelah saya selesai membacanya.


after Noun
帰国次第　お電話を差し上げます。
kikai shidai odenwa wo sashiagemasu.
I will call you as soon as i get my country.

秋葉原　で　到着　次第　電話してください。
akihabara de toucyaku shidai denwashite kudasai.
please call as soon after arrived at akihabara.
mohon telpon secepatnya ketiksa sampai di Akihabara.

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express although using to iu noni

というのに　to iu noni can use to express although, this grammar is one type of verb conjugation, to indicate that one action/state takes places is quiet contrary to one expected, some formula that can use with to iu noni are

V.ru /V.ta (dictionary/past form) + To iu noni
N + To iu noni
Adj N + da + to iu noni
Adj I + to iu noni

OK, from formula above let's make some sentence

1. ii tenki to iu noni doko mo ikenai.
いい天気というのに　どこも　行けない。
although weather is fine i can't go anywahere.
walau hari ini cuaca bagus saya tidak bisa pergi kemana-mana.

sample one is using adjective I before to iu noni.

2. sensei ga waza waza hon wo kasite kudasatta to iu noni, yomimasitaka ?
先生が　わざわざ　本を 貸して下さった　というのに、読みましたか。
Your teacher kindly loaned a book to (you), (but) you haven't read it?
gurumu sudah meminjami buku bagus, tapi kamu tidak membacanya ya?

sample two is using past from (kudasatta) before to iu noni it's indicate that object (book/hon/本) was loaned. we can't use dictionary from (V.ru - kudasaru) becouse the meaning of the sentence is past.

3.tomodachi ga kuru toiunoni kare ga ie kara deta.
友達がくる　というのに　彼が　家から出た。
although he's friends will coming he went out.
walau temannya mau datang dia keluar rumah.

third sample is using V.ru a dictionary from before to iu noni, why becouse he's friend will coming it's mean doesn't coming yet. he's friend will coming is future form. becouse that use V.ru dictionary from before to iu noni is right choice, when we use past from, V.ta in third sample above the meaning of sentence will change " that he's friends was came"

oke for other example try to make sentences using phrase below

although it is dangerous
危ないというのに。。
abunai to iu noni ..

although it is beautiful
きれいだというのに。。
kireida to iu noni ..

To Iu Noni
adalah phrase yang termasuk intermediate grammar, digunakan sebagai kata sambung yang mempunyai arti walaupun, meskipun, yang kata pertama dan kata kedua mempunyai arti yang berlawanan. sebelum kata to iu noni bisa kata kerja bentuk kamus, bentuk lampau, kata sifat i, kata sifat na + da.

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Potential Verbs - Expressions of Ability

To express ability and potential we can use two different way
1. By attaching the phrase "~ koto ga dekiru （～ことができる）" after the basic form of the verb, for example :
- Nihongo o hanasu koto ga dekiru / 日本語を話すことができる/ (I) can speak Japanese.
- kanji o kaku koto ga dekiru / 漢字を書くことが出来る。/ (I) can write kanji
note :
"~ dekiru （～できる）" can also be directly attached to a noun, if a verb is closely associated with its direct object. with previous sample
- nihongo ga dekiru　/ 日本語ができる。/ (I) can (speak) Japanese.
- kanji ga dekiru / 漢字ができる。 / (I) can (write) kanji.

2. By potential form of the verb.
hanasu, 話す - hanaseru、話せる
kaku、書く - kakeru、書ける
The potential form indicates that something is possible but no actual action is actually taken

how to make potential verb, look at picture below


for Group 1, from basic from or dictionary from, erase the last letter (picture above blocked with Grey color, it's usually u group like : u, tsu, ku, mu, nu, fu, ru) than change with e group in the same row than plus with ru, for example kaku, erased ku change with ke than plus with ru, so it become kakeru.

for Group 2, for dictionary from, just plus with rareru

for Group 3, suru will change with dekiru, and kuru with korareru

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masu form to dictionary form

The dictionary form (basic form) of all Japanese verbs end with "u" vowels. if we open dictionary, the listed word is dictonary form for verbs, noun still same, because it doesn't change when use in sentence, and is the informal or not polite, present affirmative form of the verb. This form is used among close friends and family in informal situations.

masu form, always end with masu vowels, this from not listed in the dictionary, we must change by our self, because of that we must know how to change dictionary form to masu form, or masu form to dictionary from, as we know Japanese verbs divide into 3 groups (see here if you don't remember) for each groups have different way to change or transform in other form, see below
Group 1
erase the masu then subtite i line with ku line, for example
kakimasu, - kaki - kaku - write
nomimasu , - nomi - nomu - drink
hairimasu, - hairi - hairu - enter
kaerimasu, - kaeri - kaeru - go home
isogimasu, - isogi - isogu - rush
hatarakimasu, - hataraki - hataraku - working
arukimasu, - aruki - aruku - walking

Group 2
the step is same, first erase the masu from, then give ru at the end of words, see example below :
tabemasu - tabe - taberu - eating
abimasu - abi - abiru - take a shower
demasu - de - deru - go out, out
hajimemasu - hajime - hajimeru - begin
kakemasu - kake - kakeru - using ( a glass)
kaemasu - kae - kaeru - to change
wasuremasu - wasure - wasureru - forget

the characteristic of Group 2 is almost the verb before masu have e vowels or e line in hiragana charts

Group 3
this groups is easies berween thow groups before, you just need to replace masu with ru, for example :
shimasu - suru - doing
benkyou shimasu - benkyou suru - studying
sanpo shimasu - sanpo suru - playing around
kekkon shimasu - kekkon suru - get married
shokuji shimasu - shokuji suru - eating ( dinner)

i recommended you download wakan , a free japanned dictonary for your PC

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Japanese Verbs - Verb Conjugations

last post i was write a lot of useful phrase, because some phrase use verb, and in Japanese verbs will change depend on usage, it's become problem if we doesn't know about verb change and verb conjugations in Japanese,

in Verb conjugations, japanese verbs divide into 3 groups, we called group 1,2 and group 3, here a brief explanation for each groups
actually and usually when we learning Japanese use masu form, like tabemasu, kakimasu, nomimasu, akimasu etc, why because it's polite. beside that form, various form in japanese verb are, te form,dictionary form, ta form, syou from, and others

Groups 1
all Japanese verbs that end with i vowels like ki, i, ri, shi, chi,mi, etc, before masu, include groups 1,but just very litle exception like mimasu (groups 2)
here the sample
kakimasu - write
nomimasu -drink
kikimasu listen
arimasu - have, exist
kashimasu - give to borrow
machimasu - wait
kaimasu - buy
furimasu - rain is drop
yomimasu - read
araimasu - wash
hairimasu - enter (room)
ikimasu - going to
asobimasu - playing

Groups 2
all Japanese verbs that end with e vowels like, ke, me, re, te, he, etc before masu in masu form is groups 2, except mimasu, abimasu, imasu, kimasu( have vowels i but include groups 2)
example
tabemasu - to eat
misemasu - give sea some think
abimasu - get shower
akemasu - open
dekimasu - able to
demasu - out
imasu - exist (for human, and animal)
kaemasu - change
kakemasu - make a phone call
kangaemasu - think
kimasu - wear ( clothes)
kuremasu - give (to me)
nemasu - sleep
yamemasu - stop ( from comapany, school etc)

Groups 3
all verb that end with shimasu, or verb that at end always using word shimasu,is group 3, here for example
shimasu - doing
benkyou shimasu - learning, studying
jisshu shimasu - practice
kengaku shimasu - looking at factory
kimasu - come (exception)
shoukai shimasu - introducing (some one)
sooji shimasu - cleaning
unten shimasu - ride a car
kekkon shimasu - get married

you must not forget those rule, becouse is important when we change a verb from other form to another form

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