Minna No Nihongo Lesson 14 Grammar – Part 1 MINNA NO NIHONGO Lesson 14 (N5) Grammar part 1 1. Verb conjugation Verbs in Japanese change their forms, i.e., they conjugate, and they are divided into three groups (verb 1,2,3) according to the type of conjugation. Depending on the following phrases, …
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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 13 Grammar – Part 2 MINNA NO NIHONGO Lesson 13 (N5) Grammar part 2 3. N(place) へ Vます-form/ N に 行きます/来ます/帰ります。(Ikimasu/kimasu/kaerimasu) The purpose for 行きます/来ます/帰ります is expessed using this pattern. The purpose is marked with the particle に . A noun used before に is of …
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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 13 Grammar – Part 1 MINNA NO NIHONGO Lesson 13 (N5) Grammar part 1 1. Nが欲しいです (Noun ga hoshii) 欲しい / ほしい = is an い adjective means wanted, wished for, in need of, desired. This sentence pattern is used to express the speaker’s desire to …
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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 12 Grammar MINNA NO NIHONGO Lesson 12 (N5) Grammar 1. Past tense of noun sentences and な- adjective sentences. Affirmative: N/Na adj + です N/Na adj + でした。 Negative: N/Na adj + じゃ（では）ありません。 N/Na adj + じゃ（では）ありませんでした. きのうは雨でした。 kinou wa ame deshita It was rainy yesterday …
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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 11 Grammar – Part 2 MINNA NO NIHONGO Lesson 11 (N5) Grammar part 2 2) Quantifiers(Period) に 一回 V With this expression you can how often you do something. いっかげつ(1ヵ月)に にかい(2回) えいが(映画)を みます。 ikka getsu ni nikai eiga wo mimasu I go to see movies twice …
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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 11 Grammar – Part 1 MINNA NO NIHONGO Lesson 11 (N5) Grammar part 1 1) Saying numbers1) ひとつ、ふたつ、。。。とお。 These words are usesd to count things up to ten. Eleven and higher are counted by using the numbers themseves. 1 = ひとつ 2 = ふたつ 3 = …
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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 10 Grammar – Part 2 MINNA NO NIHONGO Lesson 10 (N5) Grammar part 2 4. N1 (thing/person/place) の N2 (position) うえ(ue) = above, up した(shita) = below, down まえ(mae) = in front (of) うしろ(ushiro) = back, behind みぎ(migi) = right ひだり(hidari) = left なか(naka) = inside …
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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 10 Grammar – Part 1 MINNA NO NIHONGO Lesson 10 (N5) Grammar part 1 1. N があります/ います (Noun ga arimasu / imasu) This sentence pattern is used to indicate the existence or presence of a thing(s) or person(s). The thing(s) or person(s) in such a …
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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 9 Grammar – Part 2 MINNA NO NIHONGO Lesson 9 (N5) Grammar part 2 3. よく/ だいたい/ たくさん/ すこし/ あまり/ ぜんぜん yoku / daitai / takusan / sukoshi / amari / zenzen. These adverbs are put before verbs when they modify them. 英語がよくわかります。 eigo ga yoku …
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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 9 Grammar – Part 1 MINNA NO NIHONGO Lesson 9 (N5) Grammar part 1 1. Particle が (ga) N が あります/ わかります and N が 好きです/ 嫌いです/ 上手です/ 下手です Noun ga arimasu / warimasu and Noun ga suki desu / kirei desu / jouzu desu / …
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