Minna no Nihongo

Minna No Nihongo Lesson 22 Grammar Noun modification You learned how to modify nouns in Lesson 2 and Lesson 8. ミラーさんのうち               Mr. Miller’s house (Lesson 2) 新しいうち                            a new house (Lesson 8) きれいなうち                        a beautiful house (Lesson 8) In Japanese, whatever modifies a word, …

Minna No Nihongo Lesson 21 Grammar Plain form と思います I think that … The ideas or information expressed with おもいますare indicated by the particle と. 1) When expressing conjecture あした雨が降ると思います。 I think it will rain tomorrow. テレサちゃんはもう寝たと思います。 I think Teresa has already gone to bed. When the content of conjecture is …

Minna No Nihongo Lesson 20 Grammar Polite style and plain style Japanese language has two styles of speech: polite style and plain style. polite style plain style あした東京へ行きます。 I will go to Tokyo tomorrow. あした東京へ行く。 I will go to Tokyo tomorrow. 毎日忙しいです。 I am busy every day. 毎日忙しい。 I am …

Minna No Nihongo Lesson 19 Grammar Verb た-form In this lesson you learn the た-form. How to make the た-form is shown below. The た-form is made by changing てand でof the て-form into たand だrespectively. て-form た-form Group I かいて のんで かいた のんだ Group II たべて たべた Group III きて …

Minna No Nihongo Lesson 18 Grammar Verb dictionary form This form is the basic form of a verb. Verbs are given in this form in the dictionary, hence the name. How to make the dictionary form is given below. Group I In the verbs of this group, the last sound …

Minna No Nihongo Lesson 17 Grammar Vない-form The verb form used withない is called the ない-form; that is to say, かかof かかないis the ない-form of かきます(write). How to make the ない-form is given below. 1) Group I In the verbs of this group the last sound of the ます-form is …

Minna No Nihongo Lesson 16 Grammar 1. V て-form To connect verb sentences, the て-form is used. When two or more actions take place in succession, the actions are mentioned in the order of occurrence by using the て-form. The tense of sentence is determined by the tense form of …

Minna No Nihongo Lesson 15 Grammar 1. Vて-form も いいです: You may do… This expression is used to grant permission. 写真を撮ってもいいですか。 You may take pictures. To ask for permission, the question form of this sentence is used. たばこを吸ってもいいですか。 May I smoke? How to answer such a question using the same …

Minna No Nihongo Lesson 14 Grammar 1. Verb conjugation Verbs in Japanese change their forms, i.e., they conjugate, and they are divided into three groups according to the type of conjugation. Depending on the following phrases, you can make sentences with various meanings. 2. Verb groups 1) Group I verbs …

Minna No Nihongo Lesson 13 Grammar 1. Nが欲しいです This sentence pattern is used to express the speaker’s desire to possess or have an object. It can also be used to ask what the listener wants. The object is marked with the particle が. ほしい is an い- adjective. わたしは友達が欲しいです。 I …