Today the subject is because/therefor.
[だ]から : so, therefore; since, because (から meaning 'from')
なぜなら[ば] : because (なぜ meaning 'why')
our examples are:
英：I brought an umbrella because it's raining.
日：雨が降ってる - から - 傘を持って来た
日：it's raining - because/so/therefor - [I] brought an umbrella
英：There's clouds - therefor - seems like rain.
英：seems like rain - because - there's clouds
日：雨が降りそう - なぜなら - 曇り
Friday, September 28, 2007
Head Last
Japanese, in my view, is easy to pick up.. ie. the early stages of your Pidgin Japanese shouldn't be too difficult, if you're a native English speaker. The phonetics are not hard and the basic words necessary for essential communication are not too complex.
In later stages you will come across more and more polysyllabic words. This is because of the limited phonetics in the language. Hawaiian is another such language.
As you start to learn more words and make sentences the most challenging concept with Jp (Japanese) is that it is a head last language.
eg. one might say:
Eng: I'm going to the shop, with Tom, at 6.
Jp: with Tom, at 6, to the shop, [I] am going.
Eng: I'll get that, and that, and those, and this. (for instance ordering food)
Jp: that and, that and, those and, this I'll get.
In the next post I'll get a little grittier :)
In later stages you will come across more and more polysyllabic words. This is because of the limited phonetics in the language. Hawaiian is another such language.
As you start to learn more words and make sentences the most challenging concept with Jp (Japanese) is that it is a head last language.
eg. one might say:
Eng: I'm going to the shop, with Tom, at 6.
Jp: with Tom, at 6, to the shop, [I] am going.
Eng: I'll get that, and that, and those, and this. (for instance ordering food)
Jp: that and, that and, those and, this I'll get.
In the next post I'll get a little grittier :)
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Japanese - Passive verbs
Active:
Passive: けいこさんは
Conjugates the same as for Causative verbs
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Japanese - Causative verbs
Verb conjugation is complex and integral to speaking Japanese.
Today I'll take a look at causative verbs.
as in
make.../ let..., allow...to...
～は ～に ～を [Vt Causative]
英語 で
She made him eat.
Confusingly though, the same sentence in Japanese can also mean
"I allowed him to eat." OR "I let him eat."
日本語 で
彼女 は彼 に食事 を食 べさせた
丁寧 語 、「ます」形
彼女 は彼 に食事 を食 べさせました
Please let me... / Please allow me to...
[Causative て form]下 さい
すみません。帰 らせて下 さい。
すみません。帰 らせていただけませんか。
Group 1 Verbs
飲 みます
飲 ませます
Group 2 Verbs
食 べます
食 べさせます
Group 3 Verbs
来 ます
来 させます
Today I'll take a look at causative verbs.
as in
make.../ let..., allow...to...
～は ～に ～を [Vt Causative]
She made him eat.
Confusingly though, the same sentence in Japanese can also mean
"I allowed him to eat." OR "I let him eat."
Please let me... / Please allow me to...
[Causative て form]
すみません。
すみません。
Group 1 Verbs
Group 2 Verbs
Group 3 Verbs
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