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Newbie Lesson S1
Whats Lurking in the Shadows of Japan?

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Formal Kanji Formal Kana Formal Romanization English Vocabulary Grammar Points

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Kanji

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Formal Romanization

Sensei Kobayashi Sensei Kobayashi

Kobayashi-san no heya ni wa nani ga arimasu ka.B terebi mo arimasu. Sore dake desu ka. J imasu ka. imasu.

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English

Teacher Kobayashi Teacher

What do you have in your room? Well, I have a desk, a chair, a bed and a personal computer, and also a television. That's all? Then, what stays in your room?

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Kobayashi

Um, nothing. Oh yeah, there are cockroaches.

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Kanji

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Kana

Vocabulary
Romaji heya tsukue isu pasokon gokiburi tokidoki English room desk chair personal computer cockroach sometimes

 4B Tonari 

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Vocabulary Sample Sentences

I'm really annoyed by the noisy room next door. I'm looking for a desk with a width of 90 centimeters. Please have a seat.

Isu ni suwatte kudasai.

Grammar Points
Today's grammar points are (i) aru and (ii) iru once again. Aru is a special class 1 verb that means "to exist" or "to have." Aru is only used to indicate the existence of inanimate objects. That is, it is not used to indicate the existence of living things other than plants. On the other hand, iru is a class 2 verb used to indicate the existence of animate (usually living) objects. This verb, however, is also used to indicate the existence of some animate non-living things, such as ghosts, buses, robots, etc. Please note that the negative form of aru is not aranai, but nai. Formation:

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Aru (i) (ii) Inanimate object wa Place (ni)wa Place Inanimate object ga aru ni aru

Iru (i) (ii) Animate object Place wa Place Animate object ga iru ni iru

(ni)wa

* When a location is presented as a topic and what exists is under focus, a sentence pattern (ii) can be used. The sentence pattern (i) can be used when something that exists is presented as a topic and a location is under focus. Examples:

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Ano manga wa watashi no heya ni aru. There is that comic in my room.

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SH H X L H ` T H TH XH LV Watashi no gakk
There is a large pool in my school.

  
      @ 2  Watashi no heya ni wa kH H X Z H ` T H UY TP OV  2 Sensei wa kdHGHNYOUYOOPXHLHV

I don't have an air conditioner in my room.

The teacher is in the school yard.

           2   Ano kdHNHUUYO_HTUHIHXHTYOPUHL`HT OPXHLHV

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There are stray dogs at the park.

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As stated above, iru can be used for some non-living machines that are capable of moving from place to place. These examples are idiomatic and quite high level. You may hear native Japanese speakers use them, but if this point is confusing, you would not be incorrect using aru. We just wanted to include them for a little fun.

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Note the differences where iru and aru are used below.


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Basu ga iru yo. There's the bus. (We can see it moving.)

In front of the station there are taxis. (The taxis are waiting for passengers.)

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*    2     4     ErebH  GHZ`HT OPXHLHVUHIHXHd\HI

There are many airplanes. (sc. in the airport) (The airplanes are waiting to be boarded.)

Look, there's an elevator. Shall we take it? (The elevator is waiting, and the door just opened.)

&&  *  Ano manshon ni wa erebHGHZ`HTTHXHLHV That apartment has an elevator. (We know  can't  see but    itexists inside.) it,  * Ano eki ni wa esukarHGHZ`HTTHXHLHV

That station has an escalator. (Even though escalators move, they don't move to various places.)

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