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LESSON 3: Talk about your weekend or holiday plan using verbs

I. Atarashii Kotoba (Vocabulary)

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II. Expressions:
i. Dou deshitaka? : ______________
ii. Tanoshisou : ________________
iii. Ii desune : ________________ / Omoshiroi :______________
iv. Maa-Maa : _______________
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III. List of Particles in Japanese

Particle: Usage: Example:

Ha (wa) Indicates the topic of the sentence; “topic [ A ] wa [ B ] desu. = [ A ] is [ B ].
marker”.
Ex. Watashi ha gakkusei desu.
Wo (o) a. “object marker”, comes after the direct a. Kanojou ha hon wo yomimasu.
object of an action. b. Watashi ha supotsu wo shimasu.
b. it also makes certain loan words to verbs.
Ga a. marks the object for verbs of ability; a. Kareshi ga eigo wo wakarimasu.
usually use for the words b. Okane ga arimasuka?
(wakarimasu/dekimasu)
b. indicates existence for inanimate/animate
objects. ( ~aru ~iru)
De で (de) is used to indicate location of an Ex. Kouen de asobimasu.
action.
Ni に (ni) indicates a place toward where Ex. Gakkou ni ikimasu. (I go to school.)
someone or something moves.
He ( e ) へ (e) is basically the same as に, except it Ex. Nihon he ryokoushimasu.
emphasizes direction over arrival.
No used as a possessive marker in the sentence. Ex. Kore ha tomodachi no kaban desu.
Mo Means “also” or “too” Ex. a. Nihongo wo benkyoushimasu.
b. Watashi mo Nihongo wo benkyoushimasu.
To is used to join nouns together into an Ex. Tomodachi to ishoni nihon ni ikimasu.
exhaustive list that functions as a single
noun: ”with”, “and”.

IV. Erabimashou! (Let’s choose the right particle!)

1. Biru (____) nomimasu.
a.) wo b.) ni c.) ha d.) he
2. Mo-ru (____) kaimono shimasu.
a.) he b.) wo c.) he d.) de
3. Watashi (_____) nimotsu desu.
a.) no b.) ni c.) mo d.) de
4. John san (_____) terebi (_____) mimasu.
a. wo b. no c. ha d. ga
5. Kazoko (_____) Amerika (_____) ikimasu.
a. ni b. to c. ga d. no
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V. Basic Verb Conjugation

The ~ masu Form

Group 1 Take off the final ~u, and add ~ imasu

For example:
kaku --- kakimasu (to write)
nomu --- nomimasu (to drink)

Group 2 Take off the final ~ru, and add ~ masu

For example:
miru --- mimasu (to watch)
taberu --- tabemasu (to eat)

Group 3 For these verbs, the stem will change

For examples:
kuru --- kimasu (to come)
suru --- shimasu (to do)

PRESENT PRESENT NEGATIVE PAST PAST NEGATIVE

1. Yomimasu (yomu) Yomi-masen Yomi-mashita Yomi-masen-deshita
Nomimasu (nomu) Nomi-masen Nomi-mashita Nomi-masen-deshita
Aimasu (au) Ai-masen Ai-mashita a-wanai-deshita

2. Nemasu (neru) Ne-masen Ne-mashita Ne-masen-deshita

Tabemasu (taberu) Tabe-masen Tabe-mashita Tabe-masen-deshita
3. kimashita (kuru) Ki-masen Ki-mashita Kimasen-deshita
Shimashita (suru) Shi-masen Shi-mashita Shimasen-deshita

VI. Kotaetekudasai! (Please answer the following.)

1. Shuumatsu, nani wo shimashitaka?
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2. Kinou nan ji kaerimashitaka?
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3. Kinou tomodachi to ishoni imashitaka?
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4. Kinou doko he ikimashitaka?
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5. Ie ni dare ga imashitaka?
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