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SS6: Waiting For Goto

10 Formal Kanji
Formal Kana
Formal Romanization
English
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Vocabulary 3
Grammar Points 4
 
  

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Kanji


 
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Kana
C
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G "H 9/ HI / 0
J 9K  !
G "H 9/  " #
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G "H 9/ K +"3 /4  /  9O (8777 /9 : / B
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Formal Romanization
Machibito kozu

Kimono no onna Osoi wa ne. Nani shite iru no kashira.

( 30 pun keika)
Kimono no onna M QRTSUVRTWXVRUYZ[Y\Y]^YZVR_YY``YZa_YbUVRTcY]d_ecfce
hito ja nai noni.
( 30 pun keika)
Kimono no onna Keitai mo tsunagaranai shi. Shinpai da wa... nan ka iya na
yokan ga suru. Jikka ni denwa shiy Q _ Y Z Y ]

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English
The person waited for doesn `S a
f ]
Woman in kimono It's late. I wonder what he's doing.
(30 minutes go by)
Woman in kimono It bY cfY[


(30 minutes go by)
Woman in kimono I can't get through his cell phone either. I'm worried...I
have a bad feeling about this. I think I'll call his
parents Uaebf]

Vocabulary

Kanji  C Kana 
DE Romaji
machibito
English
persn being waited
 F for
 G " kozu not come
 HI kimono kimono
 K  osoi late
, HM, keika passage
1 2 K + okureru to be late
3 3  /  3 / keitai mobile telephone
5 6  9 O tsunagu to connect
: / : / shinpai worry
; < B  9 iya na unpleasant
>? - * yokan
jikka
presentiment
(one's parents')
home

Vocabulary Sample Sentences

56 C =  I'm worried.
Shimpai shiteimasu.

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Grammar Points
Today we introduce kashira and kana, both of which are sentence ending particles
used in informal speech to express a high degree of uncertainty. Kashira is
almost exclusively used by females. On the other hand, kana was supposed to be
used mainly by males, but now often used by females.

Formation:

 
V past
V.plain/plain / 7 kuru
+ kashira/kana
 + 
 V / 7 kita kashira/kana - I wonder if someone will come.
kashira/kana - I wonder if someone came.

 F # 
V+ kashira/kana
V.volitional / 7 ikQ_YbUVRTcY _YZY - I wonder if I will go.

  
Vpast/ 7 +muzukashii

i-adj.plain/plain kashira/kana
kashira/kana
  
- I    * +  
 V / 7 muzukashikatta kashira/kana
wonder if something is difficult

- I wonder if something was difficult

4 G , 
V / 7
na-adj.stem/plain past + kashira/kana
kirei kashira/kana
G ,(*+ 
V / 7
- I wonder if someone/somthing is beautiful
kirei datta kashira/kana
- I wonder if someone/something was beautiful

  datta
noun/noun 
V / + 7 kashira/kana
haiy
 _ Y b VU TR c Y _ Y Z Y
 (*+ 
V / 7 ahaiy
- I wonder if someone is actor
[Y``Y_YbUVRTcY _YZY
- I wonder if someone was a actor


or
)*+
As you can see in the sentences like Nani shite iru no kashira)
Nani ka atta no kashira) in our today's dialog, kashira can
follow no which is a sentence ending particle to indicate an explanation, emotive

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emphasis or question.

Examples:


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L " %# H     + 
 + / +
 + /

Q a VU TR c e aU Y Z a ` Y  f ` Y _ Y b VU TR c Y /tabeta kana/tabeta no kashira/tabeta no kana
M
I wonder if my kids had lunch.

 L &0  +
 + /  +
 + /

Kare wa nanji ni neta kashira/neta kana/neta no kashira/neta no kana
I wonder what time he went to bed.

 L )  
#  +  

#  +  /
#  + 

#  +  /
Kare wa ano hon o d Q b VU TR ` Y _ Y b VU TR c Y [ Q b VU TR ` Y _ Y Z Y [ Q b VU TR ` Y Z a _ Y b VU TR c Y [ Q b VU TR ` Y Z a
kana
I wonder what he did about that book?

  L    0  B #  
  B #  /

KyQ\YZYZZaaUYZZVRbUVR Q_YbUVRTcY bUVR Q_YZY
I wonder what I'm going to cook for dinner today.

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