Genki Ch 17 Flashcards
What goes at the end of a verb to indicate hearsay?
そうです
When indicating hearsay, what type of verb does そうです follow?
Short form
When using そうです in the method to convey hearsay, how do you change the tense of the sentence?
By changing the tense of the verb and not そうです
In addition to hearsay, how can you use this form of そうです?
To tell information you learned in a book or tv broadcast etc
What is the structure of a sentence indicating something you heard in a book, tv or broadcast etc
Source によると (placed at the beginning of the sentence)
How do you quote something you heard, but you are quoting it in casual speech?
Use a short form verb and attach って
What is known as the quotation particle?
と
How can と be replaced as the quotation particle?
Replace it with って
What does A たら B mean?
B is valid, contingent upon the fulfillment of A
In English, give an example of an A たら B sentence?
If and when I go to Japan (A), I will buy a kimono (B).
In an A たら B sentence, what is the significance of た?
The end of a past tense short form.
What is the second use of a A たら B sentence?
That we might do A, if B happens first.
What is true of all A たら B sentences?
B can only take place at the time A comes true or later.
What is the final use of a A たら B clause?
To make an imaginary statement, such as If I were a cat, I would sleep all night long.
How do you describe what you do not need to do?
Verb in negative short form, drop the final い and add くてもいいです
