Genki Ch 8

Question 1

Short form: verbs

Answer 1

Same as dictionary form

行く

Question 2

Present Affirmative Short form: い-adjective

Answer 2

Same as dictionary form

可愛い

Question 3

Present Affirmative Short form: な-adjectives

Answer 3

Drop the な and add だ

元気だ

Question 4

Present Affirmative Short form: noun + です

Answer 4

Drop です and add だ

学生だ

Question 5

Present tense negative short form: verbs

Answer 5

る verbs - drop る and add ない

食べない

う verbs Drop final -u and add -anai

話さない

If final is う—>わない

ある—>ない。する—>しない。くる—>こない

Question 6

Present tense negative short form:

い-adjectives

Answer 6

Drop final い and add くない

忙しくない

Question 7

Present tense negative short form: な-adjectives

Answer 7

Drop な and add じゃない

親切じゃない

Question 8

Present tense negative short form: noun+です

Answer 8

Drop です and add じゃない

学生じゃない

Question 9

When to use short form

Answer 9

Casual convo

Represented or quoted speech (I think… she said…)

Making negative requests

Expressing ideas of “I like doing” or “I’m good at”

Question 10

Short form questions

Answer 10

No か at the end

Question 11

~と思います。

~と言っています

Answer 11

“I think”

“They said”

Question 12

Informal + ないでください

Answer 12

To request that someone refrain from doing something

Question 13

Verb(short) のがすきです

Verb(short) のが上手です

Answer 13

I like ….

I’m good at …

Question 14

何か

Answer 14

Positive statements: something

Questions: anything?

Question 15

何も+negative

Answer 15

Not…anything