common_japanese_words Flashcards
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の
Particle; indicates possessive Verb/adjective nominalizer Can substitute for が Indicates a confident conclusion Feminine emotional emphasis Indicates question
は
Topic marker particle Indicates contrast with another option Adds emphasis
…た
Past tense
に
Particle indicating location of a person, or of a short term action
が
Particle, indicates sentence subject (occasional object) But, however, still, and
する
To do, to try, to attempt, to execute, to play (game), to practice, to cost, to serve as, to pass, to elapse
と
If, when And With Quoting particle A promoted pawn in shogi
…て
Te form; used when the verb has some connection to the following words. ALSO: Casual quoting particle
だ
Plain copula
で
Indicates location of action–at, in Indicates time of action Indicates means of action–cause of effect, by And, then, so
いる
To be (animate objects!), to exist To stay Verb indicating continuing action and/or state (している)
も
Also, too, words of similar weight
ない
Negative form There isn’t, doesn’t have, it isn’t Can be used for emphasis Out of
日
ひ:Day ひ:Sun, sunshine か, にち:Day of the month か, にち:Counter for days にち: Sunday (abbreviation) あきら: Akira じつ: Jitsu にっしゅう: Nisshuu くさなぎ: Kusanagi くさやなぎ: Kusayanagi たかにち: Takanichi たちもり: Tachimori にち: Nichi にちれん: Nichiren にっ: Ni ひ: Hi ひかる: Hikaru ひさき: Hisaki ひざき: Hizaki ひたか: Hitaka ひだか: Hidaka ひとひ: Hitohi ひなた: Hinata ひやなぎ: Hiyanagi ひる: Hiru
…れる
Passive tense
から
From (time, place, quantity…), since From (origin) Because Out of (a part) Through (i.e. the window) After, since (after a てform verb)
ある
To exist, to be, to live (inanimate) To have To be located To be equipped with To happen, to come about Exist, present, certain, some
こと
Thing, matter, fact, circumstances, business, reason, experience Koto
なる
To become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain To result in, to prove to be To consist of, to be comprised of To succeed, to complete To change into, to be exchanged for To play a role To be promoted in shogi To bear fruit That is in (archaic) Who is called (archaic) That is (archaic) Become, turn, come, get
など
Et cetera, and the like, and so forth …or something …the likes of… And so on
人
ひと, にん, じん、と: Man, person ひと, にん、じん: Human being, mankind, people ひと、 にん: Character, personality ひと、にん: Man of talent, true man ひと、にん: Other people ひと、にん: Adult ひと: Crowd にん, り, たり: Counter for people じん: -ian (Italian, etc), -er (performer, etc) にん: Messenger, visitor じん: Jin ひと: Hito ひとざき: Hitozaki ひとたか: Hitotaka
年
ねん、とし: Year, age ねん、とせ (archaic): Counter for years とし: Toshi みのる: Minoru すすむ: Susumu ねん: Nen たかとし: Takatoshi としまつ: Toshimatsu ひろし: Hiroshi
か
Indicates a question Indicates a choice, doubt, etc
や
Such things as, x and y The minute that, no sooner than Haiku/renga punctuation Plain copula in Kansai-ben