Grammar Flashcards
(38 cards)
Scentence order
Subject object verb
S O V
Verb always refers to Subjects action so must agree
I gave my wife flowers
S V O
My wife gives me flowers
S V O
Watashi wa Oksan ni Hana o agemashita
わたしわおkさんいはなあげました
Oksan wa watashi ni hana o agemasu
おkさんわわたしにはなおあげます
Want
Does not want
欲しい ga hoshi
が欲しいくない ga hoshikunai
Subject wants a Noun
I want a big house
Subject wa Noun ga hoshi desu
Watashi wa ooki uchi ga hoshi desu
Do you want a noun?
Noun ga hoshi desu ka?
What type of noun do you want
Donna noun ga hoshi desu ka?
Do you want something?
Nani ga hoshi desu ka?
Subject wants to Verb something (Object)
Subject does not want to Verb something (Object)
Subject wa (object) Verb-tai desu
Subject wa (object) Verb-takunai desu
I want to buy a camera
Kamera o kaitai desu
what where who when how much ...do you want to do.....
nani o doko ni dare to itsu ni ikutsu ...shitai desu ka
Can I … please
May I … please
Verb TE + mo ii desu ka ?
You’re not allowed to ….. (it’s the rule)
Verb TE + wa ikimasen
Please don’t..
Verb NAI + de kudasai
VERB…ing
watching films
painting pictures
taking photos
Dictionary form + KOTO desu
eiga o miru koto desu
ei o kaku koto desu
shashin o toru koto desu
Before doing (verb) something..
Before having breakfast, I showered
verb dictionary + Mae ni …
Asagohan o taberu mae ni shower o abimashita
If…Condition 1 , then Condition 1
Verb
Adj
Noun
Condition 1 (Past tense) + RA + Condition 2
Action 1 (Past tense) + RA + Condition 2
[_TA + RA / _nakatta + RA]
Adjective Past tense) + RA + Condition 2
[i => katta / na => deshita]
Noun (Past tense) + RA + Condition 2
[deshita / datta / arimasen deshita / dewa nakatta]
If it was cheap, I’d buy it
Yasukattara, kau
If I was not so busy, I’d go
Isogashikunakattara, iku
If I did not understand, I’d ask
Wakaranakattara, kiku
If I don’t practise, I won’t get better
Renshu o shinakattara, josu ni naranai
I think..
verb
i adj
na adj
noun
Dictionary + to omou / + to omoimasu (tomo) Verb: Dictionary + to omoimasu I: adj + to omoimasu Na: adj da + to omoimasu Noun: da + to omoimasu
To think not
_masen + to omou / omoimasu
_nai + to omou / omoimasu
_nakatta + to omou / omoimasu
I think the same
Watashi mo sou omoimasu
Watashi mo sou omou
I don’t think so (I don’t agree)
Watashi wa sou omoimasen
Watashi wa sou omowanai