Lesson 13 Grammar

Question 1

How to say, I want something in Japanese.

Answer 1

Nが　ほしいです

ウィーッドが欲しいです。

Question 2

How to form a verb to say “I want to…”

Answer 2

Verb stem + たいです

今週の週末、シンガポールに行きたいです。

Question 3

Depending on if you use が or を how does the meaning of the ～たい form change?

Answer 3

～を食べたい = I want to eat

～がたべたい = I just want to eat

Question 4

How to ask if someone would like something?

Answer 4

Don’t use ～たい form or 欲しい.

Instead use ～いかがですか or ～ませんか form.

Question 5

How to say you are going somewhere to do something.

Answer 5

placeに verb stemに direction (intransitive) verb.

月曜日、大学に習いに行く。

Question 6

How to say you are going somewhere to do something, but the verb takes the form nounします。

Answer 6

Just use the noun and place に after.

月曜日、大学に勉強に行く。

Question 7

How to say anything/ anywhere.

Answer 7

何か
どこか

Question 8

How to say nothing/ nowhere.

Answer 8

何も
どこも

Question 9

How to use particles with 何か and どこか.

Answer 9

Place particles after the word.

Note: The particles に and を can be omitted.

今日どこかに行った。

今日何かを食べた。

Question 10

How to use particles with 何も and どこも.

Answer 10

Place them before the も.