This "ka" is pronounced with a rising intonation. To make a question sentence, add " ka" at the end of the sentence. "ja" sounds more casual, and is used more often in daily conversation. Genki desu.Ĭhange "desu" into " dewa arimasen" or " ja arimasen". And the sentences with other verbs end with "masu". These adverbs do not have a specific form or rule to recognize them with, so you must learn each vocabulary word and they are just as important to remember. You can assume that the sentences with the verb "be" (am, is, are.) end with "desu". Although it seems that all adverbs are acquired from adjectives, that is not always the case. AffirmativeĪffirmative sentences normally end with " desu" or " masu".
You can easily make different forms by changing the end of the sentence. Japanese <> English dictionary, monolingual Japanese dictionary and other resources for the Japanese language.In most cases, people will understand if the word order is correct.
When you are not sure which particle should be used, you can try to say without it like "Watashi, Nihongo, Wakarimasu.". (before a negative form) (not) at all by no means simply (cannot). And some are used with the particular verbs. 'This looks pretty interesting,' Hiroshi says. ParticlesĮach particle has different functions and meanings. Particles (joshi in Japanese) are usually attached after a word to indicate the function of that word.įor example, " wa" in the following sentence indicates that "watashi (I)" is a subject, and " ga" indicates that "Nihongo (Japanese)" is an object of the verb "wakarimasu (understand)". The subject (sometimes the object too) of the sentence is usually omitted when it can be clearly known from the context. Usually, the subject is placed at the beginning, and the verb at the end of the sentence. Please note that there are some exceptions.
Sore: it (close to the person you are talking to - the listener)Īre: that (some distance away from the both) Kore: this (something close to you - the speaker) Wa: Particle which comes after the subject.
O: Particle which comes after the object. Ga: Particle which comes after the object. "ja arimasen" sounds more casual, and is used more in daily conversation. " o" in front of genki is a prefix which makes the word more polite. Read this page briefly and spend most of your time on drill exercise.
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