Japanese Lesson 4

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Useage of があります／ありません –
- -say there is or isn't some IN-ANIMATE object
- -you own something
- -or an event will happen
Useage of います／いません –

say there is or isn't a person or other living object (plants are not included!)
Syntax for in-animate objects:

[Location] に [Thing] があります／ありまえん。
Syntax for animate objects:

[Location] に [Person/Animal] がいます／いません。
Syntax for saying when an event will happen:

[Time] に [Thing] があります／ありません。
Syntax for saying you have something:

[Thing] があります／ありません。
How to ask what something is in Japanese:

[word in English] はにほんごでなんといいますか。
Syntax to describe location with more detail:
- X は [Location word] [Place nearby] の [detail location] です。
- Ex: McDonald's はあのデパートのまえです。
- McDonald's is over there in front of the department store.
Syntax for location in relation to things:
- X は Y の [description word] です。
- Ex: わたしはあなたのみぎです。
- I'm on the right of you.
Past tense with verbs:
- Affirmative: verb stem ~ ました
- Negative: verb stem ~ ませんでした
Past tense with nouns:
- Affirmative: noun ~ でした
- Negative: noun ~ じゃありませんでした
2 ways to use と:
- -A と B : A and B
- -A といっしょに: together with A
Useage of ましょう／ましょうか:

"Let's...." or "Shall we.....", respectively

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Japanese Lesson 4

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2012-11-12T04:07:33Z

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