Japanese Is Possible - Lesson 15, kurs Japanese Is Possible
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Japanese is Possible!
Week 15
Part 15
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The
Let's
Form
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What are you
Let's Do
ing?
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Example Sentences
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Very Popular Words
The
Let's
Form
I would rather give a form an easy to remember name instead of a textbook one.
In this case, I'm calling this form the
Let's
form, because it would be used in
sentences like:
Let's go.
Let's do it!
Let's eat.
Let's go back now.
The ending for this form is
-ou
. All the verbs will end with those two letters.
(Sometimes you will see it spelled
-oo
, but it's the same thing when you write it
in the Japanese alphabet)
We will now demonstrate how to add the
Let's
ending to all three types of verbs.
Irregular Verbs
We'll start with the two irregular verbs:
kuru
-
koyou
(let's come)
suru
-
shiyou
(let's do)
These are irregular, and have no pattern. Luckily, there are only 2 of them in
Japanese! You'll just have to memorize these two. Luckily, they're both used a
lot -- it shouldn't take you long.
Ichidan Verbs
Then we'll move to the second most popular category, the Ichidan verbs. These
are the verbs that end in
-eru
or
-iru
. Remember, there are some Yodan verbs
that try to masquerade as Ichidan verbs. Since they end in
-eru
or
-iru
, you can
be fooled. A list of these verbs was given in Lesson 12.
Example:
miru
- (to see)
First, remove the
-ru
from the dictionary form of the verb.
mi
Now, add
-you
to finish the job. (that was quick!)
mi
you
(let's see)
Yodan Verbs
The rest of the verbs fit in this category.
Example:
asobu
- (to play)
Remove the
-u
from the dictionary form of the verb.
asob
Now, add
-ou
and you're done!
asob
ou
- (let's play)
How to use the "Let's" Form
Here are some example sentences that use the new ending:
kore o tabeyou!
this (what) let's eat!
Let's eat this!
mou yameyou!
already let's quit!
Let's stop it already!
uchi ni kaette, benkyou shiyou yo!
home (location) return (and), study let's do !
Let's go home and study!
mamono o korosou!
monster (who) let's kill!
Let's kill the monster!
umi ni oyogou!
ocean (location) let's swim!
Let's swim in the ocean!
There isn't a lot to it. However, you can do more interesting things with this
form. For instance, if you combine it with the particle to, you can make some
very neat sentences.
What are you
Let's Do
ing?
This is actually one of my favorite bits of grammar. In other words, shown below
is my favorite kind of sentence in Japanese. Everyone's different, so you may
find a DIFFERENT bit of grammar more fun. ^_^
dare o korosou to shite iru?
who (answers 'who') let's kill and you're doing?
Who are you trying to kill?
I like to translate it, "who are you let's killing?"
I get a kick out of translating it that way, I don't know why! It is a valid
translation, although it isn't proper English.
Another popular sentence is:
nani o shiyou to shite iru?
what (answers 'what') let's do and you're doing?
What are you "let's do" ing?
Although we don't say "what are you let's eating", that IS an example of a normal
Japanese sentence. When you're making your own sentences, remember that you
can't just take an English sentence and replace the English words with Japanese
words.
Example Sentences
mou osoi kara, kaerou yo!
already late because, let's return !
It's late already, so let's return!
chotto nihongo ga dekiru yo!
little bit japanese (subject) can do !
I can speak a little Japanese.
ryo-ohki wa ninjin o tabeyou to shite iru.
ryo-ohki (subject) carrots (what) let's eat and is doing.
Ryo-ohki wants to eat the carrots.
ranma wa akane to kekkon shiyou to shite ita.
ranma (subject) akane (with) let's marry (and) was doing.
Ranma had a mind to marry Akane.
ryu wa ken o nageyoo to shite ita.
ryu (subject) ken (who) let's throw and he was doing.
Ryu wanted to throw Ken.
Very Popular Words
Misc
ippai
- full of
mou
- already
takusan
- many
massugu
- straight (ahead)
Nouns
ninjin
- carrot
soba
- nearby area
kazoku
- family
hana
- nose
kuchi
- mouth
naka
- center, inside
Adjectives
nigai
- bitter
migi (no)
- right
hidari (no)
- left
Verbs
nageru
- to throw
kekkon suru
- to marry
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