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: There is no single verb equivalent to the English verb “to rain.” In
Japanese, it must be expressed by the noun ÃĭČÓï “rain” and the verb æĭíïË “to fall.” ĭ]ģï
ĉæĭíïËĭíbĢðï means “to snow.”
with negative predicates: We learned that the adverb úī with positive predicates means
“already.” When this adverb is used with negative predicates, it means “no longer.” See Stage 2-1.
: This verb is used for crying and for barking, meowing, chirping, or any animal
voice. The kanji ÉĭĪïĚĭĪģĢðï is used for crying; jĭĪïĚĭĪģĢðï is normally used for birds,
insects, small animals. Hiragana is widely used, except for crying.
and
: Both these words are often translated as “noisy.” T
he connotation of
the words, however, is different. īËÅĮ indicates “annoyingly noisy” while ¦ĭħàïďĤ indicates
“lively” or “pleasantly noisy.”
: In English one may say, “I will see my friend tonight.” The verb “to see” in
English has several different meanings, and the Japanese verb “to see” ĭÇïËĭÇĢðï does not
share all of those meanings. ĭÇïËĭÇĢðï simply indicates the visual act of “seeing, watching,
looking,” but does not include such events as meeting with, visiting, encountering, or interacting
(e.g., talking) with someone else. Therefore, if you want to express “to see a friend,” in a sense that
includes “talking, etc. with the person” after seeing the friend, you should use the verb ¿ĭČïīĭČ
ĮĢðï.
ą
ĕĥĦ
č¶Ö
ęúüĜ
Ľ
Ç
ĢĦĥĔ
I looked at my friend.
ą
ĕĥĦ
č¶Ö
ęúüĜ
ħ¿
Č
ĮĢĦĥĔ
I met my friend (and interacted with) my friend.
This verb is intransitive. The person the topic meets must be expressed with ħ rather than Ľ. ę
may also be used in place of ħ. When ę is used, it indicates that both parties come to an agreed
upon place and perhaps time to meet each other, but the use of ħ suggests both “running into
someone” and the meaning held by ę.
ą
ĕĥĦ
čŐŧŬÅİę¿
Č
ĮĢĦĥĔ
I met Chang-san [as planned].
This adjectival noun means “skilled [at something].” Detailed information on this
word is provided in the Grammar Textbook, Stage 1-7.
6. Čûā
ēę
čę'ú¬
Ħ ă
ĤĪā
ēę
|ĨĮěúçīøęÈÀ
ßď
ħ
č Į
ø'ĨģĜİę½
ðĕ
bĢðĔ
enter sit
7. *Čûā
ēę
ûÔ
ĚËĢ
čĻĤĻĤ|ðĉĨT
í Ě
č%î%î|ðĔ)ę¶
ęú
Ö
ü Ĝ
ĉê
Į
ĮĢĦĥĔ
outfit
8. ŊŨÅİčĬ
ħ
ĝ
ėİ
Đ
Ġ
ĉĝ
ėİ
e
ęī
ħÑ
ĩğī
Ú
ă
|ðċĔĮěúũūũūęĬ
ħ
ĝ
ėİ
Đ
Ġ
Ľý
čĪ
ĦĢðĔ
skilled