: A major field of study students choose at college. The names of majors often end
with ÏÔ¿ÊË, which means “learning.” See the Supplemental Vocabulary at the end of this chapter.
: This adverb with a negative predicate means “not yet.”
t
¤Ó
v
¿
¼ª¶ ¹
Ó
ÁªÑÕa
I will not go to the movie yet.
and
: ¸TÔÆË can be used alone but ¸ÔÆË normally must be fol-
lowed by some kind of modifier. When referring to someone else’s child, use ¾¸ÔÆËhÕ, which
is a more polite word than ¸TÔÆË.
and
: These are common female and male given names, respectively.
and
: The diminutive form of hÕ, »çÕ is normally used after children’s given
names (both genders). Some parents or family members may keep on using »çÕ for the names
of their children even after they have grown up. pÔÊÕË, on the other hand, may be used after
either given or family names of boys and men. A male speaker may use pÔÊÕË for a female, espe-
cially when the man is in a supervisory position.
: This pronoun is most commonly translated as “where.” The English “where” and the
Japanese Æ are used in similar ways, such as asking for a destination (as in “where are you
going?”) or the location of things or people (as in “where is he?”). Æ is, however, at times used
differently from the English “where.” In the following situations, what is being asked is the name
of the school or country rather than its location:
¨ÅÌMÄÏ
¶Ó¿Ê
Æ AÈa
Where is your university (What is the name of your university)?
ÁÉÒ
c
³
ÄÏ
¶Ó¿Ê
Aa
It is Kyoto University.
If you choose to be not specific about the name, you can also answer the question in the following
way:
ÁÉÒ
c
³
MÄÏ
¶Ó¿Ê
Aa
It is a university in Kyoto.
eÄÏÔ³ÒÁÉÒ¶Ó¿ÊË and cÄÏÔÁÉÒ³¶Ó¿ÊË are the names of the particular universi-
ties in Japan, the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, respectively. Notice that using M, as in
eMÄÏÔ³ÒÁÉÒM¶Ó¿ÊË, would mean “a university in Tokyo.” ¥£·ÔÅȶÆÒÆÒË in
the above example is a fictional name.
and
: ®¯ÔδÎÕ»Ë refers to the place where a person
was born and/or brought up. ®¯ÔδÎÕË, however, means graduation from or affiliation with
a certain school or origin in a certain town or country, and may not be used to refer to the place
itself. ®¯ÔδÎÕË may be used in the following ways:
½
ÇÌÎ
M®
δ
¯
ÎÕ
Ð
¼
Ã
ÀÕ
Aa
½
ÇÌÎ
Ð
¼
Ã
ÀÕ
®¯
δÎÕ
Aa
I am from Japan.
½
ÇÌÎ
e
³Ò
ÁÉÒ
ÄÏ
¶Ó¿Ê
®
δ
¯
ÎÕ
Aa
I graduated from the University of Tokyo.
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