JP1000 Lecture 20
[Sentence] + Abstract Noun + Copula
TSUMORI: intention 'intend to'
(Watashi wa) rainen Nihon e iku tsumori desu.
Ano hito wa nani o suru tsumori deshoo ka?
Kyoo wa konai tsumori deshita ga, shigoto ga hayaku owatta node
kimashita.
Terebi o miru tsumori de wa nakatta keredo, mite shimaimashita.
HAZU: conjecture 'be supposed to', 'must'
Moo sugu basu ga kuru hazu desu.
Haha wa byooki de uchi ni iru hazu desu.
Sensee wa mada kono koto o shiranai hazu desu.
Yoku oshiete ageta kara, tomodachi wa wakatta hazu desu.
Kono shigoto o shite shimau hazu deshita ga, dekimasen deshita.
SOO1: hearsay 'I have heard', 'They say'
Ano gakusee wa spiichi kontesuto ni deru soo desu.
Konban kara yuki ga furu soo desu.
Nihongo no shiken wa amari muzukashiku nai soo desu.
Machida-san wa senshuu kuni e kaetta soo desu.
Sono eega wa zenzen omoshiroku nakatta soo desu.
SOO2: appearance 'It seems', 'It appears' (N.B. Vn/Ast/AN +
soo)
Kyoo wa ame ga furi-soo desu ne.
Ano hito wa takusan tabe-soo desu.
Kanji no benkyoo wa omoshiro-soo desu.
Obaasan wa zuibun genki-soo desu ne.
KOTO: experience 'have -ed'
Nihongo o benkyoo-shita koto ga arimasu.
Kodomo no toki ni Doitsu ni itta koto ga arimasu.
Kono Kanji wa mita koto ga arimasen.
TE-form:
[Manner]
Daigaku made aruite kimashita.
Maiasa basu ni notte ikimasu.
Isoide uchi ni kaerimashita.
Ki o tsukete kuruma o unten-shimasu.
Kurasu ni okurete kimashita.
Shukudai o wasurete kimashita.[Errand]
Sugu ginkoo e itte kimasu.
Ima pan o katte kimasu.
Omiyage o katte ikimasu.
Mise ni yotte kaerimashita.
Doko ka de hirugohan o tabete ikimashoo.
(cf.)JPN: and COME Soto de tabete kimasu.
ENG: GO and I will go out and eat.
Comparative involving sentence modifier
[Comparative]
Kanji wa kaku yori yomu hoo ga yasashii.
Watashi ga iku yori anata ga iku hoo ga ii to omoimasu.
Kuruma de iku yori chikatetsu de iku hoo ga hayai deshoo.
Takai fune o kau yori uchi o kau hoo ga ii desu yo.
[Recommendation] 'had better'
Amari takusan nomanai hoo ga ii desu yo.
Motto Nihongo o benkyoo-shita hoo ga ii desu yo.
Wakai toki takusan hon o yonda hoo ga ii to omoimasu.
Adversative Connectives:
BUT
1. S1 GA S2
Kyoo wa yasumi desu ga, doko e mo ikimasen.
Sono eega o mimashita ga, amari omoshiroku arimasen deshita.
2. S1 KE(RE)DO S2
Kuruma o katta keredo, amari norimasen.
Sushi o tabemashita keredo, oishiku arimasen deshita.
Takai jisho o katta keredo, amari tsukaimasen deshita.
Kodomo da kedo, iroiro yoku shitte imasu.
ALTHOUGH/EVEN THOUGH
1. S1 -TE MO S2
Kanji wa benkyoo-shite mo sugu wasuremasu.
Takaku-te mo katte kudasai.
2. S1 NO NI S2
Shiken ga aru no ni, benkyoo-shimasen.
Sonna ni tabenai no ni, futorimasu.
Approximate numbers
ichi-ni-hon/-kai/-mai/-satsu ....
ni-san-nin/-bai/-dai/-nichi ....
san-shi-hon/-hai
san-yon-satsu/-mai/-kai
san-yo-nin/-nen
shi-go- ....
go-roku- ....
Counters: Measurement
mm miri(meetoru)
cm senchi(meetoru)
m meetoru
km kiro(meetoru)
in inchi
ft fiito
ml mairu
l rittoru
gal garon
gm guramu
kgm kiro(guramu)
oz onsu
lb pondo
Idiomatic expressions
{meal} Itadakimasu
Gochisoo-sama (deshita).
Osomatsu-sama (deshita).
{leaving} Itte kimasu./Itte mairimasu.
Itte (i)rasshai.
Chotto itte kimasu
Doozo go-yukkuri.
{returning}
Tada-ima.
Okaeri nasai.
{waiting} Omachidoo-sama./Omatase shimashita.
Doo itashimashite.
Car-related vocabulary
gasorin
shuuri-ya
oiru
taiya
heddo-ranpu
banpaa
fendaa
toranku
waipaa
uindoo
batterii
enjin
kuratchi
bureeki
kyaburetaa
ootomachikku
rajietaa
giya
hiitaa
eakon
handoru
akuseru
shiito
supea
zenrin-kudoo
yonrin-kudoo
serufu-saabisu
gasorin-sutando
gasorin o ireru
man-tan ni suru
panku-suru
koshoo-suru
shuuri-suru
oiru o torikaeru
taiya ni kuuki o ireru
Self: by/for oneself
hitori de: Kyoo wa hitori de kimashita.
jibun de: Itsumo jibun de benkyoo-shimasu.
© Norio Ota 2000