JP2000 Lecture 26

Informal TENTATIVE

1. Form:

     Strong Verbs   : Vst + OO   kak-oo/mat-oo/hanas-oo/yom-oo

     Weak Verbs     : Vst + YOO  tabe-yoo/mi-yoo/i-yoo/ki-yoo 'to wear'

     Irregular Verbs:            ko-yoo/shi-yoo/ik-oo

          Nanika tabeyoo ka?\
          Osoi kara, isogoo.
          Kare wa kekkon-shiyoo to iimashita.

2. TENTATIVE + (KA) TO OMOU: 'think of ...ing'

          Rainen Nihon e ikoo to omotte imasu.
          Konpyuutaa o kaoo to omotte imasu.
          Nihongo no benkyoo o yameyoo ka to omotte imasu.

          (cf.) Rainen Nihon e iku to omoimasu.

3. TENTATIVE + TO SURU: 'be about to...', 'try to...' 
                                                       
               [immediate action]
          Kaeroo to shita toki ni denwa ga narimashita.
          Oboeyoo to shimashita ga, oboeraremasen deshita.
          Nihongo o naraoo to shite iru hito ga takusan imasu.
          Kono kaisha de wa shigoto o konpyuutaa-ka-shiyoo to shite imasu.

S + TO OMOU: 'think that S'

          Tomodachi wa konai to omoimasu.
          Ano hito wa yoku wakatta to omoimasu.
          Kono eega wa omoshiroi to omoimasu.
          Kyoo wa yuki ga furu daroo to omoimasu.
          Ano gakusee wa Chuugoku-jin da to omoimasu.
          Nihongo wa muzukashii to omoimasu ka?

Adjectival noun forming suffix -SOO: '-looking'

     Vn + soo:      wakari-soo/furi-soo/shini-soo/futori-soo

     Ast + soo:     omoshiro-soo/taka-soo/oishi-soo/tabeta-soo

     AN + soo:      genki-soo/joobu-soo/shinsetsu-soo

     NEGst+SA+soo:  shirana-sa-soo/furana-sa-soo/muzukashiku-na-sa-soo/ omoshiroku-
                    na-sa-soo/byooki ja na-sa-soo

          Atama ga yo-sa-soo na hito
          Nihongo ga hanase-soo ni mieru.
          Kono eega wa omoshiroku-na-sa-soo desu.
          Oishi-soo desu ne.
          Ame ga furi-soo desu ne.
          Zuibun genki-soo desu ne.
          Ano hito wa issho ni kita-soo deshita yo.
          Kyoo wa sonna ni samukuna-sa-soo desu.

[N.B.] The use of -SOO is limited to an immediate and direct
           observation.
           Compare:
               Ame ga furi-soo da.
               Ame ga furu yoo da.

               Ano hito wa ikana-sa-soo da.
               Ano hito wa ikanai yoo da.

            -MITAI is also available for '- looking'.
               Kyoo chotto samui mitai.
               Ano hito ikanai mitai.
               Ano gakusee wa Nihon-jin mitai desu ne.

V_n + HAJIMERU: 'begin ...' [general]

          Doozo saki ni tabe-hajimete kudasai.
          Kono hon o yomi-hajimemashita.
          Yuki ga furi-hajimeta yoo desu ne.
          Itsu gakkoo de oshie-hajimeta n desu ka?

V_n + DASU: 'begin ...' [negative connotation]

	  Yuki ga furi-dashita yo.
	  Ano hito wa warai-dashi-tara tomarimasen.
	  Shigoto ga oo-sugite, tokidoki nige-dashi-tai gurai desu.
	  Hatachi gurai kara sake o nomi-dashite, karada o waruku shimashita.

V_intr-te + KURU: 'begin ...' [immediate observation]

          Ame ga futte kimashita ne.
          Nihongo wa dandan muzukashiku natte kimashita.
          Fujisan ga miete kimashita yo.

   (cf.) Nihongo ga   | wakatte kuru.
              	      | wakaru yoo ni naru.
              	      | wakari-hajimeru.

ADJECTIVE + GOZAIMASU: Politeness

   | -ai/-oi |      | -oo  |
   | -ui     | ---> | -uu  |/_________  gozaimasu
   | -ii     |      | -yuu |

       Arigatai   + gozaimasu      ---> Arigatoo gozaimasu.
       O-medetai  + gozaimasu      ---> O-medetoo gozaimasu.
       O-atsui    + gozaimasu  	   ---> O-atsuu gozaimasu.
       Oishii     + gozaimasu      ---> Oishuu gozaimasu.