Essentialj apanese grammar

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私は毎日自転車に乗って駅まで行きます。 Watashi wa mainichi jitensha ni notte eki made ikimasu. I ride a bicycle and go to the train station every day. (go by bicycle)

3. Cause/reason

試験が終わってほっとした。 Shiken ga owatte hotto shita. The examination is over and I’m relieved.

会えてうれしいです。 Aete ureshii desu. I’m glad to meet you. 遅くまで起きていて疲れました。 Osoku made okite ite tsukaremashita. I sat up till late and got tired.

4. Simultaneous

私はいつも音楽を聴いて日本語を勉強します。 Watashi wa itsumo ongaku o kiite Nihongo o benkyō shimasu. I always study Japanese while listening to music.

海外にはスーツケースを持って行きません。 Kaigai ni wa sūtsu kēsu o motte ikimasen. I go abroad without a suitcase. (I don’t go abroad with a suitcase.)

5. Conditional

外国と比べて日本は地震と台風が多い。 Gaikoku to kurabete Nihon wa jishin to taifū ga ōi. Compared with foreign countries, earthquakes and typhoons are frequent in Japan.

6. Contrast

その人は私を助けてくれて名前も言わなかった。 Sono hito wa watashi o tasukete kurete namae mo iwanakatta. That person helped me but didn’t even tell me his name.

妻はご飯を作って私は片付けます。 Tsuma wa gohan o tsukutte watashi wa katazukemasu. My wife prepares the meal, and I clean up.

7. Followed by auxiliary verbs/adjectives

明日はお客さんが来るので, ビールを買っておきます。 Ashita wa okyakusan ga kuru node, bīru o katte okimasu. We will have some guests tomorrow, so I will buy beer in advance.

私は兄に泳げるようになってほしいです。 Watashi wa ani ni oyogeru yō ni natte hoshii desu. I want my brother to become able to swim.


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