Minna no Nihongo Lesson 15 Grammar 1. Vて-form も いいです: You may do… This expression is used to grant permission. 写真を撮ってもいいですか。 You may take pictures. To ask for permission, the question form of this sentence is used. たばこを吸ってもいいですか。 May I smoke? How to answer such a question using the same …

Minna no Nihongo Lesson 14 Grammar 1. Verb conjugation Verbs in Japanese change their forms, i.e., they conjugate, and they are divided into three groups according to the type of conjugation. Depending on the following phrases, you can make sentences with various meanings. 2. Verb groups 1) Group I verbs …

Minna no Nihongo Lesson 13 Grammar 1. Nが欲しいです This sentence pattern is used to express the speaker’s desire to possess or have an object. It can also be used to ask what the listener wants. The object is marked with the particle が. ほしい is an い- adjective. わたしは友達が欲しいです。 I …

Minna no Nihongo Lesson 12 Grammar 1. Past tense of noun sentences and な- adjective sentences. Affirmative: N/Na adj + です － N/Na adj + でした。Negative: N/Na adj + じゃ（では）ありません。 – N/Na adj + じゃ（では）ありませんでした. きのうは雨でした。 It was rainy yesterday きのうの試験は簡単じゃありませんでした。Yesterday’s exam was not easy. 2. Past tense of い …

Minna no Nihongo Lesson 11 Grammar 1. Saying numbers 1) ひとつ、ふたつ、。。。とお。These words are usesd to count things up to ten. Eleven and higher are counted by using the numbers themseves. 2) Counter SuffixesWhen counting some sorts of things or expressing the quantity of things, counter suffixes are attached after the …

Minna no Nihongo Lesson 10 Grammar  1. N があります/ いま This sentence pattern is used to indicate the existence or presence of a thing(s) or person(s). The thing(s) or person(s) in such a sentence is treated as the subject and marked with the particle が. ありますis used when what is …

Minna no Nihongo Lesson 9 Grammar 1. N が  あります/ わかります and N が  好きです/ 嫌いです/ 上手です/ 下手です The object of a transitive verb is marked with を. However, objects of the verbs あります and わかります are marked with が. Such adjectives as すきです, きらいです, じょうずですand へたです require objects, and these …

Minna no Nihongo Lesson 8 Grammar 1. Adjective­­­s Adjectives are used as 1) predicates and 2) noun modifiers. They inflect and are divided into two groups, い-adjectives and な-adjectives, according to the inflection. 2. N は な-adj [な]です/ N は い-adj (…い) です ですat the end of an adjective sentence …

Minna No Nihongo Grammar Lesson 7  1. N (tool/means) で V The particle で indicates a method or a mean used for an action. はしで 食べます。                        I eat with chopsticks. 日本語でレポートを書きます。 I write a report in Japanese.   2. …

Minna no Nihongo Lesson 6 Grammar 1. N を V (transitive) を is used to indicate the direct object of a transitive verb. ジュースを 飲みます。 I drink juice. [Note] を and お are pronounced the same. The former is used only in writing the particle.  2.N を します The words …