Expressing exclamation or surprise, used in written language, often paired with adverbs such as "なんと" and "どんなに"
Example: なんと美しいことか! (How beautiful!)
Japanese verbs
Verb classification
Class I verbs (five-part verbs): Word endings are "う, く, す, つ, ぬ, ぶ, む, る, ぐ" etc. Example: 书く(write), hwaす(talk), waitつ(etc.)
Type II verbs (previous paragraph and next paragraph verbs): Most of them end with "~る", preceded by "いdan" or "えdan" sound Example: 食べる (eat), 见る (see)
Three types of verbs (irregular verbs): only two Example: する (do), 来る (come)
Verb morphological changes (common conjugations)
Basic form (dictionary form): verb base form Example: 行く, 食べる, する
ますshaped: Usage of honorifics Example: 行きます, 食べます, します
na shape: negative form Example: 行かない, 食べない, しない
shape: past tense/perfect tense Example: 行った, 食べた, した
て-shaped: Continuation of usage, commands, requests, etc. Example: 行って, 食べて, して
Intentional shape: Express intention or invitation Example: 行こう, 食べよう, しよう
possible form: Indicates ability or possibility Example: 行ける, 食べられる, できる
conditional form: Indicates assumptions and conditions Example: 行けば, 食べれば, すれば
Common basic verb examples
行く(いく):go
Come on (くる):Come
见る(みる):look
食べる(たべる):eat
Drink (のむ):drink
する:Do
语す(はなす):explain
読む(よむ):read
书く(かく):Write
smell く(きく): listen, ask
Japanese adjectives
adjective classification
adjective: ends with "い" and can be directly changed Example: 高い(たかい/高的),楽しい(たのしい/happy)
no adjective: If the word does not end with 「い」, it is necessary to add 「な」 to modify the noun Example: Jingか(しずか/quiet), Yuan気(げんき/spirited)
いAdjective changes
morphology
高い(高)
basic shape
High
negative form
高くない
past tense
高かった
past negative form
高くなかった
Changes of na adjective (take "quiet" as an example)
morphology
Jing か (quiet)
basic shape
Jing か
pre-noun modification
Shizuna Ren
negative form
Quiet / Quiet
past tense
quiet
past negative form
Quiet and quiet
common adjective
新しい(あたらしい): new
古い(ふるい):old
大きい(おおきい):big
小さい(ちいさい):small
Hanい(さむい):cold
热い(あつい): hot
Busy (いそがしい): Busy
common adjectives
Famous (ゆうめい): famous
Kind (しんせつ): kind
Convenience (べんり): Convenient
Get started (じょうず): good at
dislike (きらい): annoying
Good (すき): I like it
Japanese particles
nominative particle
が: Indicates the subject, emphasizes the subject or mentions it for the first time Example: He is a student.
prompt particle
は: Indicates the theme, emphasizes comparison or known information Example: Private Japanese です.
accusative particle
を: The object that expresses the action (object) Example: 本を読みます.
Direction and place particles
に: Indicates destination, time, location, etc. Example: The school is going well.
へ: Indicates direction (more abstract, with a sense of movement) Example: Japanese へ行きます.
で: Indicates the place or means where an action takes place Example: 図书馆でgrudgingします.
Belonging and starting point particle
の: Indicates belonging or modification Example: Tanaka Yoshimoto.
から: Indicates the starting point (time or place) Example: It starts at 9 o'clock.
まで: Indicates the end point Example: Homeまで歩きます.
Parallel and add particles
と: Indicates parallelism or reference Example: AUO Toshiko. Example: He means "行きます" and means words.
や: List (not exhaustive list) Example: りんごやバナがあります.
も: means also, same, even...also... Example: Private business.
Compare and contrast particles
より: Indicates the basis for comparison Example: He's private and his back is high.
よ: Emphasis or reminder (final particle) Example: これは大事ですよ.
か: express doubt Example: OK?
How to use 「を」
1. Express the direct object of the action (object)
The most common usage, the object acted upon by the action of the verb
Structure: noun + を + verb
Example: 本を読みます. (read) The movie is the same as the movie. (See a movie)
2. To express passing places
Indicates the place where the action passes
Example: Parkを歩きます. (walking through the park) Road を crossing ります. (crossing the road)
3. Indicates the starting point of departure
means leaving from somewhere
Example: Home comes out. (leave home) The house is out and the station is going. (Leave the room and go to the station)
4. Object representing causative action
In causative sentences, "を" can indicate the person being called.
Example: 子どもを游ばせる. (Let the children play) Subordinate を働かせる. (Let your subordinates work)
5. Express the object of hope or request (some special usages)
When used with verbs that express wishes such as "ください", "愿う", and "Please", "を" can express the object of the request.
Example: Cooperate with each other. (please help me) Participate in をHope します. (Hope to participate)
Things to note
"を" is written as hiragana "を", but is pronounced as "お"
It can only be used for action verbs and cannot be used with static expressions such as "です", "ある" and "いる"
A summary of the usage of "~う" in Japanese
1. A type of verb (five-part verb) whose basic form ends in "う"
"~う" is one of the endings of the original form of Japanese verbs and is a type of five-part verb.
Examples: buy う (かう / buy), words う (いう / speak), song う (うたう / sing)
2. Verb conjugation: intentional form (~う)
Indicates the speaker's intention, proposal, and invitation, equivalent to "~" and "I want~"
How to form: Change the "うdan" of the five-part verb to "おdan" + "う" (For example: 书く → 书こう, 行く → 行こう)
Examples: 食べよう(Let’s eat), 帰ろう(Let’s go home), Hajimeめよう(Let’s start)
3. Persuasive sentence pattern: 「~う/よう」+か
It means "Do you want~?"
Example: Ichisu に行こうか? (Let’s go together?) Reluctantly? (Do you want to come and study?)
4. Common examples of verbs ending in "~う"
verb
mean
Intentional shape
会う(あう)
Meet
会おう
buy う(かう)
purchase
buy おう
Words (いう)
explain
Yan おう
Make it (つかう)
use
make おう
歌う(うたう)
Sing
song おう
Things to note
Not all verbs ending in "う" are five-part verbs. For example, "する" and "来る" are irregular verbs.
The intentional form is used in spoken language. For a more formal expression, "~たいです" or "~ましょう" can be used.
A compilation of the usage of "~た" in Japanese
1. Indicates the past or completion (た-shaped)
"~た" is the past tense of the verb, indicating that something has happened or been completed.
Examples: 食べた(eat), 行った(go), 见た(see)
2. Conjugation rules of the verb "た-form"
verb type
example
shape
five-part verb (ending with う, つ, る)
buy う(かう) Wait (まつ) Take る(とる)
Buy it Wait Take it
five-part verb (ending with ぶ, む, ぬ)
Yuぶ(あそぶ) Drink (のむ) Death (しぬ)
游んだ drink 死んだ
five-part verb (ending with く、ぐ)
书く(かく) swimぐ(およぐ)
书いた Swimming
five-part verb (すending)
语す(はなす)
hua した
A verb (ending in る)
食べる(たべる) 见る(みる)
Eat See you
irregular verb
する Come on (くる)
した Come on (きた)
3. Continuation usage (~ていた/~たら, etc.)
~ていた: Indicates the continuous past (past continuous, past habit) Example: 働いていた (used to work)
~たら: Indicates conditions (if ~ after) Examples: Ending わったら, 帰りましょう. (Go home after this)
4. Past experience (~たことがある)
express something that has been done
Example: Mount Fuji climbs the mountain. (Once climbed Mount Fuji)
5. Exclamatory sentence (~た!)
express surprise or emotional feeling
Example: やった! (Great! It worked!) It’s the end! (it's over!)
Things to note
"た-shaped" is not only used in the past tense, but can also be used in conditions, experiences, commands, continuation sentence patterns, etc.
The honorific form is "~ました"
How to use 「~てき」
1. Become the suffix of an adjective verb
"~てき(的)" is attached to the end of the noun, giving it the nature of an adjective
Equivalent to "~的" in Chinese, "-ic / -al / -ive" in English, etc.
Add 「な」 to modify a noun (become a na adjective)
Example: culture → cultural (ぶんかてき) History of history → History of history (れきしてき)
2. Used after a noun to form an adjective (can modify a noun or describe a state)
The root of culture(a cultural book)
Emotional Nana(getting emotional)
3. Common "~てき" words
noun
~てきadjective
mean
Culture(ぶんか)
Cultural (ぶんかてき)
cultural
History (れきし)
History (れきしてき)
historic
Feelings (かんじょう)
Emotional (かんじょうてき)
emotional
経済(けいざい)
経済的(けいざいてき)
economical
Ideal (りそう)
ideal (りそうてき)
ideal
Things to note
Not all nouns can be added with "~てき", it depends on the sense of language and degree of common use.
Some words already have their original adjective form, so using 「~てき」 is unnatural.
How to use 「ある」
1. To express the presence of inanimate objects
Used to express inanimate existences such as "things", "events", and "plants"
Structure: place + に + object + が + ある
Example: Mechanical no upper に本があります. (There are books on the table) Park に木があります. (There are trees in the park)
2. To express possession
It means "to have something", similar to the Chinese "to have"
Example: お金がある. (rich) Time がある. (have time)
3. To express holding or occurrence (activities, events)
Used to express "there is a certain activity or event"
Example: Meeting がある. (there is a meeting) Try 験がある. (There is an exam)
4. Negative form
ない:No, does not exist
Example: predetermined がない. (no plan) Caibu Naina! (Wallet is missing!)
5. Common sentence patterns
~がある: There is ~ (thing/thing) Example: Xingwei がある. (interested in)
~ことがある: Once ~ (experience) Example: Japanese へ行ったことがある.
Things to note
"ある" is used for inanimate objects (such as items, plants, events)
If there is a living thing (human or animal), use 「いる」 Example: Cat がいる. (with cat)
Japanese connectives
in succession
Minato: And then and more
それから: after, then
Nana: Moreover, plus
Hikaru: And, even
Reverse connection
でも:But, but
しかし: However, but
Yuki: Although, but
ところが: However, but (unexpected)
cause and effect
Kaoru: So
そのため: Therefore
なぜなら: because (used to explain reasons)
というのは: That’s because
Parallel and supplement
また:And, besides
および:And
ならびに: and, and (formal)
contrast
One side (で): the other side
それに対して: relatively, opposite to this
Turning point/topic change
Yuki: Then, what happens next?
では: Then (used to start a new topic)
ところで: By the way, by the way (used for topic switching)
Japanese sentence patterns
Basic sentence patterns
Noun sentence: A は B です。 Example: これは本です. (This is a book)
Adjective sentence:A は い adjective / な adjective です. Example: He is the best. (He is very gentle) Example: あの店は静かです. (That store is very quiet)
Verb sentence:Subject は Target language を Verb. Example: Private drinking water. (I drink water)
existential sentence
あります(inanimate) / います(living)
~に ~が あります/います。 Example: Mechanical no upper に本があります. (There are books on the table) Example: I am a student in the classroom. (There are students in the classroom)
negative sentence
Noun・Adjective:~ではありません Example: Mr. ではありません.
Verb: verb na-form + ません Example: 行きません, 食べません
past sentence
Noun・Adjective:~でした Example: I had a rest yesterday.
Verb: verb た + ました Example: food is good, travel is good
interrogative sentence
Add "か" at the end of the sentence to make it a question Example: これは何ですか? (What's this?)
reason/reason sentence
~から: Because... Examples: Rain is falling, rain is falling, rain is falling, and rain is falling.
~ので: Because... (more euphemistic) Examples: Busy しいので, OK けません.
Juxtaposition and selection
A and B (and) Example: パンとミルクを食べました.
A や B (~like) Example: りんごやバナがあります.
Ability performance
Possible form of verb + ます Example: 日本语せます.
Like expression
~が好きです / 不了いです Example: private sound 楽が好きです.
wish expression
Verb たい + です Example: Japanese へ行きたいです.
ongoing
Verb て + います Example: reluctantly. (Studying)
How to use "~にとって" in Japanese
1. Basic meaning
"~にとって" means "for~" and is used to express the evaluation, value or significance of something to someone or from a certain standpoint.
In Chinese, it is often translated as "for ~" or "for ~".
2. Connection method
noun+にとって
Cannot be followed by verbs or adjectives.
Examples: private にとって, Japanese は大刀です. (For me, Japanese is very important.)
3. Common usage
usage
mean
Example sentences
to someone
Express personal feelings and opinions
Zi Gong's teaching, Yu's teaching and learning. (For children, play is learning.)
for a certain group/position
Express the views of a group or position
The company is a company, and the interests are clear. (Profit is important to the company.)
a value judgment on an object
express the importance or influence of something
Healthy people are healthy. (Health is important for everyone.)
4. Comparison with similar expressions
~について:About ~ (theme, topic)
~に対して:Yes~(behavior object)
~にとって: Regarding ~ (position or point of view)
5. Precautions
"~にとって" followed by moreadjectiveorNoun judgment, rarely used with action verbs.
example: ✕ privy and private. ○ I am a private person, I am a private person. (For me, it was a joy to see him.)
Comparison table of differences between "にとって", "について" and "に対して"
1. Basic meaning
にとって: For ~ (subjective standpoint, evaluation)
について:About ~ (theme, topic)
に対して: Right ~ (the object or attitude of the behavior)
2. Usage comparison table
Performance
mean
continue
Example sentences
にとって
express position, point of view "For~"
noun+にとって
Private, private, and Japanese. (For me, Japanese is very important.)
について
Indicates theme, topic "About~"
noun+について
歴史について reluctantly します. (Learn about history.)
に対して
express object, attitude or contrast "Yes~"
noun+に対して
Mr., I'm sorry for being disrespectful. (I said something rude to the teacher.)
3. Usage context
にとって: Commonly used invalue judgment(Important, unimportant, helpful, difficult...).
について: Commonly used indiscussion topics(talk about, study, explain...).
に対して: Commonly used inobject of actionorContrast relationship。
4. More examples for comparison
Performance
Example sentences
にとって
Healthy people are healthy. (Health is important to everyone.)
について
このQuestionについてMr.に文きました. (Asked the teacher about this question.)
に対して
His opinions are contrary to his opinions. (Disagree with his opinion.)
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