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ru-verbs: drop -ru --> -rareru
ex: miru --> mirareru
u-verbs: drop -u --> -eru
ex: iku --> ikeru
irregular: kuru --> korareru
suru --> dekiru |
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(reason)shi, (reason)shi, (situation).
-i adj --> -ishi omoshiroi shi..
-na adj --> -dashi suki da shi..
noun --> -dashi gakusei da shi.. |
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-i adj: drop -i --> -sou desu
ex: oishii --> oishisou desu
-na adj: -sou desu
ex: genkisou desu
exception: ii --> yosasou desu
negative: -nai --> -nasasou desu
muzukashiku nai --> muzukashiku nasasou desu |
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| Doing something tentatively.. / Trying something (new).. |
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~te miru.
ex: kanji ga wakaranakatta node, nihonjin no tomodachi ni kiitemimashita.
tomodachi ga ano mise no ke-ki ha oishii to itte imashitakara, kondo tabete mimasu. |
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| "limitation" / "contrast" |
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nara
ex:
brazil ni itta koto ga aru?
mexico nara itta koto ga aru kedo, brazil HA itta koto ga nai. |
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(period)ni(frequency)
ex: isshuukan ni sankai kami wo araimasu. |
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verb: short form + n desu
i adj: short form + n desu
na adj: na + n desu
noun: na + n desu |
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verb: stem + sugiru
i adj: drop -i + sugiru
na adj: + sugiru
note: tense based on sugiru |
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~hou ga ii desu
(+) advice:
past tense short form + hou ga ii desu.
(-) advice:
present (-) short form + hou ga ii desu. |
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(reason)node, situation.
verb: short form + node
na adj / noun: + na + node |
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| Necessary (to do something) |
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~nakucha ikemasen
short negative -i +kucha ikemasen
ex: taberu --> tabenakucha ikemasen |
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~deshou
verb: short form + deshou
i adj: + deshou
na adj: + deshou
noun: + deshou
(~darou for short) |
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