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12 Cards in this Set
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Purpose (to go B to do A)
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A ni B ni/e ikimasu
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E.g. To go to the city on a school excursion
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Shuugaku-ryokou ni machi ni ikimasu
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While (to do A while doing B)
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masu stem + nagara
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E.g. To see a cat while walking to the shops.
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mise e aruki-nagara neko wo mimasu.
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Intention. (To plan to do A)
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Plain form + yotei or tsumori + desu.
*yotei is weaker than tsumori |
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E.g. I plan to study at university in Japan.
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Nihon no daigaku de benkyou wo suru-tsumori desu.
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To say.
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[ ... ] + to iimasu
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To think.
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[....] to omoimasu.
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E.g. Mike said "I want to play basketball."
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Maiku wa [Basukettobooru wo shitai desu] to iimashita.
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E.g. Mike said that he wanted to play basketball.
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Maiku wa [Basuketto booru wo shitai <<informal>>] to iimashita.
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E.g. She!! thinks it is pretty.
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[kirei desu] to omotteimasu. (te form)
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E.g I think it is pretty.
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[kirei desu] to omoimasu.
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