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"Is"; positive state of being in present tense


学生


Is student.

じゃない

Is not; negative state of being in present tense


学生じゃない。


Not a student.

は (particle)

Emphasis is on the subject.


「わたしは学生です。


I am a student.


It's about me!

Conjugation

Negative | past or present



Positive | past or present

い (word ending)

Adjective form.


Ex: 長 - long.


Sentence order

Subject, object, verb

私はマンガを読みます。


I read manga.

いろ

Color ending

くろいろ


ピンクいろ

Sentence order

Main idea always comes last


Any description/detail comes before


Ex: かれのあね - His older sister. The older sister (of him).


Ex: 大学の先生 - A college professor. A professor (of college).


Ex: 日本の大学 - A college in Japan. A college (in Japan).



Adjectives and predacites (sp?) first.

これ vs. この

これ: this (stand alone)


これわ何ですか?


What is this?



この: this one (with noun)


このとけいはいくらですか?


How much is it this watch?


Particle; means 'too' or 'also'


Replaces 'は' in a sentence.



Ex: たけしさんは日本人です。


みちこさん日本人です。


Takeshi is Japanese.


Michiko is Japanese, too.


へ vs. に

に - to


ときょうに行きます。


へ - towards


ときょうへ行きます。

Particle; concept of 'using'


Can be used like 'by' or 'through'


Ex: テラスハウスでれんしゅう日本語します。


I practice Japanese through/by Terrace House.