Vocabulary,Grammar

nihongo Japanesego languagega objectmarkerchotto abit,littlewakarimasu understand

Affirmative(Yes,Iunderstand)andnegative(No,Idonotunderstand)ofverbs.Japaneseverbsareformedbyplacingsuffixesafterarootform.

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Lesson3:WhatLanguageDoYouUnderstand?

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Herewe'lllookattwosuffixesthatcanmakeaverbaffirmativeornegative: [masu]and [masen].

[Yes,I]understand Wakarimasu.[No,I]don'tunderstand Wakarimasen.

Doyourememberhowtomakeasentenceintoaquestion?Yes,put[ka]ontheendofasentence.

Do[you]understand? Wakarimasuka?

Likewesawbefore,somewordsareimpliedinJapanesebutnotspokeninasentence.Here,thewordsfor"yes,""no,""I,"and"you"arenotintheJapanesesentence,buttheyareunderstoodbythelisteners.

Whenyoumakeasentenceincludingthewordwakarimasu(understand),anobjectmarker, [ga],isoftenused.Thismarksthewordthatcomesbeforeitinthiscase,"Japanese"astheobjectoftheverb"understand."

go(language)

countryname + go = language+ =

Nihon + go = nihongo(Japan+language=Japanese)

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