Lesson IV
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6. In a brusque military fashion one may say:
| Na wa nani ka | What is your name? |
| Butai wa doko ka | Where is (your) unit? |
| Kore wa dare no ka | Whose is this? |
| Kurai wa nani ka | What is (your) rank? |
| Kore wa teppō ka | Is this a rifle? |
In Japanese pronouns should be used much more sparingly than in English. It is better and more natural under many circumstances not to use them at all. This fact will be illustrated better when more verbs are introduced in the later chapters.
- Jōbu desu. for (Watakushi wa jōbu desu.)
- Na wa nan desu ka. for (Anata no na wa nan desu ka.
Also, in Japanese the expressions (it is) or (this is) are not totally employed. In answer to: Kore wa nan desu ka (What is this?), simply say: Teppō desu.
Lesson IV
1. Memorize the following:
| gunjin | members of the armed forces |
| Eigo | English |
| Nippon | Japan |
| Nippongo | Japanese language |
| tabemasu (taberu) | eat |
| wakarimasu (wakaru) | understand |
| agemasu (ageru) | give (you, him); raise |
| ga; shikashi | but; however |
| imasu (iru) | am; is; are (animate) |
| orimasu (oru) | am; is; are (animate) |
2. Demonstrative pronouns:
| kore | this; these |
| sore | that; it; those |
| are | that yonder, etc. |
Sore and are both mean that, it and those. However, the latter
