Lesson V
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d. Accusative case ending:
| Kore wo anata ni agemasu | I give this to you. |
5. Type sentences:
| Eigo ga wakarimasu ka[1] | (Do you) understand English? |
| Hai, wakarimasu | Yes, (I) understand. |
| Nani wo tabemasu ka | What do (you eat?) What will (you) eat? |
| Kore wo tabemasu | (I) eat this. |
| Sore wa Nippongo desu ka | Is that Japanese language? |
| Hai, Nippongo desu | Yes, (it) is Japanese. |
| Kore wa teppō desu ga are wa teppō dewa arimasen |
This is a rifle but that is not a rifle. |
| Kore wa nan desu ka | What is this? |
| Sore wa nan desu ka | What is that? |
| Are wa nan desu ka | What is that? |
| Teppō ga arimasu | There is a rifle. |
| Kore wa teppō desu | This is a rifle. |
| Kore wa teppō desu ka | Is this a rifle? |
| Are wa dare desu ka | Who is that? |
| Are wa gunjin desu | That (He) is a soldier (sailor). |
| Gunjin ga imasu | There is a soldier. |
| Anata wa gunjin desu ka | Are you a soldier (sailor)? |
| Hai, gunjin desu | Yes, I am a soldier (sailor). |
| Na wa nan desu ka | What is your name? |
| Yamada desu | I am Yamada. |
| Anata wa Nippon no doko desu ka | What part of Japan are you from? (Where of Japan are you (from)? |
| Tōkyō desu | Tōkyō. |
Lesson V
1. Memorize the following:
| chizu | map |
| kazu | number; figure |
- ↑ This sentence may seem unreasonble. Since “you” is the subject and “English” the direct object, one would expect the sentence to read, “Eigo wo wakarimasu ka.” However, ga is the correct idiomatic form and is an exception to the rule. This usage is very popular in Japanese, and may be interpreted in this sentence as: As for English, do you understand?
