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Military Japanese
machi town
gentai home unit
tabemono food
jūbun enough; sufficient
ni; e to
kara from
Nipponjin the Japanese
sukimasu (suku) like
isogimasu (isogu) hurry
tachimasu (tatsu) stand; leave

2. Memorize the following usages:

a. dore which one (of many)
dochira which one (of the two); which side
ni at; in; to
Dore ga ichiban yoi desu ka Which one is the best?
Dochira ga yoi desu ka Which is better? (of the two)
Dochira ga sukidesu ka Which do you like? (of the two)
Anata wa doko ni orimasu ka Where are you? Where do you live? (At what place are you?)
Kono mura ni Nipponjin ga orimasu ka Are there Japanese in this village?
Koko ni kinasai Come here. (Come to this place.)

b. Difference between ni and de when used as in. Ni is used to show existence only and de is used when action follows:

Dare ga koko ni orimasu ka Who is here?
Koko ni nani ga arimasu ka What is here?
Soko de nani wo tabemashita ka What did you eat there?

3. Interrogatives may be used in the following ways:

dare who
dare ka some one
dare mo; dare demo every one; all
dare mo + (negative) no one

Other interrogatives such as naze, nani, doko, dōshite, ikutsu, ikura and itsu may be used following similar patterns.